Ride-along lets this reporter be ‘cop’ for a night

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a trash man.
I think the idea of riding on the back of a truck is what appealed to me the most.
Talk about setting your sights high, huh?
Not that there’s anything wrong with being a trash man, mind you. But many kids dream of being something more glamorous — an astronaut, a fireman or a policeman.
There was the time, when I was in…