Heroines and Crackers

Crossdressing Suspect/Downtown/ Thurs Feb 19/5:48 pm: A skeptical Officer Hyra penned this report: "On the above date and time, I contacted the suspect as he was loitering about the corner of Eighth Avenue and Seneca Street. I have contacted this suspect on several occasions on this very same corner, and he has been implicated in previous narcotics investigations at a hotel notorious for bad behavior that's only a block away from the area where I made contact with the suspect.

"During contact, the suspect was in possession of what appeared to me to be a woman's purse. It hung about his neck. The suspect stated that the purse was not his and he was holding on to it for his 'girlfriend.' I took possession of the purse, and opened it in an attempt to ascertain its ownership by way of an identification card or some other such item bearing the name of the owner. When I opened the purse I discovered what I recognized, through training and experience, as a heavily soiled glass pipe consistent with those used to smoke crack cocaine. No identification was discovered within the purse. The suspect disavowed any knowledge of the pipe and blamed his unidentified 'girlfriend.' The pipe was secured for evidence.

"I then searched the suspect's clothes and discovered in the pocket of his jacket a small baggie containing a white powdery substance, which I believed to be some type of narcotic. The small amount of the substance precluded me from performing a field test to determine what it was exactly. Upon discovery of this baggie, the suspect stated that the jacket he was wearing was not his, but belonged to another girl. It seemed that the suspect was outfitting himself in a variety of women's attire without the foresight of checking the contents to avoid embarrassing moments such as the one he currently found himself in. I, of course, was quite skeptical as to the sincerity of the suspect's explanation. Suspect was released at the scene."

The Flying Dutchman/Capitol Hill/Thurs Feb 19/5:58 pm: Officer House penned this report: "I was on a routine patrol of the 1800 block of 11th Avenue. I was in full Seattle Police bike uniform, riding an SPD-issued mountain bike. I saw a person slumped over the steering wheel of an Isuzu Rodeo facing eastbound on the west side of the street. Concerned for the person's well-being, I rode to the car. As I approached it, I saw a person holding a syringe in his right hand to his left arm. In the syringe, I could see a brown liquid. The syringe was 3/4 full. Based on my experience and training, I recognized the substance as heroin. I also knew that heroin is commonly injected into the body in the manner that I saw him attempting. His head was down and he appeared to be intensely concentrating. He noticed me, pushed his sleeve down, and quickly tried to place the syringe under his seat. I placed the man under arrest.... The suspect is a resident of Holland. The Holland Consular was notified of his arrest."