Saturday, January 12, 2008

true crime -- small town beat

January 8: While on patrol an officer's attention was attracted to a column of smoke and the three kids running away from it. The trio was rounded up. In their haste to depart one of the boys had forgotten about the handful of fireworks sticking out of his pocket. He was taken into custody for possession of illegal fireworks and illegally discharging them within the city limits. The 14-year-old was released to his parent, sans explosives.

January 6: A person visiting a business at Semiahmoo called police to report men wearing camouflaged clothing hiding in a boat offshore, luring passersby and then attacking them with rifles. Responding officers determined that no crime was being committed. The aghast visitor was advised that ducks are in season. No crime.

January 5: Police were dispatched to a business' report of a large scary man yelling at their customers. Officers arrived and contacted the transient standing across the street. He explained that he had just been trying to pick up an employment application. Officers explained to him that his recent experience qualified him for a position as a jail inmate and offered him a ride out of the area. He declined the ride but agreed to work on his interviewing skills elsewhere.

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