Texas Now Magazine June 2015 | Page 9

unique story with me. Eli was forced to arrest a man for driving under the influence. A short while later he spots the man while on patrol. As the man begins to approach him Eli is prepared for anything, but not taking any aggressive action; his police training coming into play. He waited as the man came close to him and started speaking: “Thank you for what you did for me the other evening”, the man said. “You either saved my life or someone else’s”. How many times does a policeman get thanked by someone they’ve had to a