After Jimmy finished handling the case of Dorchi Mars, he continued to patrol along the way and returned to the police station. Jimmy was on standby at the police station in the middle of the night. There was no serious incident that required the police to be dispatched, and he was happy and relaxed.
When shift time came in the morning, Jimmy returned home to rest.
Due to his shift work, he worked the night shift this week, sleeping during the day until the afternoon, and then went out to find some food. This kind of night shift meant that he couldn't do much during the day, which was equivalent to just sleeping and resting time. Jimmy didn't arrange any activities for himself such as shooting rehearsals.
At night, Jimmy returned to the police station again to start the next night shift.
Being a night shift police officer is actually quite boring. Most of the wild roads in the United States do not have street lights. The ones with street lights are mainly in cities, towns and nearby roads. When you leave the town and go into the wild, you basically have to rely on your own car lights. Recognized. By the way, there are also large sections of interstate highways without street lights.
For a novice patrol officer like Jimmy who needs to gain experience, the easiest small case to handle is to wait near the intersection, especially at midnight. If there was a commission for issuing fines, the patrolmen would probably come to the intersection at night to guard the streets.
Another advantage of staying at the intersection is that it is convenient to set off quickly according to the notice of the dispatch center at the intersection, and all directions are basically smooth.
It was not yet 9 pm, which was quite early. Jimmy turned on the police lights instead of the siren, just to remind drivers on the road that there were police here, so drive carefully. If a driver fails to see the police lights and intentionally runs a red light or commits other violations, don't blame yourself for being cruel.
The American police have relatively large autonomy. It is up to the police to decide whether to issue a ticket for violations. If the police are in a bad mood and the uncle comes, even if you are unlucky and cannot catch the traffic violation, they can still stop you and complain. The window film is not transparent enough. Let me test it for you. You will probably be in trouble.
Jimmy waited at the intersection for more than an hour, and only issued one ticket. His motorcycle ran a red light and turned left. The other problems were basically minor. He was given a verbal warning and then let go.
By the way, in 2000, driving recorders had not been widely used in police cars, police officers did not have body-worn police law enforcement recorders, and mobile phones did not have video recording functions. If it were not for bad luck and being photographed by the public surveillance system, basically they could only Rely on camera + video recorder to record violation information. Jimmy has a camera in his equipment bag, but that one is for recording crime scenes, not for capturing illegal vehicles on the road. He also doesn't have a radar speedometer, so he basically relies on his eyes to identify whether he needs to drive a police car to stop him.
The parking time was relatively long. Jimmy drove into a two-way two-lane road and drove at a speed of 35mph. Anyone overtaking from behind was speeding. This way, the judgment was more accurate and saved worry.
A car came from the opposite lane at a very fast speed. When the intersection passed, Jimmy turned on his lights and siren, turned around and started chasing him.
The car in front accelerated immediately after seeing the police lights. Jimmy could only speed up and follow behind. On the dark road, only the areas illuminated by the car lights could be seen clearly. The car in front only left him with a taillight.
Jimmy didn't have enough driving experience, and he didn't dare to chase him at a top speed of 150mph in such an environment. After chasing for a few minutes, he could only turn off the siren and give up. He couldn't even see the taillights. There was a car not far ahead. In a small town, there are many intersections. As long as the car in front turns a corner and turns off the lights, I can't find him. I didn't notice the license plate and model when they met before.
Today's first failed stop happened like this. The key was that there was no chance of PIT and he couldn't catch up. Jimmy felt a little angry.
Jimmy drove forward slowly, wasting gasoline aimlessly. The police car's gasoline was reimbursed by the police station. Whether it was a car chase or a slow patrol, Jimmy didn't feel bad about the consumption of gasoline at all. He only needed to pay attention to how much was left in the tank. Just have some gas and make sure you can return to the police station normally.
The county police's daily patrols are basically on the highways between cities, and they rarely enter the city, because most cities have their own police stations.
The radio station in the dispatch center often sounds, but most of it is in the area that other people are responsible for. Jimmy's side is relatively calm, and no serious incidents have occurred. He can only squat on the roadside to vent his anger on a few unlucky people.
"Adam100, Adam7, Adam28, Adam47, gunfire exchange, Ady town police station requested support, switch channel 8 after arrival."
"Adam28 got it." Jimmy turned on the police lights and siren and ran over.
The notification just now gave Jimmy an ominous premonition. Generally speaking, there are only 1-2 people to support the town police station. This time, 4 police cars and an A100 were notified directly. This represents Chief James. This shows that local cases are no longer purely local security incidents, but may involve cross-city or even cross-county cases.
To popularize science again, the county police chief, also known as the county sheriff, is elected locally. There is only one in each county and is responsible for all security matters within the county except for the city police stations and town police stations. and the security of jails, courts, government and other facilities within the county.
Usually the county sheriff will not be involved in specific cases. He is mainly responsible for personnel management, communication and coordination with county government councils and other agencies, and assistance in responding to state and federal requests.
It should be very rare today to notify the county sheriff directly on the radio.
Although Jimmy is a novice police officer, Noah has previously taught him the important points to pay attention to in the dispatch center and the radio station, so he still knows these.
Arriving at Addi Town, Jimmy found that he was the first to arrive. Switching to channel 8, Jimmy directly pressed the speak button, "County Police Constable Jimmy, I have arrived at the intersection on the south side of the town. Please indicate the destination."
"I'm Sheriff Sam. You go to the north of the town from Middle Avenue. There is a factory on the left side of the road. I'll wait for you at the door."
"receive."
Jimmy drove over and stopped the siren, but the lights were still flashing.
There was a middle-aged man on the roadside wearing a police uniform and a Sheriff's badge. He was the local Sheriff Sam.
"You were the first to arrive. When can Sheriff James arrive?"
"I don't know. I'm patrolling nearby, so hurry up. What's going on inside?"
"There are four suspects inside who took our person hostage. Their name is Gina. All four suspects have pistols. No automatic weapons have been found so far. They ran here after causing trouble in the Green Parrot Bar, but there are only three of us. There’s no way to deal with it.”
"Why do we need the police chief to come here? If there are only four people, we only need police support."
"There's someone inside that I know. He's the former county police officer, Superintendent Reina."
