The other night a two-man patrol car asked for a follow up on a car stop they had just made. I wasn’t far from the stop and headed that way. When I arrived up, I saw their patrol car in the middle of a narrow and old looking street. A beat up looking white car was pulled over.
As I walked up, the officer pointed to a gun on the trunk of his car and asked, “Does that look real?”
It was actually a pellet gun that looked like a semi-auto handgun. It looked like the real deal for sure. The driver had it under his seat at the time of the stop. Of course, he claimed he didn’t know it was there and said it belonged to his father and brother. After I looked at the gun I went to stand by with the driver and engaged him in small talk.
“What’s your name?”
The driver, who was sitting on the curb and in his early 20s said, “Frank.”
We talked about where he lived and what he did for work. I also asked him about the gun. After a few minutes I pointed to one of his passengers, who was sitting on the curb and asked, “What’s his name?”
Frank put his hands behind him on the ground as he leaned back to look at the guy. His jaw clenched slightly and his eyes squinted as he looked back at me and said, “I don’t know.”
“Really? How long have you known him?
“Two weeks.”
“How can you have some dude in your car and not know his name? How do you know him?”
“He comes around.”
“You mean he comes around like a cat?”
Frank smiled at that and said, “No. I just know him from around.”
“What about the other guy?”
Frank looked over at the other passenger and said, “Ah, Larry or something.”
“How long have you known Larry or something?”
“Almost two years.”
Here’s the funny thing. I didn’t get the feeling he was being dishonest. Those were just his answers because he really didn’t know their names. Most regular people know the names of their passengers, but not out here on the streets.
When you’re driving around a rundown neighborhood with a fake gun under the seat and trying to sell a laptop, people’s names aren’t that important to these guys. It’s just the way it’s always been.
Haha. Can’t say I’ve never not known a name of someone I’m sharing a car with. People are strange
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It happens more than you know. It’s amazing how many people loan cars to people they don’t know too.
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Somewhat related – but if you should ever run across “Sum Guy” would you drop me a line please? I have been looking for him for years. He apparently is responsible for a heck of a lot of drug trafficking (CSCS), selling of weapons, and stolen goods in our area. I don’t know how many times I have been told “Sum Guy” sold items people just should not have had.
I swear I am going to catch him if it kills me.
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Haha. That’s like the phantom car. He always comes out of no where and causes cars to crash in solo vehicle accidents. If I can ever catch the phantom car I will be able to solve all kinds of cases.
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Do you know Crickets real name? What about Dookie Shoes? 😂😂
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lol
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Well I guess I’m just a regular person then cos I always know the name of my passengers. It’s a strange world.
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Haha. Me too.
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Glad to hear!
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This is funny! In dispatch, the person doesn’t know the name of his girlfriend, are similarly funny!
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Sorry I should proof read better…Lol! That last comment, should have read: “…the calls where the person who doesn’t know the name of his girlfriend, are similarly funny”.
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