21 Aug 1982: 2315:
“Peter Seven, you have a burglar alarm at Fourth Street Liquors. The clerk called in and said it was a smash and grab.”
January glanced at Gunn, who nodded as he reached for the microphone. January made a bootlegger U-turn in the middle of the block, after turning on the warning lights, but not the siren. She drove fast but skillfully, until she was within three blocks of the scene. Then she turned off the warning lights and slowed to the speed limit. They both scanned the sidewalks for a possible fleeing burglar without success. Carlos was already at the scene when they arrived.
“The clerk says he probably didn’t get anything because a piece of plate glass fell on his arm and cut it. He dropped the bottle he had grabbed. It’s smashed on the floor.” Carlos, talking wi
