My wife’s first ride in a patrol car was anything but routine. What started as a ride-along quickly became a police chase across two states, ending in a PIT maneuver and a crash on a dark country road.

But the night didn’t end there—while I was inside a nearby house on our next call, my wife waited alone in my locked patrol car parked on the street. A gang member approached and tried to get into the car, leaving her with no radio, no backup, and only one option—laying on the horn to get my attention.

In this episode, my wife joins me to relive the wildest first shift she could’ve imagined.