The Stakeout

The Stakeout

When I came to work for third shift the sergeant told Dale and me to report to the Shift Commander, Captain Gibbons, in his office right after lineup.

We always held Lineup before starting each shift in the Patrol Division.  This was when we learned about anything of interest that had occurred on the previous shift and what to be on the lookout for during our shift.  The first thing we did in line up was of course to line up at attention. I was good at this since I did go to military school so I could graduate from school. The Sergeant would then inspect us to be sure our brass was polished and we had our badge and gun. Sometimes he would make us open the cylinder on our revolvers to be sure they were clean and loaded. Amazing as it sounds; every now and then someone would have forgotten to load their revolver or their bullets had turned green.

The most entertaining lineup I was ever privileged to participate in was when Trevor and Mary told the Sergeant that they wanted to make an announcement to the entire squad. Trevor and Mary were partners in the same squad car. Mary was one of the first female police officers ever hired by the department. Women were just starting to come out in the world and do jobs mostly performed by men. Things were very different back then. She and Trevor had been riding together for about six months now. She was very hot, especially in her uniform. There were two types of new women police officers. One type was scared to death, so they acted all tough and mean. The other type was not scared at all and did a very good job. Just as good as any man could do. Mary was like the first ones I mentioned. “Damn, she looked good in that uniform”. Trevor and Mary stood up in front of the squad and held hands as they announced that they were divorcing their spouses and going to marry each other. After the initial shock of the announcement, I thought that they had to be the dumbest two people in the entire police department...

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