The Ride-Along
Chapter 3
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Emily held her breath as she opened the door to the RMP so that she could listen to the radio. Sully had gone into the house and she couldn't hear his anymore. She heard Sully's voice on the radio requesting a supervisor and crime scene unit to the scene.
She listened as the dispatcher confirmed Sully's request and then said, "55-Charlie, confirm for the supervisor that no uniforms are injured."
Emily immediately relaxed as she heard her mother's voice over the radio as she walked out the front door of the residence and made eye contact with her.
"10-4, Central. There are civilian casualties only," Faith said, walking down the steps toward her daughter, her eyes locked on her. Faith walked around to the passenger side of the car and opened the door. Emily immediately hugged her mother as she bent down so that she was level with her.
"Hey. You okay?" Faith asked her. Emily was not able to speak yet. "That was somethin', huh?" Emily nodded.
"I was so scared," Emily finally managed to say. She watched as the paramedics pulled up on-scene followed by the additional units from the police department.
"I know. I'm sorry I couldn't get out here sooner, but I had to make sure it was safe in there first. But, I'm okay. See? I'm fine," Faith assured Emily, giving her a smile.
"Did you just shoot someone?" Emily asked her mother quietly.
Faith looked at Emily and said, "No, Emily. I did not shoot anyone. The man killed himself. He shot his wife first and then when we found him in one of the bedrooms he shot himself," she explained.
"Oh. And Bosco's okay too?" she asked just as Faith saw him walk out of front door.
"Yeah, Bosco's fine. He's right there," she said, pointing behind Emily. Emily looked behind her to see Bosco shaking hands and joking around with some members of the crime scene unit.
"How come he's smiling and joking around?" she asked, confused as to how someone could be so nonchalant about someone else dying.
"Because that's his way of dealing with it. Everyone has their own way of dealing with it. If you weren't here, I'd probably be up there talking to the others too. And, he's not laughing or joking about it. He's talking about other things. You see, most of the stuff we deal with on a daily basis is just minor stuff. You know, like lost kids and sick or hurt people, traffic accidents, business disputes, little nothing fights. This kind of stuff is rare, but the potential is always there and we never know when it's gonna pop up - like today. But, when we get called, we see everyone at their worst. There's no way to shut all of it out and there are times when it gets to us. For me it's calls involving kids and families that bother me the most. For Bosco, it's family disputes and violence against women. And that's when friends and family come into play. We count on you guys to keep us grounded," she said and Emily nodded, understanding a little better. She watched as the paramedics carried the woman out. She had IVs and oxygen and wires hooked up to her and they were moving her to the ambulance very quickly.
"Is she gonna be okay?" Emily asked her mother.
"I don't know, Em. But, it doesn't look too good. We tried to get to her, but we couldn't get through the door fast enough."
"Yeah, but you tried. And you guys all acted together. It's like you could read each other's minds," Emily said in awe.
"That's because we trust each other. We know that we all have each others' backs. It's the same way at home with your Dad and me. We know each other so well that we know just about everything that the other is thinking or feeling. Just like when I know something's bothering you," Faith said, putting it into more perspective.
"Hey Faith!" Bosco called over to her. He was standing next to the Lieu.
"I have to go tell the boss exactly what happened. I'll be back in a couple of minutes okay? You're okay, right?" Faith said, standing up.
"Yeah, Mom. Go to work. I'll wait here," Emily said.
"You know what? Why don't you come over with me. You wanted to see what the job is all about and this is part of it," Faith said, knowing that the woman was on her way to the hospital and the man had been removed by the coroner.
Emily nodded and followed her mother over to Bosco and the Lieutenant. Sully and Davis were there also.
"Officer Yokas. I need your take on what happened and then you need to go start the paperwork," the Lieutenant said.
"Well, Lieu. We rolled up to a reported domestic. We got a report of weapons in the house, so we had our weapons out. We headed up the walkway and heard yelling from inside. We knocked on the door, identified ourselves as the Police. Then we heard more yelling and then a woman screaming for us to help her because he was gonna kill her. We positioned on either side of the front door and told the woman to move away from the door. Bosco got ready to kick the door in as Sully and Davis pulled up. As they were heading up the walkway we heard a shot fired," she said, motioning toward the hole in the door. "The shot came through the door just above Bosco's head. He kicked the door and we entered the residence. Sully covered the front while Davis went around to the back to cover the rear entrance. Bosco and I searched the first floor and found the husband in the back bedroom. We tried to talk to him, but before we could say anything he shot himself. We never discharged our weapons," she finished.
The Lieutenant looked at Sully and Davis, "You got anything more to add?"
"No, Sir," replied Sully. "It was pretty much over before it started."
The Lieutenant nodded and looked at Emily. "Are you okay, young lady?"
"Yes, Sir. I stayed by the car," replied Emily.
"Okay, the crime scene guys have it from here. Good job all around. You two head in to start the paperwork. Sully and Davis, get back out there," the Lieutenant said.
"Yes, Sir," the four officers replied.
As they walked down the stairs toward their RMPs, Bosco looked over at Faith to see how Emily was doing. Faith, knowing what he was asking without having him say anything, just nodded that she was okay.
That was all Bosco needed to start harassing Emily again. "So, how's your handwriting? Because, rookies always do the paperwork," he said, and Emily chuckled.
"She's laughing, Faith. You didn't tell her?" Bosco said, and Emily looked at her mother with a worried look.
"Oh, you know I forgot to mention that part," Faith said as Emily's mouth dropped open. "But don't worry, Em. Because the forms are all computerized now, you can type it right on the form," she finished, giving Emily a wink.
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TBC...
Chapter 3
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Emily held her breath as she opened the door to the RMP so that she could listen to the radio. Sully had gone into the house and she couldn't hear his anymore. She heard Sully's voice on the radio requesting a supervisor and crime scene unit to the scene.
She listened as the dispatcher confirmed Sully's request and then said, "55-Charlie, confirm for the supervisor that no uniforms are injured."
Emily immediately relaxed as she heard her mother's voice over the radio as she walked out the front door of the residence and made eye contact with her.
"10-4, Central. There are civilian casualties only," Faith said, walking down the steps toward her daughter, her eyes locked on her. Faith walked around to the passenger side of the car and opened the door. Emily immediately hugged her mother as she bent down so that she was level with her.
"Hey. You okay?" Faith asked her. Emily was not able to speak yet. "That was somethin', huh?" Emily nodded.
"I was so scared," Emily finally managed to say. She watched as the paramedics pulled up on-scene followed by the additional units from the police department.
"I know. I'm sorry I couldn't get out here sooner, but I had to make sure it was safe in there first. But, I'm okay. See? I'm fine," Faith assured Emily, giving her a smile.
"Did you just shoot someone?" Emily asked her mother quietly.
Faith looked at Emily and said, "No, Emily. I did not shoot anyone. The man killed himself. He shot his wife first and then when we found him in one of the bedrooms he shot himself," she explained.
"Oh. And Bosco's okay too?" she asked just as Faith saw him walk out of front door.
"Yeah, Bosco's fine. He's right there," she said, pointing behind Emily. Emily looked behind her to see Bosco shaking hands and joking around with some members of the crime scene unit.
"How come he's smiling and joking around?" she asked, confused as to how someone could be so nonchalant about someone else dying.
"Because that's his way of dealing with it. Everyone has their own way of dealing with it. If you weren't here, I'd probably be up there talking to the others too. And, he's not laughing or joking about it. He's talking about other things. You see, most of the stuff we deal with on a daily basis is just minor stuff. You know, like lost kids and sick or hurt people, traffic accidents, business disputes, little nothing fights. This kind of stuff is rare, but the potential is always there and we never know when it's gonna pop up - like today. But, when we get called, we see everyone at their worst. There's no way to shut all of it out and there are times when it gets to us. For me it's calls involving kids and families that bother me the most. For Bosco, it's family disputes and violence against women. And that's when friends and family come into play. We count on you guys to keep us grounded," she said and Emily nodded, understanding a little better. She watched as the paramedics carried the woman out. She had IVs and oxygen and wires hooked up to her and they were moving her to the ambulance very quickly.
"Is she gonna be okay?" Emily asked her mother.
"I don't know, Em. But, it doesn't look too good. We tried to get to her, but we couldn't get through the door fast enough."
"Yeah, but you tried. And you guys all acted together. It's like you could read each other's minds," Emily said in awe.
"That's because we trust each other. We know that we all have each others' backs. It's the same way at home with your Dad and me. We know each other so well that we know just about everything that the other is thinking or feeling. Just like when I know something's bothering you," Faith said, putting it into more perspective.
"Hey Faith!" Bosco called over to her. He was standing next to the Lieu.
"I have to go tell the boss exactly what happened. I'll be back in a couple of minutes okay? You're okay, right?" Faith said, standing up.
"Yeah, Mom. Go to work. I'll wait here," Emily said.
"You know what? Why don't you come over with me. You wanted to see what the job is all about and this is part of it," Faith said, knowing that the woman was on her way to the hospital and the man had been removed by the coroner.
Emily nodded and followed her mother over to Bosco and the Lieutenant. Sully and Davis were there also.
"Officer Yokas. I need your take on what happened and then you need to go start the paperwork," the Lieutenant said.
"Well, Lieu. We rolled up to a reported domestic. We got a report of weapons in the house, so we had our weapons out. We headed up the walkway and heard yelling from inside. We knocked on the door, identified ourselves as the Police. Then we heard more yelling and then a woman screaming for us to help her because he was gonna kill her. We positioned on either side of the front door and told the woman to move away from the door. Bosco got ready to kick the door in as Sully and Davis pulled up. As they were heading up the walkway we heard a shot fired," she said, motioning toward the hole in the door. "The shot came through the door just above Bosco's head. He kicked the door and we entered the residence. Sully covered the front while Davis went around to the back to cover the rear entrance. Bosco and I searched the first floor and found the husband in the back bedroom. We tried to talk to him, but before we could say anything he shot himself. We never discharged our weapons," she finished.
The Lieutenant looked at Sully and Davis, "You got anything more to add?"
"No, Sir," replied Sully. "It was pretty much over before it started."
The Lieutenant nodded and looked at Emily. "Are you okay, young lady?"
"Yes, Sir. I stayed by the car," replied Emily.
"Okay, the crime scene guys have it from here. Good job all around. You two head in to start the paperwork. Sully and Davis, get back out there," the Lieutenant said.
"Yes, Sir," the four officers replied.
As they walked down the stairs toward their RMPs, Bosco looked over at Faith to see how Emily was doing. Faith, knowing what he was asking without having him say anything, just nodded that she was okay.
That was all Bosco needed to start harassing Emily again. "So, how's your handwriting? Because, rookies always do the paperwork," he said, and Emily chuckled.
"She's laughing, Faith. You didn't tell her?" Bosco said, and Emily looked at her mother with a worried look.
"Oh, you know I forgot to mention that part," Faith said as Emily's mouth dropped open. "But don't worry, Em. Because the forms are all computerized now, you can type it right on the form," she finished, giving Emily a wink.
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TBC...