Off duty Georgia state trooper feeds homeless family

www.newtoncitizen.com ^ | 12/22/14 | Amiee Jones

[armydawg505]

COVINGTON, GA Trust. Fortitude. Professionalism. Compassion. These are the virtues that the Georgia State Patrol is committed to and are ethics that apparently come naturally to Trooper Asher Gray. ##Gray, who lives in south Newton County but who is stationed out of Post 9 in Marietta, was working an off-duty job at The Home Depot in Clayton County this fall when he noticed a group of children come in the store and use the restroom. ##“I found that a little odd, and then one night during the week, I saw the same two boys leave the restroom and run through the parking lot,” Gray told the Citizen Tuesday. ##He walked out to the parking lot to see where they went and saw an SUV parked at the end of the lot with a man and a woman in the front seat. Gray walked over and asked them if they saw the two boys and the couple told him those were their boys.

[armydawg505]

Another cop working to help his community, trying to stay under the radar, working a second job because there is little money in policing. Don't expect to see this story in any major media outlet, no demonstrations, no nothing except a family that got help from a concerned citizen. We here in Georgia are very proud of the Georgia State Patrol and this reinforces our pride.

[ErnBatavia]

there is little money in policing.

A cadet at the Los Angeles Police Academy starts at $57,000 and once graduated bumps up to over $60K....it's well known that with overtime and a few years worth of service, it's a six figure job.

[BCW]

...when I graduated WVSP - I made $27,500 a yr...I thought that was big money in 1998!!!

[Always A Marine]

From the Georgia State Patrol website:
$32,418 (until the start of Trooper School)
$34,038 (while in Trooper School)
$35,741 (upon Trooper School graduation)

And this from StateTrooperSalary.com:
Georgia Yearly State Trooper Pay Statistics
Average Yearly State Trooper Salary $34,106 - $51,158
Starting Yearly State Trooper Salary $28,087 - $42,130
Top Yearly State Trooper Salary $40,124 - $60,186

California is an anomoly, as usual. Teachers make more than GSP troopers, and in an abbreviated work year. It looks the pay is not bad, but it's not great.

[BCW]

WVSP has risen to the $41k+ a yr....but still....it just doesn’t pay to go into LE in certain areas....

[I want the USA back]

Cops are normal people! I admire them - they go out to work every day and put themselves in danger for us. A blessed Christmas to all in law enforcement!

[lostboy61]

Thank you Trooper Gray for your service and a heart to help where you can. These are alms as given to the Lord and he knows and remembers the deeds of a mans heart.

[Georgia Girl 2]

The Georgia Staters are pretty good guys as are most of the cops in GA. I supported the Georgia State Patrol, the vest program and Gwinnett County boys for 17 years through my business. Money well spent.

[armydawg505]

This trooper and the rest of us are a long way from LA.