After 30 years with sheriff’s office, retired lieutenant reflects on law enforcement, diversity and recruiting young people to the profession

As Lt. Clark Rials enjoys his retirement, he has no regrets about staying close to home. “I had an offer from the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department, and back then I wanted to be a patrol officer,” says Rials, a recently retired Douglas County sheriff’s deputy, as he thinks back to the start of his career. “I wanted to get out and be a deputy, carry the gun, drive the fast cars and all that good stuff.” It has been 25 years since Rials turned down that offer. He is now celebrating — and relaxing — after 30 years working with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Source: LJWorld