Ride-Along with Pinal County Deputy Frank Sloup
Alpha Responder Network delivers a brisk, street-level thriller this week as ARN Founder Kent Shelley links up with the famous Deputy Frank Sloup for a multi-agency crime suppression deployment across Apache Junction and Casa Grande. The cameras never blink. The pacing never drags. The result is a candid, high-octane portrait of Law Enforcement work in Pinal County and the everyday choices that put Police and First Responders on the line for their community.
The episode drops you right into the patrol car energy. Quick quips. Quick questions. Get ready to hear honest talk about marijuana use and the realities officers see. Frank’s charisma sets the tone, and as always, unscripted and sharp.
Seat belts click and the plan comes into focus. Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, Apache Junction Police, HSI, and other partners are out together. The goal is simple. Find crime. Serve the public. Show that tax dollars are at work in Arizona. Sloup promises an active night, and the radio chatter agrees.
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The ride begins with a cracked windshield and a quick stop that sets the tone. Deputy Frank Sloup runs a calm, precise field check. Eye tracking. Focus cues. Clear directions. The driver mentions a THC vape from the night before, but the signs suggest something more recent. The pressure builds fast in Pinal County.
A simple 30 second timing test becomes the pivot. The count drifts. Balance slips. Sloup keeps it professional and steady. Indicators point to active impairment, so he makes the DUI arrest with care. Cuffs adjusted. Phone secured. Fate drops a bit of comic relief when a bird scores a direct hit on the driver. Sloup calls it good luck and moves on.
Honesty grows during the search. The driver concedes he smoked after work. The center console holds a small workshop of weed items. The air tells its own story. Humor meets hard fact. Choices have consequences in Arizona.
The tone flips to community as a fan recognizes Sloup and lights up. Laughter. A quick photo. Gratitude. It is a reminder that Police are neighbors and that First Responders live inside the same everyday rhythm as everyone else.
The episode then pivots to Casa Grande with Deputy Jared Ballard. Multi agency teams coordinate on high crime hot spots with undercover units, Border Patrol, and Homeland Security partners. The goal is clear. Illegal guns off the street and narcotics out of neighborhoods.
A plate is missing and the story does not hold. A driver with suspended registration denies drinking while the car smells like a brewery. Ballard begins standardized field tests and explains each step. Eye cues point to alcohol. A 30 second count rushes to about 13, which hints at a sped up internal clock. Possible stimulant signs appear, but Ballard does not assume. He documents and tests.
Numbers land next. The breath test reads 0.085 against the Arizona legal limit of 0.08. The driver is on probation and the truth arrives late. During the vehicle inventory, Ballard finds a meth pipe under the console. The driver denies ownership as tremors and other signs linger. Ballard stays professional. Facts speak louder than claims.
The episode closes on why these stops matter. Alcohol slows judgment and balance. Stimulants speed perception and warp time. On the road, either can be deadly. The case is processed. Blood goes to the state lab. Results move to the Pinal County Attorney for review. It is a clear look at Law Enforcement work that protects people officers may never meet.
If you care about Police, Pinal County, Frank Sloup, Arizona, and the mission of First Responders, this episode gives you the why and the how. It shows the human moments, the methodical tests, and the teamwork that keep communities safe.
