* He indicated... He said
* I have been employed by... I worked for
* I exited the patrol vehicle... I got out of the car
* I observed... I saw
* I ascertained the location of the residence... I found the house
* I proceeded to the vicinity of... I went to
* I approached the entrance... I went to the door
* The subject approached me... She came up to me
* I apprehended the perpetrator... I arrested the man
* I obtained an item that purported to be an envelope from the individual... I got the envelope from her
* I observed the subject fleeing on foot from the location... I saw him running away
I'll have to get Smitty to translate for me..............
Add to that:
* I reached out to her... I called her.
* I surmised the issue... I figured out the problem.
My favorite cop-speak — as told by my mother-in-law from her days as a prosecuting attorney in Miami. Perp was apparently sexually abusing a pigeon (yes, a pigeon!) in the men’s room of a public park.
The police report included this gem:
The pigeon fled the scene.