As I noticed from when I left, there were a few raindrops. I thought the forecast said it would be cloudy, so I thought I would take a chance & patrol South Boston. As it turned out the rain was getting worst. At this point I didn't care. I promised a patrol & a patrol I will do. As I exited I heard some young men. I thought there was an argument. As it turned out, it was a conversation. They did appreciate my help. However, as I turned on West Third Street, when I thought there was concern over a situation, a lady just walked away. Well, you can't win them all. As I passed a baus stop when I saw a lady seemingly looking ill. As I checked, it was just some people looking drunk. They asked for a picture, & the lady looked alright. I heard someone was yelling something about "twenty dollars." Thinking it was a robbery, I ran to investigate. As it turned out, it was some people horsing around. They were appreciative & asked me to check out the bus stop not so far away. They did say they appreciated my work. I check the bus stop. Once again some horsing around, but respect. I had ton cover the Waterfront. Because since it was the first patrol I EVER had in the rain, I had to start small. I will tell you, the bouncers over at Lucky's gave me a huge a amount of respect. I passed a man on the steps. I thought he was homeless. Even thou he told me to go away, I had to make sure he was okay & he was. As I managed to get to The Committee bar, a couple of bouncers noticed me & gave me huge respect. They told me of someone who was give a bad time there; a white man with brown hair, & green plaid shirt. I told them I would be on the lookout & gave them a couple of my business cards. It gave me a little more momentum to look around. I was around the Waterfront a little more, around the Barking Crab & the walk around the Children's Museum. I also told the bouncers of Lucky's & another place on
Melcher Street. I even checked around the edge of South Station. I would've done more. However, A it was too far, B most of the people around that area would've been in the same fashion, & unfortunately C at this point I felt like I playing telephone with the situation, which meant I didn't know if I was being as accurate as I wanted which would hurt the situation more. At this point a better patrol. I did my first in the rain, which shows I can be weather capable. I need to learn to ask better questions, but I showed that I had what it takes to be a better detective than I would give myself credit for. And at this point people are taking me seriously, so I might take some liberties with expanding myself to give more emphasis on my work.
