Big_e
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Tommyknockers?
Not really a ghost story but this was an incident that made my hair (and those of a few seasoned cops) stand on end just the same and one I will never forget. Never...
Did I ever tell you that I used to work for the city animal services department? I worked deep nights, first watch for those in the know. One night I get dispatched to the city auto pound to pick up a protective custody animal. A routine call that occurs when there was a bad accident or traffic arrest, driver taken to the hospital/morgue/jail and any animals in the car picked up and cared for by us until the owner/next of kin picks the animal up.
I arrive at the auto pound about 0245 and am met by 4 bored/sleepy officers and escorted into the auto yard to the car in question. As we approach the car, an officer looks at the service card to see what kind of animal is to be picked up. He looks at me with a glint in his eye and asks if I want to know what it is. He then says it's a snake. No big deal for me, I've been picking up snakes all week long.
The car had been stolen and after a chase, the suspect was taken in and the car brought to the pound. The suspect later tells officers at the jail of the snake in the car. More than likely to scare officers from searching too much in the car. Too bad for the suspect that I was on duty that night.
As we near the car, the cops shine their flashlights around and into the car to find this snake. No snake found. Suddenly we hear a pounding coming from the trunk! One of the cops taps on the trunk and gets several poundings in a row in response. The officer with the keys nervously tries the keys to get the trunk open. All the officers get ready for what ever is in the trunk...The pounding got heavier and seemed kinda frantic as the officer tried each key. The officer had to jiggle each key since the trunk lock was damaged and the vehicle was reported stolen anyway. The officer finally found the key that fit and all the officers reach to their weapons and brace themselves, I get ready with catchpole to snag anything that jumps out. The trunk hood is swung open.....
The trunk was empty. The speakers of the car had been on a very low volume to where they only thumped to the beat of whatever was on the radio. That was the thumper. We all laughed, breathed relief, took report numbers and cleared the scene. What a night!:eusa_doh:
Ernest
Not really a ghost story but this was an incident that made my hair (and those of a few seasoned cops) stand on end just the same and one I will never forget. Never...
Did I ever tell you that I used to work for the city animal services department? I worked deep nights, first watch for those in the know. One night I get dispatched to the city auto pound to pick up a protective custody animal. A routine call that occurs when there was a bad accident or traffic arrest, driver taken to the hospital/morgue/jail and any animals in the car picked up and cared for by us until the owner/next of kin picks the animal up.
I arrive at the auto pound about 0245 and am met by 4 bored/sleepy officers and escorted into the auto yard to the car in question. As we approach the car, an officer looks at the service card to see what kind of animal is to be picked up. He looks at me with a glint in his eye and asks if I want to know what it is. He then says it's a snake. No big deal for me, I've been picking up snakes all week long.
The car had been stolen and after a chase, the suspect was taken in and the car brought to the pound. The suspect later tells officers at the jail of the snake in the car. More than likely to scare officers from searching too much in the car. Too bad for the suspect that I was on duty that night.
As we near the car, the cops shine their flashlights around and into the car to find this snake. No snake found. Suddenly we hear a pounding coming from the trunk! One of the cops taps on the trunk and gets several poundings in a row in response. The officer with the keys nervously tries the keys to get the trunk open. All the officers get ready for what ever is in the trunk...The pounding got heavier and seemed kinda frantic as the officer tried each key. The officer had to jiggle each key since the trunk lock was damaged and the vehicle was reported stolen anyway. The officer finally found the key that fit and all the officers reach to their weapons and brace themselves, I get ready with catchpole to snag anything that jumps out. The trunk hood is swung open.....
The trunk was empty. The speakers of the car had been on a very low volume to where they only thumped to the beat of whatever was on the radio. That was the thumper. We all laughed, breathed relief, took report numbers and cleared the scene. What a night!:eusa_doh:
Ernest