Police Stories: The Rookie Years. The Howells vs. Pam From The Office.

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In this Last episode of the Cops and Writers Podcast bonus series, retired Milwaukee Police Sergeant Patrick O'Donnell reads Chapter 26, "The Howells vs. Pam From The Office," from his book:

Police Stories: The Rookie Years - True Crime, Chaos, & Life as a Big City Cop

BIG NEWS: The book launched yesterday and is LIVE NOW on Amazon (Kindle + Paperback).

After weeks of heavy stories - triple homicides, kidnappings, dying declarations - tonight's different.

It's a snowy Milwaukee night. A head-on collision in the middle of an intersection. A rookie cop who barely knows what he's doing. And three very different people.

The Howells - a wealthy couple in a Jaguar XJ12 who looked like they stepped off Gilligan's Island. Thurston, in his expensive suit, Lovey in her full-length fur coat, demanding arrests.

Pam - a young woman in a little black dress with piercing green eyes and blood-red lipstick. Fresh from an office Christmas party, now with a four-inch gash on her forehead.

And a busybody nurse with a scowl for a facial covering who wanted to be a cop more than Patrick did, armed with a syringe and ready to draw blood.

Sometimes being a rookie means pretending you know what you're doing. Even when you're making the sign of the cross with a red pen and calling it a sobriety test.

All stories are real. Names and locations have been changed where necessary.

🎧 This episode includes:

• Two-car head-on collision at Lafayette and Lake Drive
• Nissan Sentra vs. Jaguar XJ12 - both totaled
• The couple who looked like Thurston and Lovey Howell from Gilligan's Island
• The young woman who looked like Pam from The Office
• Lovey: "I demand that you arrest that young girl! Obviously, she's been drinking!"
• Mrs. Howell: "Look at her! Her little party dress, her hair, and makeup. She was definitely partying tonight!"
• "If I'm going to investigate it as alcohol-related, I'll have to have your husband perform field sobriety tests."
• "My wife has had a bit too much to drink and isn't thinking clearly."
• The nurse: "I sure hope you're taking her in for drunk driving! I'll draw the blood for you!"
• "Aren't you a little helper?" Patrick thought
• The last time Patrick did an HGN test was at the police academy a year ago - he forgot how to do it properly
• Patrick winked at Pam: "Just go along with it."
• The nurse stomped her feet: "I can't believe this! I'm calling your sergeant!"

📘 About the Book:
Police Stories: The Rookie Years - True Crime, Chaos, & Life as a Big City Cop is a true crime memoir chronicling Patrick O'Donnell's early career as a big city cop during Milwaukee's crack wars in the 1990s.

Book Launch: LAUNCHED YESTERDAY - LIVE NOW!
Book Status: Available on Amazon NOW (Kindle + Paperback). Already climbing the charts.

🔗 Get your copy NOW: Search "Police Stories Patrick O'Donnell" on Amazon or check the link below.

📧 Contact Patrick:
Email: [e-mail]
Website: copsandwriters.com
Facebook Group: Cops and Writers

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🎙️ This is the FINAL bonus chapter. Next week, we're back to regular programming with guest interviews.

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