Chapter 106 Gold Content
This time when the patrol was resumed, while York was patrolling along the prescribed route, a new police report finally came.
The dispatch center's passionate voice, which had never changed, rang out.
"10-A-11, Registration No. 10-21/10-31 (Burglary), 39 East 687th Street, Apartment 304, Waltz, the caller stated that someone was trying to break into his home and he chased them away.
Note that the person who called the police had called the police four times in one month, saying that someone was harassing him and disturbing his rest. "
York and Gino looked at each other, picked up the intercom, pressed the relevant button and said calmly: "10-A-11, received, going to investigate."
Putting down the walkie-talkie, Yorks slightly pressed the accelerator, drove towards the destination, and said to Kino.
"This is probably just a normal task. The fact that the police were called four times shows that this matter is quite difficult to handle and resolve."
Kino nodded. Compared with the time he just started working, this time he felt more relaxed.
After experiencing more intense events, his tolerance and critical value actually increased in disguise.
39 East 687th Street, Waltz.
An Explorer patrol car was parked on the street opposite an apartment building.
York's voice sounded: "10-A-11, Code 6 (Leave the car to investigate)"
Dispatch Center: “Received.”
Looking at the surrounding environment, Kino felt a sense of familiarity, because this place was full of familiar apartment buildings, which were obviously different from the residential areas he had visited before.
"Let's go up and see what's going on." After saying this to Kino, York unbuckled his seat belt, took the things he needed, opened the door and got out of the car.
Kino nodded and followed.
What the two could find was that it was almost midnight and there were some young people outside an apartment building that looked like it was managed by a certain company, and they didn't know what they were doing.
Their main behaviors are street style, shouting and yelling, as if they don't care what time it is.
When these young people saw them coming, they were obviously surprised.
"Hey, the police are here?" one of them said arrogantly.
This is a boy who looks very young. All the hair on his head has been shaved off, and he looks very arrogant overall.
"Officer, what's the matter with you here?"
Kino subconsciously looked at York.
York said calmly: "Did you call the police?"
This group of people are essentially the same as the street thugs in China. Most of them are rebellious and school-weary kids who drop out of school.
The age of being wet behind the ears is full of edge and vigor, and I am fearless and think I am the greatest.
The young people looked at each other, took a closer look at York's extremely oppressive figure and eyes, and then spread their hands and said:
"No."
"Then it has nothing to do with you. Go home early, or someone will call the police for disturbing the public, and I will have to put you in jail for a few days."
After warning this group of young people who looked indifferent, Yorks wanted to ignore them and continue walking towards the apartment building with Kino, but then he remembered something and looked at them.
"How old are you?"
"14 years old, officer." The young man who had just spoken answered in a loud voice.
Well, I thought they were adults, but they turned out to be minors. I can only say that these people grew up a little too fast and almost affected his judgment.
York paused and pointed at him: "What did I say just now?"
"Oh, yes, sorry, I didn't mean it." The young man shrugged, looking indifferent.
The four boys and two girls surrounding him immediately laughed.
York immediately turned around and walked towards them. His sturdy figure made the young men alert.
"Officer, I don't think I've broken any law?" The young man who spoke again said with his hands spread out.
"What's your name?" York stood in front of them and frowned at the young man who spoke.
The invisible aura from him made these young people unconsciously restrain their arrogance, but it was obvious that they did not look afraid.
"Zelos."
York nodded and said, "Very good, Zelos. Since you are not yet an adult and are disturbing others' rest here, I have the responsibility to tell your guardian.
so! Give me your guardian’s phone number! ”
York said in a deep voice, pointing at the young people around Zelos who were beginning to panic:
"I think you are also minors. Very good. You also need to tell me your identity and the phone number of your guardian."
At this point, York shouted, and his tone let everyone know that he was really not joking, and even the consequences of resistance would be serious:
"Stand still for me!"
Yorks asked the parents of these minors to pick them up and continued to take Kino to the scene of the incident.
The apartment building here is of another type. There is no access control outside and no lock on the main door. The only security is the door of the house.
There are more small things you will encounter than in an apartment building with a gated entrance, and security is also greatly challenged. Of course, the rent is also quite cheap. It can only be said that there are disadvantages as well as advantages.
It’s just that this apartment building is visibly dirty and there are some strange patterns painted on the walls.
What York could foresee was that the security situation here began to deteriorate because of some changes in certain factors.
When you go to the third floor, the patterns become more obvious. The person who painted them is truly lawless.
"Sir, isn't there anyone taking care of these things?" Kino asked after taking a look at the patterns and scribbled handwriting on the wall.
York walked towards the third floor and looked at Kino.
"If you have a plan, I support you."
Keno was suddenly at a loss for words.
"Since we are talking about this, let me tell you one more thing. One of the important rules for patrol officers is to stay out of things that are irrelevant to you.
You are just a law enforcement officer who upholds the law, you are not in charge of everything.”
Yorks walked up and said calmly: “If this really affects others, there will naturally be relevant personnel to deal with it.
Don't worry, they will suffer the consequences if they continue like this."
Kino said, "Okay, I understand, sir."
York retracted his gaze and continued walking up to the third floor, where he came to room 304 of the residential unit mentioned in the notice.
Judging from the size of the outer walls and the area of the apartment building, we can basically tell that the area inside the house is probably larger than imagined.
What attracted his and Kino's attention were the scratches on the bottom of the closed window.
At the same time, the closed windows also had some signs of being broken, but they were sealed with wooden boards inside. The fact that the owner inside could do this was enough to show how helpless he was.
York narrowed his eyes and gestured to Kino.
Kino knew what he meant, so he walked to the door and knocked lightly against the wall.
When the second knock was heard, a faint but vigilant voice came from inside.
"who!"
"LAPD," Keno replied.
Not long after, the door was opened, revealing a gap, and half a head poked out.
York was still surprised by his true appearance, because he was an old man who was probably in his seventies.
The paleness in the hair and the deep wrinkles on the face were enough to show the other person's age.
When the old man leaned forward cautiously and saw the uniform on York, everyone could clearly feel his relief.
"You are finally here." The old man said, opened the door and walked out. He glanced at Kino and then looked at York.
Based on his intuition, he knew that the person in charge should be the strong young man in front of him.
"Sir, did you call the police?" York stepped forward and showed a gentle expression in a targeted manner.
"So what is the specific situation?"
"It's me," the old man nodded.
As he spoke, he pointed to the window and the scratches underneath.
"Someone was messing around here just now. Yes, officer. They have been trying to damage and open this window. In fact, it's not just this time tonight. Before, someone would secretly throw small stones at my window. I had no choice but to close the window."
York frowned, "So sir, did you see them?"
The old man thought for a moment and said, "They were two children, both very thin, one wearing black and the other wearing white. But I didn't wear glasses at the time, so I couldn't see their faces clearly."
He took a deep breath: "But I always feel like, uh."
The old man suddenly stopped here, and his expression showed a bit of hesitation.
York said: "It's okay, sir. If you can provide any clues, I think we should be able to catch the person who harassed you soon."
Hearing this, the old man put away his hesitation and said, "When you came over, did you see a group of children?"
York and Gino looked at each other and nodded.
"Sir, do you think they did it?"
The old man nodded, a little regretful: "I think they may think that I am the only old man in this family and it is easy to bully me. Unfortunately, I didn't see it. I have been waiting for them recently, but they suddenly stopped for a while."
York took out a pen and paper and wrote down his number as usual.
"Sir, may I ask your name?"
The old man said, "Williams."
"Okay, Mr. Williams, my name is York." York nodded:
"I will continue to follow up on this matter. This is my phone number. If anyone continues to harass you, please call me and I will come over."
Williams subconsciously looked at York in front of him, a little touched appeared on his face, and he took the note from York:
"Okay, Officer York, this is the first time I've been treated so sincerely out of four calls to the police."
York just smiled at this statement. Patrolmen are just ordinary people. It is difficult for them to handle many things and disputes. They can only choose to deal with them coldly. As the saying goes, even an honest official finds it difficult to judge family affairs, let alone a small patrolman patrolling the streets.
Even the detective bureau is full of murder cases, not to mention other things.
The police report involving the old man in front of us is of this type that is very difficult to handle. Without substantial evidence, it is actually very difficult to resolve based solely on the information the old man has provided.
"It's getting late, Mr. Williams, please go in and have a rest. We will check it out." York's expression remained unchanged.
"If we can find the person who is harassing you, we will deal with it accordingly."
"Okay." Williams nodded, gestured to Kino beside him, then went back into the room and closed the door.
Seeing this, York turned and left, followed by Kino.
"Sir, is it possible that it was really done by the kids outside?" He whispered as he walked down the stairs.
"If so, what are you going to do?" York asked back, looking up at the layout of the ordinary apartment building here. There was not even a camera. The only thing he could know was the color of the clothes. What was important was that clothes of black and white were everywhere on the street.
So based on the old man's words alone, they really couldn't do anything effective and could only try to investigate.
"Okay, I'll shut up." Kino admitted defeat.
Yorks didn't say anything, but led Kino to the first floor, opened the front door and walked out, then walked around the area. When they were sure that they couldn't find any clues, the two of them could only get back into the Explorer patrol car.
"I finally understand the difficulties of patrol police." Kino said as he fastened his seat belt.
"There is no useful information to be found on this matter alone."
York glanced at him and said calmly, "Who said there is nothing left? The old man just now told us who was harassing him."
"That group of minors?" Kino recalled and spoke, feeling quite helpless as he was unable to do anything.
"Yeah." Yorks nodded, glanced at the quiet apartment building, shook his head in his heart, stepped on the accelerator and drove away.
He roughly knew why his patrol colleagues in front of him had not yet handled the matter. No matter which country it was, if it involved minors, it would basically be a troublesome matter, unless they were sure that they had done something very serious.
Kino: "10-A-11, resume patrol."
Dispatch Center: “Received!”
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After briefly explaining the situation of old man Williams to the dispatch center and asking them to register it, Officer York continued to patrol with Kino for a while.
During this period, they received another police report.
The person who called the police was also an elderly man, claiming that a woman was refusing to leave his house.
When he arrived in the police car, he found that the woman who refused to leave was just sitting outside the house with a stool. When she saw them coming, she looked excited.
"What The Fuck! He actually dared to call the police? What qualifications does he have to call the police?" The woman had a very solid figure and a huge butt. As she walked over and spoke and gestured, her whole body was shaking.
"What on earth is he calling the police about?"
Yorks gave Kino a look and asked him to go up and handle it.
Looking at the excited and sturdy woman, Kino subconsciously swallowed his non-existent saliva and went up to calm the woman down as he had learned in the police academy.
After first learning the woman's name, Kino continued.
"We received a call from the police, and the caller said you have been staying outside, Ms. Butler. If you do this, you will be suspected of illegal trespassing."
The woman was quite surprised: "I didn't step into his private territory?"
Kino: "But if you stay here, it will affect the peace and order of the community, which is the most important thing."
Bouttele took a deep breath and pointed at the house, "I just wanted to take my stuff, but he wouldn't give it to me!"
Hearing this, Kino glanced at York, and when he knew he would not get help, he also looked in the direction that Butler pointed, towards the house, and saw an old man standing at the door, looking at this side.
"OK! I'll ask him for you." Kino had no choice but to follow the procedure and go forward to ask the old man who called the police alone.
When he followed the procedure and questioned the person who called the police, Kino finally knew the whole story of the case.
The woman who refused to leave was actually his former employee, who helped him manage a storage room near his house.
Kino: "But you have no right to seize her things, sir. If you don't want to cause trouble and want this matter to end well, you'd better return her things to her."
Hearing this, the old man glanced outside the front yard, looked at his former employees and Yorks, and sighed:
"Okay! It's my fault. I'll give her things back to her."
But the old man complained as he spoke: "These were all things I gave her!"
Kino pretended not to hear it. This was probably the only way to resolve the issue, so the old man had no choice but to return.
So, the woman who had been refusing to leave gave the old man standing at the door an international sign, then left with her suitcase and a small bag.
The case ended simply when the woman agreed to leave.
"Let's go."
Watching Kino solve the problem alone, Yorks walked towards the police car.
Kino nodded and followed behind, feeling quite speechless that his time was wasted on such boring things.
But he finally understood why Yorks said that the job of a patrolman was rather boring.
"Sir, am I experiencing a case that patrol officers handle on a daily basis?" Kino said.
York smiled silently. He could understand what Kino meant. "Of course. Otherwise, do you think the work of a patrolman is always in dire straits?"
"I finally know your value." Jino said honestly.
"And why did those officers say that about you?"
There is no harm without comparison. The two police cases that came out of the police station were several levels weaker than what he had experienced before.
"Can I understand this as a mockery of me?" Yorks looked indifferent, opened the car door and got in.
Jinuo was shocked: "Sir, you misunderstood. I meant to say..."
However, York interrupted this sentence: "If you don't get in the car, I will leave you here."
Kino quickly opened the car door and got in, sitting upright while picking up the intercom to report.
"10-A-11, resume patrol."
"Roger that!"
(End of this chapter)