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Wind Chime Bandit
A Fitzpatrick/Rosario Police Thriller
The door to Police Captain Jake Trapper’s office opened up. Detective Dan Fitzpatrick entered the office followed by Detective Maria Rosario, who closed the door behind her.
“Have a seat,” Captain Trapper said as he leaned back in his ergonomic desk chair while folding his arms, “You two have now been on the wind chime case for three weeks. Got any leads yet?”
Detective Fitzgerald looked away as he spoke to the Captain, “No, afraid not. It is truly baffling. All we know for certain is that it must be a neighborhood job.”
“A neighborhood job? What the hell does that mean? Did you see the headline of the Steubenville Gazette this morning? It read, Wind Chime Bandit Baffles Local Police. I put two of my best detectives on it and all you’ve got to tell me is that you’re baffled? Seriously? You’re making the Gazette editor look like a genius and me look like an idiot. Please tell me you have something more. Forty-three wind chimes have been stolen from people’s yards in the last two months and you still don’t have a solid lead?”
Detective Maria Rosario stood as she pulled a map out of the back pocket of her trousers. Unfolding the map she spread it over the Captain’s desk facing toward him.
