He was a great American. He cared about his recruits. He wanted his police officers to be frosty with tactics in the field. I’ll never forget his passion
I remember Frank teaching our class how fast a suspect armed with a knife could bear down you. He definitely got his point across. He was somebody I admired and greatly respected.
Uncle Scotty , this was classic . I think every department should have had a Frank Mika . Funny intelligent , a man of dignity and humanity . Fantastic story Scott . Thank you 🙏
Frank Mika & Stacey Lim spent all day ( on a Saturday ) with a group of us line ofcrs at Hogan's alley. So many helpful tips on tracking moving targets and shooting on the move etc. He was a heck of a guy. He's touched so many ofcr's lives it's incalculable.
I had the honor of having Sgt. Frank Mika as one of my instructors in the academy and later, as a brand-new P-II, working with his brother PIII Robert Mika at Van Nuys...
I never met Frank, but I worked with his brother Robert out of Van Nuys Div and Robert was also an awesome guy. Still talk to him to this day and he makes the best pocket holsters.
I worked with Frank Mika on Wilshire Morning Watch in 1974 and crossed paths with him many times in the following years. Unce Scotty is correct, Frank was a legend and a great guy. But Scotty's wrong on the photo of the car. it's not an AMC Matador. LAPD had '72, '73, and '74 Matators. The car in the photo is about a '78 Plymouth.
Awesome story and hilarious! My review video on his brother Robert Mika of Mikas Pocket Holsters comes out in about a week! I plugged ur guys channel as well at the end of my Model 12 review fyi.
I had these three Mexican roofers who were suspected of stealing a pitbull from a family. I had their supervisor bring them to the S.O. for an interview. In preparation of this I picked up an electronic blood pressure reader from my girlfriend's grandmother and ran a wire from it to the computer on my desk. I planned to call them in individually and explained that if they lied the cuff would begin to get very tight. I first asked a few questions I knew they'd answer truthfully, name, employment, etc. Then I asked about the job at the complaints home and hit the button on the device very discreetly and ask about the dog. The very first one broke and implicated the other two. I followed them to retrieve the dog and wrote all three summons for petit larceny (not exactly Kosher but Hell close enough for gov. work). They showed up.for court payed $500 fine each. Complaints were happy, dog was happy, I had minimum paperwork, hopefully the three Mexicans learned a lesson. The end.
