“Roger, Delta 25.
What’s the situation?”
“It looks like an 11-81.
Nothing too serious. The vehicle
collided with a snow drift and got upsot.”
“Come again, Delta 25.
Did you say ‘upsot’?”
“That’s correct dispatch.”
“Do you need an ambulance?”
“It doesn’t appear so.
The passenger, one Fannie Bright, reports minor injuries. The driver appears unhurt. I suspect intoxication is the cause.”
“Did you administer a field sobriety test?”
“No, but witnesses report the vehicle was moving at a high
rate of speed. Several described it as
‘dashing’. They also report the driver
as laughing the entire time.”
“Roger, Delta 25.
What’s your recommendation?”
“I’m going to bring the driver in. The passenger will need a taxi. Also, we may want animal services to look at
the horse. It seems a bit thin to
me. Possible abuse and mistreatment.”
“I’m sorry. Did you
say, horse?”
“Roger, dispatch.”
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“911. Please state
your emergency.”
“There are people here trying to rob me.”
“Ma’am, are there intruders in your house right now?”
“No, not in my house.
They are on my front lawn.”
“How many people is it?”
“About eight.”
“You say these people tried to rob you?”
“Yes. They keep
yelling at me and demanding that I give them things.”
“What sorts of things are they demanding?”
“Food mostly.
Something made with figs, I think.”
“Did you tell them to leave?”
“Yes, several times.
But they insist they won’t leave until I get them what they want.”
“Okay, ma’am. Sit
tight. An officer will be with you
shortly.”
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“Unit 5, this is Walter.
I’m at the intersection of fourth and main. Are you in the area?”
“Roger that, Walter.
I’m a few blocks away on the square.
How can I help you?”
“I’m going to need help apprehending a suspect and a vehicle
to transport him once he’s in custody.”
“Are we gonna need additional back-up?”
“I don’t think so. So
far he seems harmless. Mostly just
disturbing the peace and public indecency.
Also jaywalking.”
“Jaywalking?”
“Roger. I’m actually
on traffic detail. This character came
running through here like he’s got a death wish. I hollered for him to stop, but he ignored me
and ran into traffic. He’s lucky he
didn’t get hit.”
“Can’t you just ticket him and send him on his way?”
“Don’t forget about the public indecency. He’s actually naked.”
“Did you say naked?
As in no clothing?”
“I guess he’s not technically 100% naked. He’s wearing what looks like an old top
hat. Also, though it isn’t actually clothing,
he’s carrying a broom stick.”
“Did you try to apprehend him?”
“Yes. He’s rather
fast. He keeps slipping by me yelling,
‘catch me if you can’.”
“Okay, I’m in route.
Just out of curiosity, what color is this guy?”
“Oh, he’s white. Real
pale. I think he probably avoids the
sun.”
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"Hi. I’m Officer
Brynner. How can I help you?"
"I need to get a restraining order. Is this where I do that?"
"Yes, Ma’am. Sit here
and let me get some information from you.
What’s the name of the person you need to get the restraining order
against?"
"Honestly, I’m not sure.
He goes by Nick, but he seems to go by a lot of different names. I think Nick is short for Nicholas but he’s
not from around here. It might actually
be Niklaus or something like that."
"That’s all you have?
No last name?"
"Sorry."
"Niklaus, sounds Russian or Slavic. Is that where he’s from?"
"I don’t know. He
doesn’t look like a foreigner. But I
think I remember someone saying something about him coming from somewhere up
north."
"That’s not really a lot to go on. But we’ll come back to that later. Let’s focus on why you need the restraining
order. What’s happened?"
"Well, honestly he’s been stalking me."
"That’s pretty serious.
Tell me some of the details."
"He says that he’s watching me all the time. When I’m sleeping. When I’m awake. Frankly, it’s kind of creepy."
"Is he in your house?
Or are there cameras?"
"I don’t think he’s in my house. Though he does seem to be able to get into
and out of places with ease. Doesn’t
matter if the doors are locked or not. I
don’t know how he does it. Maybe it’s
magic."
"So you’re saying he’s some kind of burglar? Has he threatened you?"
"Not directly. He
keeps saying he’s judging me. If I don’t
live up to his standards there’s going to be consequences."
"How long has this been going on?"
"Oh for years. Since I
was a kid."
"For years!? Why have you waited so long to come forward?"
"I was afraid. He’s
warned me in the past about complaining or crying out. If I do he’ll come back to town."
"So he’s not in town now?
Do you know where we can locate this man?"
"No. But I do know
that he’s coming back to town sometime in the early winter."
"If you can’t give us a name, perhaps you can give us a
physical description or work with a sketch artist."
"Actually, I’ve never seen him."
"Ma’am, I don’t mean to sound insensitive, but are you sure
this person is real?"
"Oh definitely, my parents told me he was."
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“Unit 12, this is Central.
Do you copy? Over.”
. . .
“Unit 12, are you there? Over.”
. . .
“Unit 12?”
“This is Unit 12.
Sorry, it’s hard to hear over all the noise here.
“Are you at the site of the Motel 6 disturbance?”
“I am at the location, but it’s not actually at the Motel 6. It’s located by the barn behind it.”
“Roger that. What’s
your status. How can we help you?”
“There’s quite a crowd gathered. I’m going to need back up.”
“Additional units will be dispatched. Do you need a paddy wagon?”
“I’m not sure at this point.
There are quite a few people here, but it’s relatively peaceful. Mostly I need help just sorting out what’s
going on.”
“Roger that Unit 12.
How big of a crowd are we talking?”
“I’d guess it to be over 200.”
“Come again. Did you
say over 200?”
“That’s right. Of
course that’s not counting all of the animals.”
“How many animals? Do you need animal control?”
“Quite a few actually.
Though I think most of the sheep came with the shepherds.”
“Unit 12 are you saying that in addition to a flock of sheep
there are more animals?”
“Central, that’s correct. There are some goats. Some horses.
A couple cows in the barn. I
haven’t counted them, but I can hear them lowing. There are some donkeys, including one with
unusually long ears. There’s quite a few
smaller things as well: some mice, some birds up in the rafters . . . an owl I
think, a badger, rabbits, other field animals, a few cats and dogs and the like,
maybe even a fox. And there are also the
camels.”
“Was that camels?”
“Yes, I think they were brought here by the three foreign guys.”
“Foreign guys? Do you
need a translator?”
“Probably, but I don’t know what language they speak. They seem to have come from far away and
based on the gold and spices they are carrying they seem rather wealthy. Also, I don’t know why, but I’d characterize
them as wise.”
“Six shepherds and three foreign men are quite a long way
from over 200.”
“There’s also the little girl with the rose and the little
boy playing the drums.”
“It’s the middle of the night, are their parents there, Unit
12?”
“I don’t think so. We
probably need child services as well.
Also an ambulance.”
“Is one of the children hurt?”
“No, there’s a newborn that needs to be taken in and checked
out.”
“An unattended newborn?”
“Sorry, no the mother is here. We’ll need a bus for her as well. Based upon the conversation and what I saw in
the straw, I think she just gave birth.
It’s a bit of a mess in there. So, a hazardous materials clean up team
isn’t out of the question. There’s also an adult male. But there seems to be some confusion over
whether or not he’s the father. ”
“I make that a total of 15 people. Who else is there?”
“Well, there are a whole lot of other people singing.”
“Come again, Unit 12. How many?”
“I’m not sure. Lot’s. I’d call it a host really. They’re hard to count. As I said they are all singing and milling about. It almost looks like they’re flying at
times. I think they’re excited about the
baby. Also there may be an aerial unit
in the area already. Anyway, something
is in the sky shining a spotlight on us.
It’s adding to the confusion. Honestly
I’m not sure but I think I saw three ships, a submarine and a baseball team as
well.”
“Unit 12, you understand there are no harbors in the city?”
“Yeah. Okay. I must be mistaken on that one.
“Okay Unit 12.
Dispatching to your location: additional units for crowd control, animal
control, child services, a translator and a protocol officer for the foreign
dignitaries, an ambulance for newborn and mother, a hazardous materials cleanup
team and just to be safe the fire department, a paddy wagon and a field psychiatrist
too. Will that cover it?”
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