Raindogblue

Light Series: The Theater

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cut Against the Sky

 

 

Jargon: Playing Frogger

 

When a transient illegally crosses a freeway or dangerous highway to reach a camp on the other side. 

 

 

 

Light Series

 

 

 

 

Guest Post Prom Straight Pipe: Weird Calls

 

I’m reminded of the time I had a missing persons call. I gathered the missing husband’s information from the wife.  As protocol, I was to search the house. As the wife lead me through each room and to the bedroom, I saw gym rings attached to the ceiling over the bed... Kind of awkward...

 

 

I kept game face and continued with the search of the house.  The wife and I returned to the living room where I called the Missing Persons detective and gave him the rundown of the call.  He instructed me to get a second officer to independently search the house.

 

 

I requested a cover officer to assist.  My cover was Midnight Man.  I gave him the rundown and asked him to conduct a second search of the house per the detective.  After a bit of time, Midnight Man comes back to the living room.

 

Me - “Anything?” (as I shrug)

 

Midnight Man - (Shrugs) “The house is clear.”

 

Me - “Okay, thanks bud.”

 

 

Midnight man goes on his way and I take the missing person’s report and give the detective the pertinent information for his end.

 

I meet Midnight Man a short time later.  

 

Me - “You searched the house good?”

 

Midnight Man - “Yeah.”

 

Me - “Anything odd?”

 

 

Midnight Man hands me his phone with a photo of the bedroom with the gym rings above the bed.

 

Midnight Man did not disappoint in his antics.

 

Descending

 

The city is a hole. It draws addicts and the mentally ill and lets them disappear. Everyday, citizens call dispatch looking make a missing report on a family member last known living on the streets of the city four months to a year ago. An officer will write an informational report, decline the missing, and put out a BOLO on the person with the instruction to ask the transient to get in contact with their family.

Drugs are legal. Homelessness is encouraged. No one will force a person to leave their addiction hole.

 

 

 

 

 

Behind the Counter

 

 

On the way home, I stop at the Kwiki-Mart, the clerk is on the nod, behind the counter. I talk to him, and when he doesn't wake, give him am shake, and then another, until he shuffles to the register and zombies through my purchase. 

 

 

Precautions

 

 

Due to safety concerns, all patrol cars are being doubled up for the near future.

 

 

 

A Break From the Scrum

 

While filing out my light duty paper work, my LT told me the best part of my desk duty, is she will have a two week break from  After Actions the my name on it come across her desk. 

My wife said I should take this as a challenge. 

 

Crash

 

After a driver crashed into the side of my Vic, I will be riding a desk and writing reports.

 

 I did not fracture any ribs and Vic took the hit on the driver's side of the push bumper, but I won't be partnered up with Snake Charmer fore the new future.