Harold StockHerd Well/Career

Harold started his policing career in the Village of Sandford, where he was a Sergeant of the Firearms unit. Until Sergeant Commander Davids of the Sandford PD recommended Harold to Department of Public Safety Director Bob Smith to assist in the reconstruction of San Andres and take a position in the Los Santos Sheriff's Department. Harold believes he was "recommended" to help the city because the Sergeant Commander Davids's brother finished academy and they wanted to give him the rank of Sergeant. Though Harold didn't want to leave Sandford he takes his job in LSSD very serious and prides himself on being the departments first FTO. 
On December 17th, Harold was having a conversation with Sheriff Woods and Kyle Pred about tasers and various guns supplied to them. During the conversation, Harold mentioned the sheriff's dead deputies that had dead in the fallout. As a result of this conversation, Sheriff Wood became very agitated and began to sweat, he fainted and fell down towards Harold. The two of them tumbled down the nearby stair case, as they went down, Sheriff Woods' gun discarded multiple times. The sheriff suffered a heart attack and Harold was shot, fortunately, both survived. When Harold attempted to return to duty, he was advised to take three days off to recover.
When Harold returned to work he heard that the Sheriff was alive and on indefinite suspension to possibly be fired, this made him think that he could help the department by taking over the LSSD in the sheriff's absence, much like Tim Allen in the Santa Claus movies. Harold began his path to becoming sheriff by informing all the law enforcement officers that he was running for sheriff, beginning his massive investigation of the bunkers and writing a letter to Director Bob.When he sent the letter he also copied the whole police department. Director Bob read the letter and responded with what Harold interpreted as a positive “Oh God.” A few days later, Harold, Sergeant Gallagah and Director Bob met to discuss Harold’s ideas for becoming sheriff. Bob told Harold that he needed to show greater effort in the police department and that he wanted to be promoted to a higher rank because he had not even interviewed for SGT and had not finished his reports. For the next two weeks, Harold spent most of his time at Grapeseed, enjoying the fresh farmlands and peaceful policing, and he also got several other county sheriffs on board with his idea of becoming sheriff. Unfortunately, Sheriff Woods had not been fired, and there was no sign of a vote on who would replace him coming up. On the 1st of January, Harold had his beloved crop-duster, Patricia, flown in to Grapeseed to aid him in his major bunker investigation, allowing him to fly above the island to spot the bunkers. He set up an office out of Grapeseed Airstrip and gradually changed his idea of taking over the sheriff's job at LSSD to creating a branch of the department in Grapeseed. On January 4th, Harold was granted FTS and wrote another letter to Director Bob about establishing Grapeseed as a branch of the LSSD. He went to send it to Deputy Bloom and ended up accidentally sending it to everyone in the police department.Many people in LSSD were overjoyed at the prospect of Harold forming a new department, a few went over to check out his office and wanted to join the department if it got started. On January 8th, Sheriff Woods called Harold and asked him to come to LSSD right away. Harold arrived a little nervous, wondering if Sheriff Woods had heard rumors that he was trying to take over the sheriff’s job. He explained his reasons for wanting to be sheriff, but also that he had decided to form his own LSSD branch with a couple of others out in Grapeseed. When Sheriff Woods heard all of this, he called Director Bob and said that he was going to fire Harold. Harold and Sheriff Woods drove up to Grapeseed to show off the office and a surprise, the surprise was his crop-duster Patricia. While they waited for Director Bob to show up Harold took Sheriff Woods up in the plane give him a tour of Grapeseed.
When they landed, Director Bob convened with Sheriff Woods and Harold to discuss his attempt to take over as sheriff and the undermining actions that made them decide he needed to be fired. Harold expressed his dismay, emphasizing that he had diligently kept up with his reports and was actively investigating various incidents in Grapeseed, including a murder and the bunkers. During the conversation, the topic of Sheriff Woods' deceased deputies resurfaced, resulting in Harold being double fired and being asked to surrender his gun and badge. Perplexed, Harold inquired about the reasons behind this decision and explained how he had ceased his undermining behaviors, then he further revealed that he had been residing at the Grapeseed Airstrip and clarified his ideas on the new department in Grapeseed. Following his explanations, the Sheriff and Director engaged in a lengthy discussion regarding the appropriate course of action concerning Harold and the department. Ultimately, they concluded that promoting Harold to the rank of Sergeant and assigning him the responsibility of establishing a new department in Grapeseed under the LSSD umbrella, namely the Grapeseed Sheriffs Department, would be the most suitable resolution.
On March 28th, Harold had two important conversations - one with Dr. Nycole Green and the other with Deputy Tobias Mayfield. Both discussions highlighted why Harold should be promoted to the rank of Captain in the Grapeseed Sheriffs Department. After these conversations, Harold felt it was time for a promotion. With encouragement from Mayfield, Harold decided to write his third letter to Bob explaining why he deserved the promotion.Harold asked Riley to proofread the letter, but accidentally sent it to the entire police department. Despite his efforts to delete the message, Harold accidentally sent a selfie instead.After reading the letter, Lou phoned Harold to discuss the situation, Lou stated "Harold this is really bad". A few minutes later, Sheriff Woods replied with an angry selfie, that said "this ain’t the place Harold, you’re fired."Both Harold and Lou were very upset upon reading that, Harold began to weep, ended the call, and ran to the hangar to change out of uniform and clocked out. Riley begged him to stay, but Harold took off in his plane, unsure of his destination, only certain that he was no longer the Grapeseed Lieutenant or a sheriff's deputy. Harold flew around the city in tears, despite many PD members trying to reach him, he didn't respond to any messages or calls. However, he did answer a call from his son Paul. Harold explained the situation, and Paul offered him an accounting job. This caused a disagreement between them, as they never saw eye to eye on Paul's career choice. After a heated argument on the phone, Harold decided to live off the grid; he flew to Sandy to purchase a yard shovel, a fishing rod, and a cardboard box.Then, he headed to Paleto, got a small right arm Pencil tattoo on his right arm and he also bought a hunting rifle with ammo, a knife, and a hatchet. He also bought some new clothing, a leather jacket and bucket hat.
As the PD meeting started in grapeseed, Harold flew through the air and story of his termination spread across the city. To worsen his already bad feelings, Harold got a notification on his phone about a new law called the "AROLD Act." This legislation specifically addresses regulations related to fish, game, and agriculture, which Harold had been looking forward to in hopes of enhancing law enforcement in Grapeseed. Saddened by this alert Harold chose to respond to a few messages and have conversations with some deputies to listen to their thoughts. Many deputies, officers, and civilians who supported him were saddened by the news of his firing. Riley and Ferraro considered resigning, Merv wanted to kill the sheriff, Moose proposed overthrowing the sheriff and bringing back Harold, Kate sent texts, and Judge Montag called to offer words of encouragement for Harold to fight back.
Harold took action after speaking with Moose, Kate, and Montag. He decided to make a statement by chaining himself to the fridge at the Grapeseed station, as he did word spread on Twinsta about a possible protest at city hall in support of Harold. Many people started to gather in the station, like Jarthur, Tony, Judge Lambda, and Judge Schwinghammer, to show concern, offer help, and discuss their ideas. Oddly, a FiB cadet named Bucky also arrived to recruit Harold, but Harold and others told him to leave. Harold had originally planned to stay at the station until he was either rehired or arrested. However, after some time, he realized that he had to find Sheriff Woods and present his case, so he left to find the sheriff.
Later that night Connie and Lou contacted Bob to discuss Harold's termination, after a spiral of conversations the two lieutenants quit in solidarity. The civilians also initiated petitions to present to Bob and Jerry regarding the absence of Harold and the other Lieutenants.
The next day, Harold made his way to the fields to grow potatoes. As he worked, a variety of people came to visit, such as civilians, police officers on duty, and Connie and Lou. They all dedicated some time from their day to assist with farming and enjoy the company of Harold. They also had a few run ins with the Grapeseed bear boar, that peed and tore up a few of the crops, as well as attacked Harold, Merv and some local farmers.  Later in the day Governor Jerry stopped by to see how Harold was and tell the lieutenants about the on goings in the PD. After a long conversation, Jerry told them about the Monday Pizza Party and offered to purchase any vegetables or meat available for the occasion. Jerry also let Harold know that he wasn't fired and that "Mr. Google" autocorrected the message Sheriff Wood's sent, but Harold decided he would go on an LOA until the lieutenants get their jobs back. After Jerry left, Connie, Lou, and Harold decided to work together to farm and hunt more, planning to make Jerry pay twice the amount to contribute to the PD budget, even if they couldn't keep their jobs. Connie and Harold continued to farm until the Shift 2 meeting where they let the PD know what was going on and that they will still be around if anyone needs them. 
On Saturday March 30th, Harold carried on with farming alongside his friends. Later, he got a call from Sheriff Woods, who was furious upon learning that Harold believed he had fired him. This misunderstanding arose when Mr. Google Auto corrected Harold's sentence from "You're Tired" to "You're Fired." Harold made it clear that he had already been fired two times in the past, so he believed it was possible to be let go once more. Harold shared the chain reaction that occurred when he got fired by mistake, emphasizing the importance of discussing it with Bob to resolve the situation. Additionally, Harold informed Sheriff Woods about the bunkers and FiB. Following that, Harold carried on with his farming duties and supported the Grapeseed farmers in creating a space for them to unwind after a long day of work. before bed he twinsta'd out the flyers for the upcoming Grapeseed Farmers market.
The following day, Harold, who was still on LOA, got ready for the Bi-weekly Grapeseed Farmers market. He organized the Easter egg hunt, which went well with help from Connie. Afterward, Riley accompanied Harold to the city so he could retrieve his RV and return to Grapeseed. There, he planned to spend the day farming and enjoying the company of his friends. Right before bed Connie and Harold discussed the plans to sell Jerry the vegetables and meat they gathered, and they also mentioned meeting with the Sheriff and Bob on Monday to discuss getting their jobs back.
That Monday morning Harold caught Ron up on the weekend mishaps and where they are on getting the Lieutenants back to PD, and slowly everyone gathered for the shift 1 meeting. There, Harold, Connie and Lou explained how much the vegetable would cost Jerry, which he fought saying he didn't agree to pay $10 per vegetable. After a bit of haggling and gaslighting Connie convinced Jerry to agree to $10 per the first 3,000 vegetables with the meat included and the remaining vegetables for $8 per, in the end Jerry pay them an even $50K. After the shift 1 meeting Connie, Lou and Harold met with the Sheriff Woods and Director Bob to talk about their jobs. Bob explained that, as far as he knows, Harold was never actually fired, so he is still a Lieutenant. He then went on to speak with Connie and Lou about why they quit. Connie explained the mix-up about the budget and that she quit in hopes that Bob to grasp the significance of the Lieutenants and acknowledge that Harold and Lou should be brought back. Additionally, Lou and her were disappointed when they were advised not to spend the entire $0 budget all at once. Lou mentioned several times that Bob appeared to ignore his suggestions about rehiring Harold and accused Lou of not doing his job properly. Bob told Lou that he was letting his emotions cloud his judgment, shouldn't require constant validation, and that he was disappointed with him abandoning the LSPD when they needed him. After much discussion between Bob and Lou, Bob ultimately concluded that Lou should return as a sergeant. Harold and Connie both explained why Bob should reconsider this and advised Lou to contact Assistant Chief Hopkins in hopes he would be on Lou's side. Hopkins arrived and informed Lou that he was an excellent Lieutenant and should return as a sergeant to prove himself to Bob. The meeting concluded with Harold and Connie being reinstated as Lieutenants, while Lou was demoted to Sergeant.Harold wrote a letter to the PD to let everyone know of his return, read it out loud to Connie to approve and before sending it to her to proof read, Harold sent it to the entire PD.