They Inadvertently Discovered A Grisly Scene
From Redditor u/NESJunkie22:
Ex-cop from NSW Australian here. A guy once [passed] in a motorcycle [collision]. The truck driver [that hit him] said he just pulled straight in front of him like [he wanted to take his own life]. We went to deliver the [passing] message to his girlfriend. She was not answering, so we forced entry. The shelves of the fridge were on the kitchen floor. Opening the fridge, we discovered multiple pillowcases with her cut-up body inside. That was certainly an “oh sh*t” moment.
His Good Deed Turned Into A Disturbing Surprise
From Redditor u/Altaroa:
My friend is a cop. He pulled up to a [collision] scene involving a motorcycle. Gets out of his car, starts walking over, and sees the guy’s helmet. Figures he’ll be nice and bring it over to the guy. Well, as it turns out, the guy was still in the helmet.
He Accidentally Caught A Fleeing Suspect
From Redditor u/StudlyPenguin:
My grandpa was on the California Highway Patrol for 20 years.
He always told the story of how he pulled over this guy for a busted taillight.
My grandpa asks him for his license and registration, and the guy says, “How’d you catch me so fast?”
Grandpa said the hair on the back of his neck never again stood up half so fast.
Turned out the guy had [held up] a bank not five minutes before.
An Inebriated Driver Rammed Their Car
From Redditor u/Terracehunt:
Was on a traffic stop. My sergeant came and backed me up due to having to possibly tow the vehicle. My sergeant’s vehicle was behind mine, and we were both in the right lane. My sergeant was sitting in his car, and I exited my car to go talk to him. As I walked closer to his car, I heard a vehicle’s engine rev all the way out but I couldn’t see it. For a split second, I knew what was going to happen and thought, “Oh sh*t,” but couldn’t react fast enough. The vehicle I heard smashed into the back of my sergeant’s SUV which then struck me, throwing me into the road. The driver was completely hammered and didn’t have a license. This happened last Sunday, and I have surgery in a couple of weeks for my knee, and my sergeant has a broken back.
They Encountered A Strange Drunken Incident
From Redditor u/POL5085:
This happened August of last year. It was about one or two in the morning when a 911 hang-up call came in where all that was heard was screaming and swearing.
I was the closest unit, riding alone as my partner had been voluntold for another assignment that set of days, so when I got out into the area, I was initially waiting for backup however as I was walking up to the house, I heard several voices screaming.
Rushing up to the house, the first thing I noticed was blood…. everywhere. The floor, the walls, the door, all covered to shoulder height. A distraught woman screamed and pointed me towards the living room.
Once I get into the living room, I see a male and female on a couch, both covered in blood. The male had a massive laceration on his right forearm, and the female had taken a belt and snake wrapped it around his arm to try and stop the bleeding. Seeing how the belt was applied, I knew it wasn’t doing anything to stop the blood flow, so I pulled out my tourniquet. As I prepped it, I said to the guy, “This is gonna hurt like hell, but it’ll stop the bleeding.”
I applied the tourniquet just above the top of his bicep, and knew it was on properly when he told me his hand had started to go numb. It was at that point I noticed a second deep gash on his tricep that went down to the bone.
It took EMS about 15 minutes to get to the house, and the paramedic made it abundantly clear that had I not applied the tourniquet, the male would have bled out long before they were able to get there.
In the end, turns out the guy had come home drunk, and forgot his keys… climbed up to a second-story window and punched his way into the house, with near-deadly results.
They Went On A Rollercoaster Of Emotions
From Redditor u/NewFederalist00:
Kid drowned at a local pool so I had to tag along with the ambulances for an investigation. I got there first and saw his father holding him crying, and my heart [fell]. I ran over there and tried to perform CPR to the best of my ability for about 10 minutes before the ambulance arrived… He woke up right as it pulled onto our street. I proceeded to visit him in the hospital, and now he swears he wants to be a police officer.
One Offender Had A Disturbing Hiding Place
From Redditor u/handsprings:
We were looking for a guy who stole [sidearms] from his ex and found him under a pile of clothes in a closet at a different house. Unfortunately, there were like seven kids sleeping in the same room so I start getting them out of there while my partner cuffs the guy who is pretending to sleep. We decide to drag him out, and I go to move the mattress to get it out of the way, and we find the [ex’s sidearms] under where the kids were sleeping.
They Stopped A Familiar Suspect
From Redditor u/sonofabunch:
Nothing makes you go “oh sh*t” more than stopping an obvious drunk, feeling like you could be stopping a homicide in progress, to realizing you know the person… Maybe you know them really well.
They Chased A Suspect Through A Church Parking Lot
From a former Redditor:
We happened to be right on top of the scene when a carjacking with a [sidearm] call went out. I saw the car fishtailing in the snow half a block away. We started to chase, and the driver bailed immediately in the driveway of an apartment. I chased him up a hill while my partner ran around the building to cut him off. Just as I crested the hill, a [bang] rang out – he fired blindly behind him, the old “to whom it may concern” [firing]. We chased him through a church parking lot where the bingo game was just letting out, so no return fire. Caught him in a backyard behind the church. The department gave us nice plaques. And cake.
They Followed Another Unit To A Disastrous Situation
From Redditor u/damnedcaptain:
Former MP here. Partner and I were riding around when we saw another unit dip into a Weapons Storage Area. Figured, “Eh, let’s see what they’re up to.” Rolled up to the gate, and the guard says, “You guys here for the [incendiary] leak?”
I’m sorry, what? We are now. Hit the gas and went rolling in to find the fire department investigating.
Had to evacuate the entire weapons area, most of the supply area across the street, as well as most of the flight line. Something like a 3,000-meter cordon. That was a fun day.
Ended up just being sealant for anyone interested in the outcome.
They Performed An Uncomfortable Speaker Test
From Redditor u/SpartacusVII:
I was a rookie cop in a small town. I was driving to check on a report of a large group of kids causing a disturbance at a school parking lot late at night. I realized I had not tested my PA speaker, which I planned on using to disperse the crowd. On my way to the call, slowly rolling down a residential street at 2 am with my windows down, I decide to tap my PA mic a couple times to check it. First two taps, can’t tell if it’s working. I slow down. I tap the mic several more times. Definitely hear the loud speakers that time. At that moment, I hear “What the f*ck are you doing?!”
I look out my passenger window and see this old dude sitting on his porch in his underwear, looking p*ssed. Our eyes locked, I realized I had no decent excuse for clicking my loud speaker in a quiet neighborhood in the middle of the night, so I didn’t say anything back to him, and I floored it up the road.
Definitely an “oh sh*t” moment at the time…
