Before I ever receive a copy of my police logs, they’re “scrubbed” by Bourne Police’s Police Lieutenant. The rhyme or reason behind what get’s blacked out and what doesn’t is a little bit of a mystery to me. It’s one I’ve never really pursued too deeply, though. If there’s ever anything written under the black mark that looks like it could be important, I just ask for it. Almost always, the lieutenant provides the information I need; if he doesn’t, he’s usually got a pretty good excuse.
Sometimes, though, the blackouts make a log entry seem about x1000 more compelling than it probably really is. Take, for example, this entry. What looks to be a not-so-neighborly dispute over errant garbage could become much more entertaining through the power of the ad-libing.
Okay, looks like we need a place, a proper noun, a personal pronoun, a proper noun, a plural noun, a proper noun, an adjective and another proper noun.
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