Deputy Carr responds to a Protection Order Violation, call details state an estranged husband is at his wife’s home and is screaming and banging on her doors. As Deputy Carr arrives and stages to wait for his backup, he hears strange howling noises from the dark dirt road and spots a figure shambling towards him. Deputy Carr radios for his backup to step it up, but the figure begins to yell and Carr is forced to deal with him alone. Luckily, the shirtless figure obeys Carr’s commands to prone out on the gravel. The suspect begs for help in a raspy voice, shouting that his wife attacked him and broke his foot and no one would help him. He points out his swollen, bootless foot and states he has all but lost his voice from screaming for help. Backup arrives and the fire department is called. The suspect tells Carr that his wife set him up by inviting him over and then slamming the door in his face and breaking his foot. His only intention was to bring her 25 dollars in gas money and some flowers and a card for Mother’s Day. Deputy Carr explains that a protection order is in place and he cannot contact her no matter if she wants it or not. Deputy Capwell and Deputy Carr confer and decide to speak to the wife before charging the man. The suspect is taken to the hospital and is further admonished by Carr for spooking him as he shambled down the dark path. Carr makes his way over to the wife’s home and determines that while she didn’t attack him, she did agree to meet with him, which is also in violation of the order. They also find a flipped over firepit and deduce that the husband must have kicked it, causing his injuries. The deputies explain that no matter what her intentions, she cannot violate the order and should figure out another solution to allowing her husband to visit with their 3 year old. The deputies retrieve the man’s wayward boot and suggest no charges will be filed tonight because they are both in the wrong.
| Name | Kevin Carr |
| Rank | Deputy Sheriff |
| Agency | Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office |
| Station/Area Command | District II |
| Age | 36 |
| From | Yorba Linda, California |
| Hired | 07/2006 |
| Why Law Enforcement | After spending over 8 years in the Marine Corps I still had a desire to be part of something that is bigger than myself. It is another way that I can be out and serving people. I would say it is the desire to sacrifice or make a difference. |
| First Arrest | I’m not certain if it was my first arrest, however the first one that I can remember while in the first phase of my training was for an occupied stolen vehicle. The short and quick is that a person known to my FTO informed him that his POS of a stepson (mid 20’s living at home) was in possession of what he believed to be a stolen vehicle. He agreed to go home and tell him to leave and we would be waiting down the road to make the stop. All went as planned until our Dispatch kept telling us to standby as we were trying to run the registration. Thankfully the suspect didn’t get stupid, but being stopped next to him, window to window, because he tried to turn around and go back home was a bad feeling. He was taken into custody without incident and turned snitch with our major crimes division. |
| Best part of the job | Actually making a positive difference in people’s lives. The ones that actually thank you personally, genuinely, and/or contact your command to let them know of the difference they see. To clarify, it is not the at-a-boys for yourself it is knowing a difference was made. |
| Hobbies | The one major thing I do outside of work is actually closely related to work. I enjoy riding bikes, both mountain and road. This is because of a non-profit I work with which raises money for Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS). The non-profit, Law Enforcement United (LEU) I work with culminates in a 250+ mile bicycle ride ending in Washington DC for the opening of Police Week in May each year. |
| Favorite Quote | “People like you give me job security” |
