We saw it in Reynoldsburg “Looking Ahead” Reynoldsburg police officer trains on two wheels Photography by Janet Adams police officer on a motorcycle, by Les Somogyi If you ever see a Reynoldsburg try to remember the hard work that went into preparing him for one of law enforcement’s most demanding, physically exhausting, dangerous and highest pressure jobs there is. On this page, David Wilson, one of just Reynoldsburg’s newest recruits in the motorcycle unit, shows what it takes to handle a more than 900 pound beast of a bike, to maneuver, control and make it perform safely during a recent month-long training camp at Reynoldsburg High School’s Summit Campus. “You are always surrounded by the unexpected,” said Wilson during a recent Reynoldsburg Magazine interview, sitting in the shade on a hot summer day, during his training day. On the Reynoldsburg beat for only about 18 months, but a veteran of more than a dozen years in various aspects of law enforcement in Cedarville and Xenia, this noticably soft-spoken but obviously tough cop admits the job is “physically challenging.” Yet the “exhilarating freedom of riding on two wheels,” and the power of a HarleyDavidson under his control gives him an uplift that is difficult to describe. “You are always looking what’s ahead of you,” Wilson said. “We are trained to look ahead,” a motto very appropriate for his police department and for his specific specialist training. So if you happen to get caught in Officer Wilson’s radar, (we hope not) just rememReynoldsburg Magazine • Fall, 2021 29 ber that he is working very hard - with countless hours of physically exhausting training behind him - keeping our city safe. That is the bottom line. It’s nothing personal.
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