First day out

Yesterday Officer Labretti picked us up at the school and took us to the Hudson Valley Transportation Management Center. He set up this awesome tour with one of his close friends who is also a state trooper. What this building was used for was that when people call 911, this is where their calls go, then they have a few rooms that they transfer the calls based on what kind of problem there is. What also happens here is that they get calls about cars that break down or have a problem so they send out the H.E.L.P. (Highway Emergency Local Patrol) trucks to assist the person with their problem. They arrive at the spot and make sure you are safe first and will call an ambulance if needed. What i thought was pretty interesting was that if there was ever any problems with anything, the mayor would go here to hideout and be kept safe. They had used this facility when hurricane Irene hit. They had about a hundred troopers and other workers sleeping in this one big room  and in the gym. Our next step is next monday hes taking us to Putnam county jail!