Ridealongs are one of the most fun parts of my job. Especially when the state trooper tags a speeder going the opposite way, blasts through the grass highway divider at 60mph, whips the car around, then pops it up to 100+ to catch the guy. As a racing enthusiast, I'm grinnin' ear to ear. As a guy who does his own car work, I'm wincing at the suspension damage he's causing
Every once in awhile I end up in the right place at the right time as the cops chase a suspect into the woods. They all know me well enough to know I won't get in the way so they don't yell at me if I run in after 'em. Always a good score to get the guns-drawn, yelling arrest on video