The night shift was winding down when dispatch called it in.
“We’ve got an elderly female in custody. Felony theft. She’s being transported from Regional Medical.”
I remember thinking that was odd. Most felony suspects don’t come straight from a hospital.
“We’ve got an elderly female in custody.”
I’d been on patrol for 20 years and seen just about everything: shoplifters, car thieves, kids making stupid mistakes. But an elderly woman? Coming from a hospital bed? That didn’t fit any pattern I knew.
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