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On the True Crimes

Elizabeth Short “The Black Dahlia” Some of the earlier crime fiction I remember reading were the “Flowers in the Attic” series by V.C. Andrews (huge 1980s hit, seems forgotten today) and “The Cradle Will Fall” by Mary Higgins Clark.  Along with Stephen King, “everyone” read these books. I had always believed that truth is stranger than …

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Bad Luck Update: Baby, Goodbyes, Holiday Sirens, PoliceOne and Typos

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New Baby: Hi everyone, I’m posting from Tennessee where my newest grandchild has entered the world. He has done little but sleep and taking pictures of him, with open eyes, is nearly impossible. He’s tiny, calm and perfect like all my grandchildren. The older ones have grown out of the tiny and calm stages …

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A Bad Luck Domestic

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Every police officer deals with their share of domestic violence cases. They are one of the more dangerous calls we take. Arizona law requires we make an arrest once physical violence has occurred. The only way to insure no one dies, after the police leave, is to take someone to jail. Many times it can …

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Small Town Crazy

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I was out early chasing cows when I snapped this picture of Small Town. You can see the trees just beginning to change color. I’m sorry I wasn’t doing something glamorous like apprehending bad guys but it wasn’t that kind of day. My husband and I were raised in the city and always dreamed of …

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Policing, Suzie Ivy Style

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Recently, my squad car partner Jim asked how I get away with the rules I police by. I laughed because I think it’s a mom/grandma thing. I’ve written about the juvenile hooligans in town loving my pink handcuffs and it’s true, but there are times they hate to see me coming. I’m a seatbelt fanatic! I …

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Memories of a Bad Luck Halloween

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As we draw closer to one of my favorite days of celebration, I can’t help but think back to my childhood in Columbus, Georgia and the town’s most popular destination for Halloween. The couple called it “Trick for a Treat” and the fee could be as simple as a summersault or as melodious as a tune. …

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