Quoted: After 36 years as an LEO I just turned in my two-week notice. I've had enough! My fear is that after I've taken care of all the honey-does around the house, I'll be bored to tears. I think I'll need to find something part-time but don't want to be a Wall Mart greeter or anything of that nature. Any ideas?
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How about continuing work in a non-sworn capacity? We have some non-sworn folks working in our crime prevention unit, they do lots of work with the community - everything from home security inspections and assessments to meeting with homeowners groups.
Several years ago we started up a city wide elderly service team. The police dept lit the fuse on it, and from there it bloomed into nearly every city dept taking part. Fire, police, dispatch, electric, water, code enforcement, etc. They meet monthly and have the mission to do what they can to find the best way to deliver city services to the elderly. Officers receive advanced training in dealing with problems unique to the elderly, such as elder abuse, alzheimers and dimentia.
The team accepts donations of used but working cell phones and chargers so that the seniors can get one to keep with them in the event they need to use it to dial 911 and can't get to their home phone, or are out of their house. We also set up an automated program in our 911 phone system where a daily phone call is made to the seniors to check their well being. They answer it and punch in a simple code to verify they are ok. If they don't answer it, officers are dispatched to check on them. If they're going to be away from home at the designated time of the call, they just call dispatch and let them know ahead of time.
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So there's one idea for ya! Best wishes with your retirement, too!