I can’t remember which morning it was, but I do know that I was working a story in Olathe. It was around 6:30 in the morning and my cell phone rang. This was nothing out of the ordinary. I’m in news. My cell phone rings 600 times a day. On this particular occasion, it was my wife.
She informed me that she wasn’t home, but she’d received a call from the Shawnee Police Department that our home security system was going off. I called a neighbor and she told me two police cars were at my house.
My wife wasn’t able to make it home, so I called work, let them know what was happening and made my way to the house…..still driving Cruiser 980.
I pulled into my subdivision, rounded a few corners and turned on my street. I pulled up to the house, got out and started to address the officers.
“Man, you guys cover ANYTHING these days,” said one of the cops.
Realizing that I was driving a marked news vehicle, I quickly explained that I was the homeowner.
There were no problems at the house. Apparently our dog has superior jumping ability.
The moral of the story is this:
If your security alarm is going off, we won’t show up. Usually.