Doing my part for public safety
Mar. 29th, 2009 10:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
msmemory_archiveI was on my way home from Carol's banquet last night, coming along my own street. Just around the playground, a car came up suddenly on my bumper, tailgating me, and beeped his horn. I was already at the speed limit, but slowed. He stayed behind me, even after the Skilton turnoff, so I pulled over to the curb. He roared past and disappeared ahead of me, so I proceeded along toward home (but took note of the vehicle type and a partial plate). He must've gone around the block at Dublin or Tuner, because when I got to my turnoff he was behind me again, going down Freeport. As I got up into our dining room, a car of that type, presumably him, came back out Freeport. Then as I hung up my coat he came out Dublin and took off down Mill again.
So I called the police and described the incident to the clerk on duty. I knew he was probably long since disappeared, but I figured if they found the car wrapped around a tree, or if they found hit-and-run evidence, they might want to know about the looney.
About 10 minutes later, an actual officer called back and asked me to repeat my description of the incident; he said that the car matched one that was already "of interest" and they were trying to get more data. I overheard him telling a colleague to "call Wilmington," which is less than a mile away in the direction the car was headed.
This will probably end up as nothing more than a blotter report in the local paper "A Mill St resident reported a car driving erratically; Officer S-- investigated."
So I called the police and described the incident to the clerk on duty. I knew he was probably long since disappeared, but I figured if they found the car wrapped around a tree, or if they found hit-and-run evidence, they might want to know about the looney.
About 10 minutes later, an actual officer called back and asked me to repeat my description of the incident; he said that the car matched one that was already "of interest" and they were trying to get more data. I overheard him telling a colleague to "call Wilmington," which is less than a mile away in the direction the car was headed.
This will probably end up as nothing more than a blotter report in the local paper "A Mill St resident reported a car driving erratically; Officer S-- investigated."
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Date: 2009-03-29 02:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-03-29 03:51 pm (UTC)I'm glad you arrived home safely, and I hope that it doesn't develop into anything further than just a tailgating/road rage incident.
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Date: 2009-03-29 08:51 pm (UTC)But next time..... go to the cops, not home. (((((HUGS)))