Overheard on the police beat
Published 1:29 pm Friday, June 17, 2011
“(Caller) says there is an unconscious male in the bathroom, door is locked. All they can hear is snoring in the bathroom.”
“She couldn’t tell if it was a DV or just juveniles being stupid with fireworks.”
Planning a tricky apprehension:
“We’ll probably wanna get a dog, ‘cause she’ll split and she’ll be fast.”
Cop 1: “Do you have my handcuffs?”
Cop 2: “No, ask Jeff.”
Cop 1: “Well we gotta scrounge some up, otherwise I can only arrest one person at a time tonight.”
Cop after a limited-consent search of a car but not the trunk:
“There’s probably meth in there as well. He didn’t want us to check in there though.”
Cop 1: “He’s dating (his ex’s) best friend, so there’s some weird family issues there.”
Cop 2: “It is north Everett, isn’t it?”
“Do we have (probable cause) or is this just a ‘What’s up?’”
Crews checking their gear before heading out:
“A real medic only needs a ballpoint pen.”
