Houston’s oldest rookie cop: At 54, she’s catching bad guys and making history

(ABC News) – “Officer assist. Suspects on the ground,” said the call from dispatch that came into Wendy Caldwell’s police car.

The car’s sirens went on, and Caldwell was off racing through the streets of Houston, Texas.

“He needs assistance,” Caldwell explained in an interview for the ABC News special “The Real Rookies.” “Sometimes the most difficult, dangerous part of it is actually getting to the call. So you’re going to go around, through, weave, make your way through to get there as safely as possible.”

It’s a typical day for Caldwell, who’s a rookie police officer with the Houston Police Department. It’s also a job she had 25 years ago: Caldwell, who is 54 years old, is Houston’s oldest rookie cop.

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