Flash Fiction by Bill Kitcher I was standing around, as usual, doing nothing, but this time in front of my house, when a cop car pulled into the driveway. Two cops got out of the car. They appeared to me to be as large as elephants, one even bigger than the other, with the sameContinue reading “Interrogation Of A Suspicious Citizen”
Category Archives: Police
The Switch
Flash Fiction by Steven James Foreman *** Abdul bin Khaled Abdul bin Khaled, landed at Heathrow Airport, eased through Passport Control, and quickly grabbed his brown, non-descript suitcase from the slowly rotating carousel. When he passed through the green, ‘Nothing to Declare’ exit, he found it a pleasant change not to be pulled to one sideContinue reading “The Switch”
True Crime: Cayce and Vicky White
Checkout Jailbreak: Love on the Run documentary Cayce White was in the Lauderdale County Jail in Florence, Alabama. He was already sentenced to 75 years for a crime spree involving Home invasion, carjackings, robbery and attempted murder. He had been transferred to the jail from prison after he claimed to have murdered a woman namedContinue reading “True Crime: Cayce and Vicky White”
Independence
Flash Fiction by Ron Riekki “So?” “So?” “What’re your thoughts?” “Well, nothing makes sense.” “It all makes sense.” “I beg to differ.” “It’s love.” “You’re looking at a guy chopped up into pieces and you think of love?” “He’s not chopped into pieces. He’s in one piece.” “That’s a finger over there.” “OK, two pieces.”Continue reading “Independence”
What A Buck Will Get You
Flash Fiction by J. David Harper Marie Haddon was sprawled on the floor of the dollar cinema lobby like it was a spa for rich dead people. Dried blood was pooled out for five feet around her head, and Detective Mills walked around it to get a three-sixty of the body. A couple of uniformsContinue reading “What A Buck Will Get You”
It’s An Annual Thing
Flash Fiction by Jim Harrington “Idaho. My office. Now!” Chief Radford yelled. “It’s Montana, Sir,” I said, as I stepped into the cramped room he called an office. On the walls were pictures of the chief with local and state politicians, all of them holding fish of various sizes. “What?” “My name is Montana, notContinue reading “It’s An Annual Thing”
Just Desserts
Crime Fiction by Steven James Foreman Paul Ferry, an unmarried officer in Her Majesty’s Prison Service, often drove the two miles, from his bachelor lodgings, to the Prison Officer’s Social Club, there to while away a couple of hours at one of the social gatherings, often held there at weekends. The clubhouse was a stand-aloneContinue reading “Just Desserts”
Give No Quarter
Crime Fiction by Jo Ayker Kelly and I caught the missing person case on Monday night and spent the next two days investigating. Then we went to visit Helen Thompson in her suburban home. Helen had dinner with her husband Michael on Sunday evening. She got up and went to work the next morning withoutContinue reading “Give No Quarter”
Pieces Of The Heart
Crime Fiction by Christine McDevitt It has been three months since Edwin Charles Lexington III’s wife had died. Edwin (Ed) had always hated his name. His grandparents immigrated from England in the 1800’s and had wanted to keep some of their heritage, so they had continued the name. The first Edwin Charles Lexington, had beenContinue reading “Pieces Of The Heart”
Holding The Bag
Crime Fiction by J. David Harper My money was on the fat guy in the tracksuit, but the brunette with the diamond stud earrings and the Louis Vuitton bag swore he didn’t show up until after the shooting. Besides, she said, she saw the whole thing and the shots came from the other direction, soContinue reading “Holding The Bag”