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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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The shift was nearly over as Karen and Mike drove back towards the station.
Out of the corner of her eye, Karen noticed something in a back alley just off the road they were travelling on.
“Back up Mike, I want a look down that alley. I thought I saw something”.
They parked up and exited the car, making their way slowly down the alley. 3 young, black males emerged from a doorway and immediately froze upon seeing the uniforms.
“Hi guys, what are you up to down here?” Karen asked. From the smell of s that filled her nostrils, there wasn’t much doubt what they had been doing.
“Ok, so since I can smell , we’re going to have to search you all. Do you have anything on you that you shouldn’t have?” she asked.
The guys knew they were caught red handed, but with such little quantities on them, they owned up to bring in possession. Karen took down details while Mike gave HQ an update.
As the guys all gave their info, they began to laugh and joke amongst themselves.
“What’s so funny?” Karen demanded?
“Well miss, he wants to know your details” one of the boys laughed, gesturing towards the tallest of the 3.
They laughed again. They were all over 18, but had descended into childish banter upon seeing Karen. She knew not to let it get to her, but she couldn’t be bothered with their antics. She was used to comments from males she encountered at work, so brushed it off and carried on with her job in a professional manner.
“Ok, now i have your details, my colleague and I need to check your pockets to see if you have anything else you’ve not declared to us”. She gestured to Mike to take one of the guys, while she started the search of the second.
After quickly establishing he wasn’t hiding anything else, Karen was left with the tallest of the 3 guys.
“Ok, please empty your pockets” she asked him. He proceeded to remove his phone, wallet and some cash. She was confident there was more and she knew exactly where. She went straight to his trouser pocket, expecting to find a roll of money or a decent amount of drugs, rolled up.
That wasn’t what she found at all... |
Karen was a 38yo police officer with the UK police force. She had joined the force years earlier and dedicated her life to it, to the detriment of many failed relationships.
But she was happy. She had a great salary, a nice house, good friends both within the force and outside it. All that was missing was that someone to come home to, and the physical side that went with having a partner.
That’s not to say she was short of offers. She was never short of attention from her colleagues, or from the public as she did her job. She looked after herself and it showed.
She had been offered plenty of promotions to desk jobs, but she enjoyed staying active and on the front line. The shift work certainly played a big part in her lack of love life, but she was always able to find and have fun if she really needed it. The problem with that was that it was either a one-off thing, or didn’t satisfy her as much as she needed it to. Either way, throwing herself into her job seemed the best distraction.
Karen was usually paired with her colleague Mike. They got on well and had formed a strong working relationship over the last few years. Mike was one of the few guys in the force that hadn’t tried it on with her, and she appreciated that.
Whilst the job was certainly exciting, there were often days which seemed very routine; a few simple arrests for shoplifting, some under-age drinkers and some drug offences. Today was definitely one of those kind of days...
