How it might have happened …
The big burrly desk sergeant sat down behind his big desk which towered over anyone in front of it. He reviewed the police blotter from the night before. He knew the dungeon below, where the culprits were in a holding cell, could hear if they listened. He hoped they could shed some light on the night’s happenings in a bid to help themselves. He said, “Well then? What? Who?”
He knew that crime involved targeting, victimizing, harassment, collecting sympathy and lead to examples of white collar crime such as ponzi scams controlled by organized crime. Who but the desperate, destitute, diabetic, disorderly, disabled or drunk did the crime without caring about the time? He suspected that the same organized crime operated in the prison system producing criminal rounders. He recognized names from previous convictions. He made note of the non-violent crimes first.
The first street crime involved time theft and damages by desperate persons.
- A female knocked on the hotel door to confirm the room and length of stay. She returned on the said last day to ask questions regarding the person’s stay. The hotel-motel check-out time was usually set at 11:00 am. He was asked to leave the door open for part-time janitorial staff. The time remaining (one hour) allowed for an hourly rent to a local prostitute. The discovered damage to the room was charged to the
tenant when the room was officially cleaned later.
The second night case file involved assault and robbery by someone disabled and desperate.
- A legally blind person with a dog assaulted (kidney punch) another pedestrian on a walk-by (he did say “look out”). An enterprising fellow was following and became a good Samaritan to the victim. This fellow patted down the victim while helping him up, He then chased the blind dog and signaled another fellow the location of the victim’s wallet. The third fellow picked the victim’s pocket and gave chase to the blind dog.”
The third night case involved grand auto theft by a street gang desperate.
- A stolen auto was heisted from a parking lot. The first thief identified the vehicle for the grab on a walk-by, the second thief broke the auto window on a walk-by, the third thief hot-wired the engine & disabled the security system and left the scene, the first thief returned & picked up the other two making their getaway.
The fouth night case involved robbery by a drunk and disorderly team.
- A bar buddy targeted a bar patron. Another buddy picked them up drunk. The victim’s residence was victimized and ransacked.
The fifth night case involved threatening assault by a desperate disabled person.
- A so-called legally blind person with a dog used the dog to acquire certain needs from a victim under duress – submission obtained with intimidation of dog assault and threats. Someone kicked the dog.
The sixth night case involved assault and robbery by someone desperate, destitute and disabled.
- A rooming house victim was walking up the stairs. He was knocked down by a legally blind person with a dog in a hurry up the stairs. A second person ‘patted him down’ thinking him unconscious from the hard hit. The same man pointed an accusing finger at the blind man with a dog that proceeded them both when questioned. The second man (pick-pocket) called the police before the victim had a chance to report the crimes. Everybody should end up in court on a summons.
The seventh night case involved a street crime of robbery by desperate persons.
- A hooker in a hotel enticed her victim to a room. She stopped at a strange door to allow ‘snookie’ with her back to the wall. The hooker picked the pocket of the victim. The hooker handed off the wallet to a passing accomplice. The accomplice (pimp) rifled the wallet. The accomplice dropped the wallet. The hooker returned the wallet for a reward. The victim checked the contents and found no money. The sexworker made her exit with the loser in wonder.
The eighth night street crime involved a break and enter by a desperate gang.
- The gang started up a game of street hockey acting as look-outs while other gang members broke into a nearby residence.
The usual suspects were rounded up after crime mapping known associations. The big burrly desk sergeant returned to the basketball game after clearing the dugeon. Those that did not help in determining the nightly culprits were left to “better the devil we know”.
Then there’s the hotel room in use when the patron leaves the door open “for early cleaning”. It gets taken over for pics, sex or mayhem holding the registered client for damages – before the cleaning lady arrives.
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