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> "By now it was Friday afternoon, and Inspector Vargas does not work weekends or Mondays, thanks to the California state budget cuts." The movies would have y
by rottencupcakes 16y ago
> "By now it was Friday afternoon, and Inspector Vargas does not work weekends or Mondays, thanks to the California state budget cuts."
The movies would have you believe that detectives work around the clock and would do anything and everything to catch a crook. Rude awakening.
Seems like a lot of crimes must go unsolved because of this - time just seems like such a critical aspect of a lot of cases.
- davidw 16y ago> The movies would have you believe that detectives work around the clock and would do anything and everything to catch a crook. Well, to be fair, movies tend to deal with international espionage, zillions of dollars of diamonds/gold/cash/whatever, heinous murders, nuclear weapons, and things of that ilk, rather than stolen GPS devices.
- megablast 16y agoYou are watching the wrong shows. The Wire addresses this exact problem, and many other similar problems in the police, school systems, news rooms, etc...
- napierzaza 16y agoSorry, but a crime like this does no involve the criminal getting a new passport and leaving town in 2 days time.
- CWuestefeld 16y agoFrom what I've seen, most small crimes do go unsolved, at least in areas where the police have more to do than sit behind a corner waiting for speeders. Petty theft is typically (AIUI) dealt with by giving the victim a copy of a police report for use with the insurance company, and then dropping the original into a file cabinet.