True Crime

was when we had a domestic situation down the street. I woke up to flashing lights and a bullhorn saying "Come out with your hands up!". They were right in front of our house.

I got the dogs secured in their kennels for their own safety. Got into decent pajamas (don't ask) and stuck my head and hands out the door. What I yelled was "It would help if you said which house." A cop stuck his head out of the squad window and yelled "Not yours!" I closed the door and went back to the bedroom.

It was two doors down the street, as it turned out. The next announcement was somewhat strangled but did include the name of the person they wanted. I looked out the window to see a cop with an automatic rifle sheltering behind a tree in our yard. And considered that I might be late for work.

I think our address is already notorious.