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100 Word Wednesdays – Police Blotter Stories – Flour.

Yet another small, 100 word, piece of fiction based on an item from the police blotter of my hometown of Burlingame, CA.  Link to the actual story follows the 100 words.  Enjoy.  Tell a friend.

Flour
By Grant Baciocco

So this was it.  This is what happens when you piss off a bunch of bakers.  Amanda had not meant to do it.  She had merely said that the croissants were a little dry, that’s all.  They were delicious.  Extremely, so.  But they were a little dry.

The bakers had begun yelling at her.  Screaming about her ‘common palate.’  Saying she wouldn’t know fine food if it had been delivered to her from God.  She’d left the bakery in tears.

That was a week ago.  She was relieved when, two nights ago, the phone calls had stopped.

But now this.

1800 block of Sequoia Avenue, 11:24 a.m. July 3 A resident who found flour on her doorstep was provided with conflict resolution information.

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100 Word Wednesdays – Police Blotter Stories – Make It Stop!

Another 100 word story based on an item from the police blotter of my hometown of Burlingame, CA.  Enjoy!  Link to the article follows the story.

Make It Stop
By Grant Baciocco

Day 365

It started at 5:30am this morning.  A bit earlier than it has the past few days.  Today he’s using the side of his fist, a nice departure from him using his knuckles.  Perhaps they are sore from 6 days in a row.  Good.  He deserves a little pain for the pain he’s put me through.

I had thought I’d grown used to it now that is has been a year, but I do believe, today, I have reached my wits end.  Today I may have to do something about it.  I may have to make a call.

1000 block of El Camino Real, 3:10 p.m. Wednesday Police advised a resident who said a neighbor “has been pounding on his door for almost a year” to contact the apartment manager.

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100 Word Wednesdays – Police Blotter Story – It Sucks

Another 100 word pice of fiction inspired by an item in the police blotter of my hometown of Burlingame, CA.  Link to the item that inspired the story and the  blotter it came from at the end of the page.

It Sucks
By Grant Baciocco

Shane looked at the carpet closely.  His nose inches from the thick orange shag.  After a minute he stood up.  “Nope.  It’s still there.”

Thomas clenched his fists, “It’s can’t still be there!  I vacuumed it!  Twice!”

Shane sighed, “Then, as I told you, the vacuum is broken.”

“It can’t be broken!  I bought it two weeks ago!”

“From the Goodwill, Thomas!  It’s a crappy vacuum cleaner!  Why do you think someone donated it?”

Thomas’ hand clenched the glass in his hand.  He was close to throwing it.

“Wait.” Shane said, “Maybe you just do not know how to vacuum.”

900 block of Rollins Road, 9:08 p.m. Sunday Two roommates who were screaming and throwing things during a dispute over the use of a vacuum cleaner agreed to go to their rooms for the night.

 

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100 Word Wednesdays – Police Blotter Story – Mine

Here’s another 100 word story based on an item from the police blotter of my hometown of Burlingame, CA.  Link to blotter item follows the story.

Mine
By Grant Baciocco

“He doesn’t belong to you Jerry, he’s mine.” Jenna barked sharply.

Jerry shook his head, “Jenna we’ve been through this, we have joint custody.”

“That doesn’t mean you can just come over here and take him whenever you feel like it!  You have to make plans first!  Those are the rules.”

“Those are not the rules, Jenna.  The rules are we have joint custody, no plans need to be made.  If I want to take him any time I want I can as long as you are not using him.”

This fight was not going to be settled this morning.

1800 block of El Camino Real, 6:17 a.m. Monday Responding to a report of a woman yelling at a man, police determined their relationship issue involved a mutually coveted parking space.

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