You Murdered Who?
Wow, yesterday was eventful. Sometimes you really have to be there to understand how I perceive people and events but I also suppose my life experiences color how I see things as well. If that made any sense the you might understand why it’s hard for me to paint a picture of an event without writing a book. The obvious solution would be to spend the day with me. I was working alone yesterday and I received a case on a 24 year old female who had 2 cases for drug related offenses.
I was told that the cosigner wanted her picked and knew where she was. She missed her court appearance and had 2 active warrants. I called the cosigner who was her ex boyfriend and he told me that she was staying with a heroin junkie at a house in Gilroy. He went into great detail about her personal habits, when she started her day and where she hung out or scored her dope. He talked a lot and was very interested to see that she got picked up quick. He also made several comments about wanting to be there when she was arrested.
I visited the address that she was supposedly staying at, a small duplex on the west side of Gilroy. I setup for surveillance (turned on my DVD player) and proceeded to wait until someone either went in or came out. It’s generally not a good idea to just knock on the door until you are sure the defendant is there and you even more sure someone is actually going to answer. If you attempt to make contact too early you risk tipping the defendant off. Remember, the idea is to go unnoticed and get your man, not knock on everyone’s door and burn yourself. The ideal situation is when they come out. That’s easy pickings’.
While I’m waiting the cosigner is calling me about every 5 minutes. It’s starting to get on my nerves. He is so interested to know where I am and constantly reminds me that he would love to see me arrest her. This is never going to happen. Having someone who you don’t know and is associated with the case stand by while you make an arrest is not a good idea. It’s just one more person you have to be concerned about. It’s a big safety issue for me.
