Can police reports inspire poetry? When I lived in the country north of Kansas City, the police reports consisted of people's tools being stolen or their vegetable gardens being harvested. This was refreshing after growing up in Miami where I was desensitized to death and murder because it happened so often in my high school.
Police Notes. An idea inspired by Alice N. Person.
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September 2011: Police Activity
Jed Thompson’s hammer was stolen on the evening of September 5th and returned the next night, placed under his workbench as if it had been dropped there.
Lucy Peterson’s tomato crop was harvested without her knowing it on September 6.
In a gesture of generosity, Kate Blarington delivered salsa to the homeless on September 7th.
Julie Farmingtune’s car keys were stolen at 8 am September 4th and placed in her refrigerator later that morning, same place her sunglasses and missing sock were found the week before.
Clarence Hoffmore stole a sideways glance at the short order waitress at Mac’s Bar and Grill on Center Road on Wednesday and his wife clobbered him on the head with her purse.
Gail Henderborrow was arrested for assault and battery on her own self-esteem on September 10th. She was sentenced to 20 hours of community service clearing clutter in her closet.
Kayley Smith was caught allegedly breaking and entering into the heart of Brian Elliot and according to Elliot last Saturday. The damage is irreparable.
Marge O’Reilly lifted a spaghetti sauce stain from her sister, Glady’s white blouse and pawned it for a moment of clean thinking after the Baptist service on Sunday.
Perry Fontaine’s Weeping Willow is held for alleged treeson and may be in for some punishment if the judge is paying attention.
Jill Badonsky attempted to make sense on Monday and ended up in the middle of someone else’s month-long sentence. She is held without punctuation
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