12/16/2023 0 Comments Undercover cop license plate![]() ![]() I let my hair and beard grow out so that I wouldn't look so much like a cop.Īfter a while I realized that the facial hair and longer hair didn't matter. That meant wearing clothes and a hair style that was more contemporary. I needed self-confidence for the role of an undercover cop (UC). I had to change my perception in order to blend in and work undercover. I was used to walking into a room and when people looked at me they knew I was a cop, whether on-duty or off-duty. My arrest stats looked good and I was an aggressive pursuer of the suppliers in the drug and violence trade. I was picked because I arrested hundreds of dope fiends and PCP users. I had never used any drugs as a civilian or when I was in school. I identified with cops and the style of clothing they wore both on-duty and off-duty. I looked, acted, walked and talked like a cop pretty much since the time I was sixteen and became a police cadet. When I was first selected to work undercover I had to buy an entire new wardrobe. Those are vitally important roles that require other skill-sets. A lot of great cops enjoy working in uniform or other investigations. It just isn't suited for everyone who wears the police uniform. Most police officers never get to work undercover during their careers. Sometimes it was also the most boring – long hours, days, weeks or months of surveillance. ![]() I'd have to describe working undercover as the most thrilling job I've ever had. Check it out and add your thoughts in the comments. ![]() A question posted recently on Quora asked, “What does it feel like to be an undercover cop?” Retired Special Agent Bob Cooke gave his opinion on the topic, below. ![]()
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