On Saturday, April 4, 1925, Officer Schmidt was shot and killed while preparing to question two auto thieves. Officer Schmidt was in plainclothes and only 400 feet from the Central Police Station while conducting surveillance on the two suspects. When he began to confront them he was shot and killed.

Officer Schmidt had been with the agency for two years.

In today's economy you must be carefull. You must research all of your investments. You must safeguard your hard earned cash. This advice is a sure fire way to make informed investment decisions.

A close friend, Paul (his last name will not be revealed for employment reasons) has not lost one penny of his investments this past year. He gave me these tips over the weekend. I would suggest you look them over and decide if they are right for you.

Grab a pen and paper, you will want to write them down and carry them in your pocket. Please, share them with your family and friends. They will thank you for the free advice. 

• Helium was up.
• Feathers were down.
• Paper was stationary.
• Pencils lost a few points.
• Hiking equipment was trailing.
• Elevators rose.
• While escalators continued their slow decline.
• Weights were up in heavy trading.
• Mining equipment hit rock bottom.
• Balloon prices were inflated.
• The market for raisins dried up.
• Coke fizzled.
• And Scott tissue touched a new bottom.

Sometimes I do not understand why people think the way they do! Why does the public think they know better than trained professionals?

Would you tell your dentist how to fill a cavity?

Would you tell your doctor how to do a heart operation?

Would you tell your eye doctor how to do an eye exam?

Of course not, your not trained how to do the exams and operations properly.

Then why does the public think they can tell law enforcement how to do thier job. Recruits receive 6 months of in house training, 1 year of on the street training, and everyone receives additional inservice training 2 times a year.

Every day is a training day because Mickey the Mope is out to scam you anyway he can. He does not follow a book of rules . . . only his book of rules to make you a victim. And the crime stats out for Milwaukee indicate there are more victims each day of the week.

Some of you readers have no clue what it is like working the streets and the danger inherit with the profession. I did it for over 25 years and each year became more violent than the year before it. People will kill you for a pair of shoes. I have been to murder scenes because people fought over a lousy 40 oz beer! People killed over shoes, furniture, drugs sales gone bad, and a number of other crazy situations.

Think about it - opinions are one thing - reality is another.

Let law enforcement do their job. Our community will be a safer place because the coppers are willing to risk their life for YOU and your family.

"Boots"