Editor,
I notice when drivers make the roads less safe and occasionally I will stop and tell them that someone does care. On Wednesday, February 1, I was leaving Harts parking and was waiting right behind a Eureka Springs Police car.
He wasn’t signaling but turned left onto eastbound Van Buren and proceeded at 35 to 40 mph in the 30 mph zone. I lost sight of him. I decided to go to the police station to see if he went there. If he was there I wanted him to know that some of us do care.
There was an officer putting a dog into the kennel. When he returned to his car I asked him if he had just left Harts and he said yes. I told him what I had witnessed and he said he was in a hurry and what business was it of mine. I asked if it was an emergency to which he replied yes, he had things to do.
I went into the station to complain about the officer. I was directed to his Sergeant. I told him of my encounter with his officer and was going to leave it at that. As I returned to my car the officer yelled at me to have a good afternoon, but in a very sarcastic tone. And on that note I returned to the station and filed a written complaint. The Sergeant was very professional and told me the officer’s name was Wolfe.
We should expect police to be exemplary drivers, not just another inconsiderate jerk in a hurry.
Mark Eastburn