https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q98hpge7cVs
Officer Torres of the Palm Springs Police Department conducts a pedestrian check on a man who is walking in a known drug area. The man stated he is waiting for a taxi after he visited his uncle who lives in the area. Soon it is revealed that the subject has a warrant, a warrant he says he doesn’t have. While performing a pat-down search he admits he has drugs on him. The subject is arrested and booked for his warrant and drug possession.
| Name | Miguel Torres |
| Rank | Police Officer |
| Agency | Palm Springs Police Department |
| Station/Area Command | |
| Age | 31 |
| From | Cathedral City, California |
| Hired | 11/2012 |
| Why Law Enforcement | I started with the Explorer program and got hooked. |
| First Arrest | I was dispatched to an extremely intoxicated person call. I arrived and found her sitting on the curb and I arrested her after she was unable to stand on her own. I think it went well but if it didn’t, she would not have known anyways because she so drunk.Not an exciting first arrest. |
| Best part of the job | Knowing that I can make an impact ridding the community of criminals. |
| Hobbies | I like to play basketball and go to the Colorado River with family and friends. |
| Favorite Quote | “I’m your huckleberry.” |