Riding Shotgun With The Law (Part 2 of 2)

After what seemed like hours of tense waiting, Officer Chris Marzullo comes out of the burgled house, waving me over. He explains that we'll wait for me to go in until officers en route have a chance to go over the scene for evidence. Frankly, I'm surprised they would let me into a crime scene at all. I wait outside near the family, awkwardly, not sure what to say to them. In the end, I choose to say nothing, smiling in what I hope is a friendly but not too enthusiastic way. Sure enough, the father has the butt end of a pistol sticking of of his suitcoat pocket. After interviewing the gentleman, the officers seem less concerned about that particular firearm...

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