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Two Memories from Conquistador

 

 

The time we got in that fight with the DV suspect in the girls apartment. Lars blindly sticking his taser in and firing and then you hitting him and ME with your asp.

The second one was when you arrested some drunk native and she kept telling you her name was flying squirl? But you didn’t believe her  you kept yelling at her to tell you her real name but that was her actual name once we ran her.

 

 

Fire and Fentanyl

 

In the Pond, last year there were 7000 ODs. The Alphabet Fire House responded a third of the those. Instead of sending an entire crew and engine, the Fire Department be sending out two member teams.

 

 

From Sergeant OS

 

My fondest memory of you at work is the Foot chase of the cross dressing, representing as female shoplifter who had alluded two younger, more fit officers. somehow you managed to run this super athlete , suspect down and then tase him right in front of the food carts.

I just remembered, looking at all the video that I had gathered with you and the other three officers. It was Trimet video so that we’ve had to figure out which view we were looking at first and then we couldn’t figure it out right because you were driving the wrong way on the one ways, downtown. And the only reason we got the video so quickly is because one of the Trimet driver said you guys drove at the train, which wasn’t true at all. You guys came nowhere near the train and I remember your response. you said you can always tell Which person is me because of the car. I’m driving. The only thing missing was the theme music from the Benny Hill show.

Now it’s the theme song for the 15th floor.

 

 

New Record

 

 

Yesterday, the pond has hit an all time records for traffic deaths. There have been 65. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why I Became an Officer

 

On Christmas Eve, after illness brought by age, John passed in sleep. Officers investigated the death and found the death to be from natural causes. A report was written. The deceased was taken to the mortuary home. Everything was by the numbers. 

But tonight, his son called dispatch trying to find out what happened to his father's keys. He has conflicting stories from the building and his father's care-taker and his is flying in tomorrow. 

We are down six.  We should be only taking priority calls, but officers are pecking away at the calls Dayshift did not have the man power to take. 

The Assist calls sits in an empty district. It a call that can hold and hold and hold.

I logon at 1615 and began shagging holding since 1038. It's juggle. While waiting for a call back on Follow-Up, I look up the Assist. The report is not in, but I take the call anyways. I feel for the son.

Stormy, and other dinosaur like me,  messages my box stating Records is transcribing the report.He's watching the call, too. 

When the report is up, I phone the son.  Dayshift wrote the report. Afternoons waited for the mortuary team. There's no sign of the keys and both officers on their weekends. 

We talk. I walk him through the wrinkles. He hasn't been in the city. so I warn him of the warts, applaud the choice hotel, tell him not to be out downtown after 2200, and recommend a restaurant close to his hotel. 

And he thanks me for my time. 

It's not enough. After the call, I take a risk, as I rotate between call backs for Follow-Ups, I break a rule. I  call Ferb on his day off and  leave a voicemail. 

He calls backs. I apologize, explain it's Christmas.

The keys and wallet went with the mortuary team. 

I call back the son. He thanks me for the time I have saved him. 

 

 

 

 

Homicides

 

Today, we hit 73 Homicides. 

We won't beat last year's record of  101, or the previous record set in 2021 of 88, but compared to most of career, it is a bad year. 

 

 

The Next Priorirty

 

A pup tagged me to cover him on body. Due to a homicide, we're on Priorities: 1-3. He's on a 4, but he's there and wading in. 

The elevator is down, so we walk up the six flights. 

It's a natural. The man died next to his bed. Discoloration had set in. Insect infestation is manifesting, and of course, no pulse.

I remind him of the basics,, point out he doesn't need to stay in the studio with the body as he waits for the M.E, and head out for the next priority. 

 

 

 

Dinged

 

My LT, called me up. I'm getting dinged. He apologized. It's stupid. It's how the department works. 

On a Use of Force form, I checked the box saying I did not issue a use of force warning, but wrote I told the woman who was biting my hands if she did not stop, I would punch her. 

I told the LT, I was ordered to write the report that way by the Sgt, since I shoved her head aside and did not punch her. 

The LT understood, but to the DOJ, I still get a ding. The Sgt gets nothing. 

 

 

Blaming My Parents.....

 

Beach Boy keeps telling me to slow down. After partnering up two days last week, he reminds we we don't have to take every call. I push, taking a call by phone as we wait for a tow on another. As soon as we clear, I am looking at the queue on the box for the next one.

When there are 30 calls holding, and you have partner, it is hard to stop. It was how I was raised.

 

 

 

In the Dark

 

I cut a man down from tree. He'd hung himself.

The body was still warm and his face

had not lost color, but he was dead. I waited in the rain

on the side of the highway until the M.E. could collect him.