Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 4026 AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: AUGUST 2016 There’s been some seri- ous flooding in Texas, West Virginia and many other places recently. And if you work patrol you know that floods mean lost animals. San Antonio Police Of- ficer Justin Kalk was driving through the rain and heavy traffic when something small and dark caught his eye. “I saw a little animal cross- ing four lanes of traffic, either a kitten or puppy, but I couldn’t tell what it was,” Kalk told The Dodo – an ani- mal advocacy website. “As I was driving, I saw the car in front of me almost hit the animal,” Kalk continued. “I saw the little cat roll, and I had to swerve to avoid hitting him.” He could have kept going but Kalk circled back and stopped one lane of traffic to see if the little guy was still alive. He found the critter but it didn’t look good. “I thought the cat was actually dead,” Kalk said. Almost as if sensing the officer’s approach, the kitten cried out for help. “I think they have nine lives because the little thing opened up his eyes, looked at me and meowed at me,” he said. “I didn’t know if he was injured, but he got up and started walking a bit. So I scooped him up and placed him in my police car.” Kalk decided to bring him to City of San Antonio Animal Care Services. “Officer Kalk was con- cerned about the kitten and asked us to save him,” Lisa Norwood, public relations and outreach manager at ACS, told The Dodo. “We rolled him into a ‘purrito,’ essentially like swaddling a baby, but in this case swad- dling a kitten.” Fast forward to a few days later. Norwood received a You look just like the cop that came in before with the kitten “Hey Justin? It’s your brother. What’s the name of the place you took the cat?” call that another police of- ficer with an animal was at the front desk waiting for her. She went up front and saw a police officer holding a little dachshund. “While on patrol, he found the dog running in traffic,” Norwood said. Norwood thought the cop looked familiar but slightly different than the cop that brought in the kitten. “I remembered my broth- er told me what he did with the kitten he found,” Kalk said. He brought the dog to ACS on a day they normally don’t take in stray animals. “They really went above and beyond and took him in for me. I hated to let him go.” So thanks to the San An- tonio Police Department and the folks at the City of San Antonio Animal Care Services, these two are likely headed to loving homes. “If somebody sees an ani- mal in need, they should get out and at least see if the ani- mal is OK, and make sure he has a surviving chance rather than turning a blind eye and driving off,” Justin Kalk said. “I’m a firm believ- er that animals have feelings just like we do. I couldn’t just leave the cat there to die.” Officer Justin Kalk, left, and his brother Todd on the right. I was pretty sure I was road kill until I saw Officer Kalk. That guy saved my life for sure. Learn more about our online CJ degrees, workshops, and CEUs. Gainful employment information available at ColumbiaSouthern.edu/Disclosure. ColumbiaSouthern.edu/CJ | 800.369.9756 FLEXIBLE. AFFORDABLE. ONLINE. Patrick Brice CSU Graduate Criminal Justice Administration CRITICAL THINKING IS YOUR BEST DEFENSE Online Criminal Justice Degrees at Columbia Southern University are designed to enable students to develop rational decisions and informed responses to the daily challenges they face in law enforcement, courts and corrections operations. Degrees offered include: • A.S. Criminal Justice • B.S. Criminal Justice Administration • B.S. Criminal Justice Administration—Arson Investigation • M.S. Criminal Justice Administration