father s footsteps. i did not realize until i read this that the shield that was yours when you were a cop was your dad s. your parents always tell you that they want you to be better than them but my father never realized i always wanted to be the same man he was. in 2006 when i graduated i was actually able to have the actual shield he wore on patrol. he always told me to wear it with honor and wear it with pride and do it the right way. that was the most important thing to me shield, that piece of metal. steve: one day out on the beat a teenager was stabbed. you convinced him to go to the hospital. do you remember that story. i do. probably one of the most poignant one in my career. just like officers do every single day do great things that don t capture the eye in the paper and media. showed up. looked like a puncture wound he didn t want to go to the hospital. mother is like please convince him. i did. months later forget about the situation because we do it every single day.