hello i'm arturo burgos i've been with milwaukee police department for 18 years i was born and raised in the city of milwaukee i lived at third and cherry for many years and then we moved to 32nd and scott on the near south side i decided to become a milwaukee police officer after the 9 11 attack our family has a tradition of serving and i decided to follow my brother and my eight cousins into the marquee police department i went into the academy september 16th of 2002 we were class two of o2 it was an interesting experience i was quite surprised at the amount of hands-on physical training that was a part of the class as a spanish-speaking officer i was sent to district two i worked the late power shift for a while and then the early shift and i spent 15 years at district 2. when i went day shift i got stayed on the south side but moved to district 6 and for two years now i have been at district 7. helping people is is one of the most enjoyable things there for this job there are many neighborhoods there are many people who are at risk and we can make a daily impact on their lives we can help them through their personal crisis when we come in contact with them we can help them find the services that they need we are far more than just law enforcement you