Small Town Cops

I had to smile when the Chief talked about his first night on duty. In 2007 I went to work for a small town police department in southern Virginia. I came in, and the Chief shook my hand, threw me a set of keys to a patrol car, and said "Enforce the law". He then left and was out of town for a week. And that was my orientation. So this stuff really happens.

That police chief being able to listen to his officers tell him things hes done wrong shows how good he really is

“I like nights” calmly loads ar-15

The old cop who buys the guy cigarettes was so nice you can tell hes a good human. And I'm happy he became a cop and that town is able to experience a good cop who deserves his hon

Omg I am blown away by that chief. To buy a man who smokes having a bad day some cigs he didn’t have. He is amazing.

Well done, officers, sheriffs and troopers. May you always come home safe.

I'm living in a small town in Belgium named Hannut. And Belgium is already a small country in Europe. And every year I send a Christmas card to the local police here with my best wishes and to thank them for the services rendered. And wish them a safe new year. They're just people like you and me.

9:31 for the homies.

I like the chief. He's kinda set in his ways, it appears, a bit of the old "I know my people" guard, but with a good heart and sense of duty for his community. He also KNOWS that he is set in his ways a little too much and appreciates the better training of the younger female officer - and although he can't change his whole way of policing, he acknowledges the city will be in good hands with the trained officers. Takes some kind of a man to admit that.

I am from Switzerland, but I really like to see how other people live. Its really interesting to see how American live in these small towns.

This man bought him a carton of cigs, what a legend!

Big shout-out to all small town cops! Thank you for what you do, keeping our communities safe. 👍🏻

Dude when she said domestic disturbances and it cut to her loading the rifle I was like dam, small towns don't mess around.

I’m so glad I came across this video. I live in the polar opposite of these towns and counties. I live in NYC. I hope the Mitchell police department is still patrolling and hasn’t suffered from budget cuts. God bless from Manhattan.

There needs to be more policemen like you. I remember it use to be like that in my town, if the police caught you drinking under age they would take you home, not arrest you as they now do. We have a big ego problem with many police officers now days. YOU SIR ARE ONE OF THE BEST.

I would respect a police chief like that. I’m sure he has the respect of the department and most of the citizens.

@4:40 It's amazing how it's such a small town that this cop remembers the vehicles associated to the houses. If someone just moved in he'll recognize it.

Small town policing is no joke. Can actually be more dangerous than big city policing. Small town cops have to do a whole lot more on their own, including making decisions with little to no assistance. Especially at night. Much respect for these guys. There's no "Easy" police department to work for.

I was a patrolman in a small New Mexico village. Population 1400. It had its perks, but it was hard to be responding to people who maybe 90% of them I grew up with and know or went to high school with. We had a great chief and we ran a tight ship, but it was fun and everybody took care of each other. I worked days monday through Friday. All my fellow officers and staff knew we had an open door policy. There was always a pot of coffee on and they got fed if they were hungry. I was living the dream. Of course the times changed and the crime got worse with meth and heroin. The gangs came in and it turned into the old west. Not my thing. I ended my law enforcement career in dept of corrections as a CO.

"I did that for him because there may be a time I need him to help me..." - that's not a bad way to put it