Raindogblue

In the Alley

 

After hitting another fentanyl OD, with 2 doses of 4 mg nasal narcan, the one of the responding fire medical crew said, "You are the most live savingest officer in the department."

I looked at him and said, "Nah."

But he's responded to too many calls in Overdose Alley. He wipes away my deflection. And says, "No, I am serious."

 

 

 

Cocoons

 

The ME said, "I loves cocoons. When there are enough in the body, and you move the deceased, it sounds like a rain stick. "

 

 

Impression

 

 

On a Death call, between the generations of dead flies

and the thousands of cocoons, the air conditioning

set on high, the decomposition of the corpse, and two

calendars set to August, the subject of the investigation

died three and a half months ago, and was not found until today. 

 

 

 

 

Call of the Night

 

In the freeway, leaving downtown, a woman dropped her phone in the fast lane while driving. She called dispatch asking for an officer to stop traffic during rush hour to retrieve it. 

 

 

And No One Died

 

 

In the box of A to B Street, 3rd Ave to 4th, there were 3 fentanyl ODs in less than 2 hours. 

 

 

A Talisman

 

WIth Able and Crom on a POH, I ask the hold,

Do you have any weapons, or anything sharp like a knife or a needle?

 

The Hold says, "Left pocket."

 

Crom says, "What is it?"

 

The Hold says, "My pee."

 

Crom removes a vial of urine from the man's pocket. 

 

The Hold says, "I keep it as a lucky talisman."

 

 

 

In A Room I Would Not Let The Chaplain In

 

On the Eighth Floor of a no-barrier housing project,

in a room where every spare space was filled

with rotting garbage, and the bed, chair and floor

were crusted in layers of human shit,

 I had leave the room as the M.E. inspected

the deceased , not because of the smell,

but for the flies assaulting  my eyes

and flying up my nose. 

 

 

 

 

First and Derision

 

I pinch a mope on a robbery charge

He says, "Why you arrestin' me?"

That coat you are wearing is stolen. Punching somebody to retain stolen property makes it a robbery.

Mope replied, "She was a stupid bitch!"

 

 

Dead Dog

 

A man brought his two day old dead dog into the precinct.

He had already been to the precinct earlier in the day, but County Mental Health declined to put a hold on him. 

 

Sir, why did you bring your dead dog into the precinct?

 

"Well, do you know this app: Hornswaggle?"

 

No.

 

"Well, it is allowing people to gang stalk me."

 

So, why did you bring in your dead dog?

 

"Well, do you know this app: Hornswaggle?"

 

No.  What does it have to do with your dead dog?

 

"Well, I believe my dog has been poisoned. It has all of this lesions and I think my dog has been poisoned."

 

Sir, we don't do that here. You need to take your dog to a vet and have them send the animal to State for testing. You have to pay for it.

 

"Okay, but do you know this app..."

 

Sir, you need to remove your dog from the precinct, now.

 

 

A Request

 

 

My robbery pinch, nearly spilling out of her top, asked Snake Charmer, "Ma'am, will you please fix my tits?"

 

Compassionate, Snake Charmer obliged, as I looked away.