Marine Patrol

SAMIAM · 07-20-2015, 06:57 PM

Cruising along the shore the other night and saw a MP boat tucked back in a bay. The officer was using binoculars at the time looking at boats going by.
All of a sudden, the boat exploded out of the water, lights and siren on.
He stopped a pontoon boat full of old farts traveling about 5mph that I recognized as a neighbor. Guess they were out for a booze cruise and the MP officer, who looked quite young, must have seen him raise a glass of wine or a beer.
Don't know how it turned up but it seemed a little extreme.
Stopped them in a very aggressive manner and I'm sure it scared the crap out everyone.
Officers I've known and dealt with over the years have been very professional but I'm wondering if, due to budget cuts, that they are using younger and more inexperienced people.

07-20-2015, 06:57 PM	#1
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,837 Thanks: 326 Thanked 1,626 Times in 562 Posts	Marine Patrol Cruising along the shore the other night and saw a MP boat tucked back in a bay. The officer was using binoculars at the time looking at boats going by. All of a sudden, the boat exploded out of the water, lights and siren on. He stopped a pontoon boat full of old farts traveling about 5mph that I recognized as a neighbor. Guess they were out for a booze cruise and the MP officer, who looked quite young, must have seen him raise a glass of wine or a beer. Don't know how it turned up but it seemed a little extreme. Stopped them in a very aggressive manner and I'm sure it scared the crap out everyone. Officers I've known and dealt with over the years have been very professional but I'm wondering if, due to budget cuts, that they are using younger and more inexperienced people.