When the officer drove away, he circled back—it’s a common stalking tactic for abusers to be watching for a police drive-by and then show up just as the officer rounds the corner. But the police in this part of the country are well aware of this tactic from the High Risk Team. So the officer drove around the block, circled back to the house two minutes after he left, and found the abuser there, just getting out of his car.
