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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Inglis Police Sgt. receives
Squawk Box
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Homeland Security Training
temptation gets too great for her. As you can only imagine, woe unto my worldly economy
should they shop together.
So as I was saying, I was having a good group discussion with my new found poop-
Many citizens may have noticed an increase in the enforcement of commercial motor
out pals and every so often being summoned to thumbs up or down the fit and fashion of the
vehicles in the Inglis area during recent weeks. In April, Sergeant Brandon Roberts completed
latest apparel when my heart froze and a feeling of dread stung me like I'd been wrapped up
specialized commercial vehicle enforcement, drug and weapons of mass destruction interdic-
in a box jellyfish; a got a text message that simply said, "on my way, love ya." Five words that
tion training in Fort Pierce, Florida.
were as effective at telling my fortune as any tea leaf; she was on her way to join the `fun' we
The class was sponsored and paid for by the United Stated Department of Home-
were having without her; deep in my heart of hearts I knew I was in for a long, long afternoon.
land Security and the Florida Department of Transportation, which trained a limited number
The guys picked up on my fear immediately. My senses went into high alert and the wide-
law enforcement officers from the United States and Canada in locating illegal contraband and
eyed frantic searching for the nearest exit tipped them off. They were sympathetic but re-
weapons of mass destruction in commercial vehicles.
signed and although I got several pats on the shoulder, I was on my own and I knew it. A plan,
Roberts was trained in locating 220 different methods of concealment and exposed
a plan, my mind raced through similar situations I'd found myself in the past. Nothing was
to 32,000 pounds of illegal drugs and explosives during the training.
working out; I was in good health and I had no prior commitments. Damn! Cornered! I used
my cell phone in a last ditch hurrah and dialed up my bank account; no help there, we were
loaded for bear!
When she strolled up and said her hellos to the gang and gave me a peck on the
cheek. I knew this time I'd lost. She and the daughter found each other like those little black
and white Scotty Dog magnets and they as they started rifling through the merchandise, I
sunk down into a recent departed comrade's empty chair and exhaled. This time, I must have
looked so forlorn I even generated a group chuckle.
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I could go on and on about the rest of that afternoon, but it was a blur and my pain receptors
have blocked out the memory pretty well. I do remember the drive home and the looks on
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