well good or bad we've got to know this
guy seen here in this video officer
Bruce Lincoln of the Orlando Police
Department it's really made an effort
this past year to build relationships
with the community like those yeah he
calls it humanizing the badge it's a joy
for officer Lincoln and he tries to
spread all the time especially this time
of year of course serving and protecting
doesn't stop during the holidays joining
us now officer Bruce Lincoln we're so
happy you came back thank you very much
Gary you the first time not at all and
this is a big day for you this is your
14th anniversary with ope it is very
proud day for me
14 safe years lot of that journey
absolutely thank you thank you for
spending part of your anniversary with
us this is an important time of year for
not only folks to really keep in mind
safety tips but also for you to have an
opportunity to interact with the
community about that well as far as the
shopping and safety OHS some of my
suggestions maybe shop in numbers bring
a buddy or your friend with you I don't
you know you don't go alone if you don't
have to a lot of shopping continues at
night Park in a well-lit area you know
don't leave your belongings out in the
visible or folks can see put them in the
trunk if you can you don't look for
security walk the safest path and have a
good time have a good you know have a
great shopping what are some of the
things the department tries to do this
time of year to help people out we try
to reach out the community as we do year
round you know we have Thanksgiving so
we get the turkey giveaways we go and
help folks decorate their homes there's
many times where residents have had
their houses broken into and we've had
officers go out and and purchase things
whether it may be groceries or a new
bicycle and reinforce the love for the
community that we have we have some
pictures here this is the latest
giveaway oh yes yes
there's chief alone giveaway key
giveaway oh that's so great and what
would you say is like your most favorite
holiday memory on with OPD we do I love
the Christmas time yeah I mean
everybody's got smiles on their faces
obviously becomes a much busier month
for most folks but the Christmas cheer
seeing kids and their smiles and house
is decorated with stuff and you know
getting to go out and shake hands and
and talk to the kids and see what they
want from Santa
and it's just a fun time around for me
and you you know you're big on social
media you're a very big deal on
Instagram as we always like to remind
people what is it like for you to see
the community's reaction to you
humanizing the bad just we like to talk
about well you take the good with the
bad and for me the good is what's
important so when folks say hey you know
that made my day hey I had a bad day
yesterday and you brought a smile to my
face bruised to me today that that's
what's important and I have no problem
going I'll make it on a small hole of
myself my own expense if I could make
somebody's day brighter and I just enjoy
it you know people come to me and say
hey man folks I don't know I see him at
Amway or hey I follow you on Instagram
and you know the video really made me
laugh I had my mom laughing and to me
you know just at the end that's just
important it means a lot so and when you
have that you know light-hearted
interaction we've talked about this
before it's a it's important for people
to know you on more human level so that
when they have a problem they're more
likely to reach out to you certainly
certainly we don't you know we want them
to let them know that we're here for
them first and foremost we're an
extended family you can't find your mom
your dad come see us in uniform whether
it be a deputy Highway Patrol or line to
police or what have you
come and see us come and talk to us
we're people too we have feelings we
want to express how our day was and we
want to get to know about how your day
was so absolutely and how is it now that
during the holidays and I know you have
your daughter who also sometimes as it
was included in your Instagram videos
how is it you know celebrating the
holidays with her and her seeing what
her dad does every day what's that
feeling like it's really a special
moment for me and I think the same goes
for for all parents you know you come
home and you get to see that that big
huge smile and you know being
interacting with my daughter the way I'm
able to and doing the little silly stuff
that we do it's just it's priceless it
really is you know what we all get one
shot at this life and you got to make
the best of it and for me I like to wear
a smile even through the thick and the
thin and just be happy you know every
day is a blessing so you know it's just
it's it's a great opportunity for me and
for my daughter and you know say for all
the parents out there so and we touched
on some of those safety tips you know as
far as shopping but as far as like when
you're at home and you're maybe putting
out your trash what are some things we
can do to not be a
target's one thing I would recommend is
some some people get these big
entertainment systems or these big TVs
and all you're doing when you put it on
the curbside is your advertising Hey
look there's a brand-new 60-inch TV at
this house what you do is take a couple
extra minutes maybe cut the box up break
it down put it into a trash bag people
look for the easy targets typically
they're not gonna want to go rifling
through your trash but if you leave that
big box out there or you know the brand
new set it can be an easier target for
folks to see and make you a little bit
easier of a target and some people are
doing some shopping online maybe even
through the things like Facebook
Marketplace Craigslist
I know OPD offers some some things to
help out whether it's the whole
exchanging of of the product - right
right so I know if you do some type of
exchanges or what-have-you
we offer at all in the police department
we do have cameras that are in our
parking lot 24 hours a day seven days a
week if you can't find a place to meet
somebody else you can certainly come to
our department it's located 12 1250 west
south street there at 408 and Orange
Blossom Trail but again that's another
safe space for for you I bought
something on Facebook marketplace and
you know I enacted some safety I just
sent trooper Steve to pick it up yeah I
don't know if that's a surface he offers
for everyone so shout-out you shop for
us that is very kind of to receive
absolutely yes thank you so much thank
you thank you appreciate the company
absolutely