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- Story Listed as: Fiction For Adults
- Theme: Mystery
- Subject: Drama
- Published: 07/27/2012
Case 44 - The Comic Book Caper
Born 1983, M, from Atlanta,Texas, United StatesInspector Rebella Lucas had just arrived at the 169th Precinct and was walking down the hall to the detective office. Inspector Susie Young and Tina Bullet came down the hall at a fast pace. “There has been a theft at the public library,” said Tina. “The library?” asked Rebella with a puzzled look on her face. “I’ll back you up,” said Rebella, following Tina and Susie out the door.
Susie, Tina, and Rebella arrived at the Public Library and went to the Librarian office. “I am inspector Susie Young and these are Inspectors Rebella Howard and Tina Bullet. What did they take?” asked Susie. “They took the last Frogger comic book published,” said the librarian. Rebella and Tina looked at each other. “What is so special about the comic book that someone would want to steal it?” asked Tina. “It is very valuable. Clarence Lunsford, the publisher of the Frogger comic book, came to the library for a book signing of his autobiography. While he was here he autographed the comic book and donated it to the library with the stipulation that it would never be checked out. He wanted all of his fans to enjoy the last Frogger comic book,” said the librarian. Susie wrote down the information and told the librarian they were fixing to go back to the precinct and write the report.
Command Officer Rachel McCabe entered the detective office. “The National Comic Book Convention is going to be this weekend at the Upstate Convention Center. Clarence Lunsford is going to be there. He is going to be displaying the last Frogger Comic published. The comic book is very valuable and any thief would like to get their hands on it. Conner, Tina, and Susie, you will be working undercover to make sure nothing happens to it,” said Rachel.
Rebella motioned for Inspector J.P.Bullet to step outside the detective office while Rachel was finishing giving assignments. “Me, Tina, and Susie went on a call this morning to the public library. The librarian said someone stole the last Frogger comic book and it was very valuable, because Clarence Lunsford, the publish of the Frogger comic book, signed it and donated it to the library,” said Rebella.
J.P. did not say a word to Rebella. He quietly opened the door to the detective office and motioned for Inspector Harvey Lucas to step outside. “Harvey, I need you to check and see what you can find out about Clarence Lunsford, the publisher of the Frogger comics,” said J.P.
Harvey entered the detective office and sat down across from J.P. “I did some checking on Clarence Lunsford. After he published the last Frogger comic book he published his autobiography. When his autobiography did not go over he got depressed and committed suicide,” said Harvey. “Are you telling me that Clarence Lunsford is dead?” asked J.P. “Yes,” said Harvey. J.P. stood up and took his car keys out of his pocket and motioned for Rebella to follow him.
“I need you to steal the Frogger comic book at the National Comic Book Convention,” said J.P. as he was driving down the road. “You want me to do what!?” exclaimed Rebella. “I told you, I need you to steal the Frogger book at the National Comic Book Convention,” said J.P.. Rebella had a confused expression on her face. Then she looked at J.P's facial expression and knew he was planning something. “That look scares me,” said Rebella trying to get J.P. to tell her what he was planning. J.P. put a grin on his face. “Sister, you have been around Tina too long,” said J.P.. Rebella kept trying to get J.P. to tell her his plans but he never would.
Conner, Tina, and Susie walked around and looked at the different comic books at the convention. Tina noticed Constantine Saunders, Ted Staveley, and Edmund Scarry also walking around looking at comic books. Tina tapped Susie on the shoulder and pointed out the three crooks, so they could keep a close eye on them. Rebella, dressed up like Frogger, approached the guy posing as Clarence Lunsford. She pulled a gun on him. “This is a robbery! Hand over the comic book and no one will get hurt,” said Rebella. The imposter handed Rebella the comic book and she left. Tina, Susie, and Conner saw the robbery and they started chasing after the suspect. They went outside the convention center, but could not locate the subject. They found the frog suit in the dumpster and clues indicating the person in the frog suit was Rebella. “I am going to call it in,” said Tina.
Rebella was driving down the road and called J.P. “I have the comic book, what do you want me to do?” asked Rebella. “Go to the warehouse on sixty third Street, I will meet you there,” said J.P.
J.P. met Rebella at the warehouse and told her what to do. Rebella called Tina. “I have a hostage and I want you to listen carefully. I want you to bring Clarence Lunsford to the warehouse located at thirty-one nineteen sixty third street,” said Rebella.
Tina, Conner, Susie, and the imposter pretending to be Clarence Lunsford, arrived at the warehouse on sixty third street. Tina called Rebella on her cell phone. “We are here with Clarence, what do you want us to do?” asked Tina. “Stay where you are at, I am coming out with a hostage,” said Rebella.
J.P. and Rebella walked out of the warehouse side by side, which caught everyone off guard. Rebella was holding the stolen comic book in her hand. She ripped the comic book and everyone gasped. “This is a fake,” said Rebella. “And that is not the only fraud in this case,” said J.P., pointing to the person posing as Clarence Lunsford. The imposter was fixing to try to run, but Susie grabbed his arm. “You are not going anywhere until we get this sorted out,” said Susie, taking out her handcuffs and handcuffing the suspect. “Will someone please explain what is going on?” asked Tina. “The person Susie just handcuffed is not Clarence Lunsford. Clarence died several years ago as a result of suicide when his autobiographies did not sell,” said J.P. “If this guy is not Clarence Lunsford and the comic book is fake, where is the real comic book?” said Susie. “Right here,” said Rachel walking up with a comic book. “Wait a minute, this is confusing,” said Susie. “The comic book that Rebella tore up was the one stolen from the library. Carence Lunsford did not autograph that comic or the autobiographies at the book signing, rather his brother Ray forged his name. Ray has had the real comic book all the time,” said Rachel. “Who is this creep?” asked Tina. “That is Jeremy Ringer, a local con artist, that the 189th Precinct has been looking for,” said J.P. “This still does not make sense,” said Susie. “Ray and Jeremy were working together in this scheme. Ray stole the comic book from the library and was going to wait until there was an award offered for the return and then he would return the comic book for the money. Jeremy was going to sell the fake comic book at the convention to the person who would pay the highest price. When things settled down, then Ray would sell the real comic book and split the money with Jeremy,” said J.P.
Ray Lunsford was found guilty of fraud and forgery and sentenced to eight years in prison. Jeremy Ringer was found guilty of fraud and scamming and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Case 44 - The Comic Book Caper(jpater)
Inspector Rebella Lucas had just arrived at the 169th Precinct and was walking down the hall to the detective office. Inspector Susie Young and Tina Bullet came down the hall at a fast pace. “There has been a theft at the public library,” said Tina. “The library?” asked Rebella with a puzzled look on her face. “I’ll back you up,” said Rebella, following Tina and Susie out the door.
Susie, Tina, and Rebella arrived at the Public Library and went to the Librarian office. “I am inspector Susie Young and these are Inspectors Rebella Howard and Tina Bullet. What did they take?” asked Susie. “They took the last Frogger comic book published,” said the librarian. Rebella and Tina looked at each other. “What is so special about the comic book that someone would want to steal it?” asked Tina. “It is very valuable. Clarence Lunsford, the publisher of the Frogger comic book, came to the library for a book signing of his autobiography. While he was here he autographed the comic book and donated it to the library with the stipulation that it would never be checked out. He wanted all of his fans to enjoy the last Frogger comic book,” said the librarian. Susie wrote down the information and told the librarian they were fixing to go back to the precinct and write the report.
Command Officer Rachel McCabe entered the detective office. “The National Comic Book Convention is going to be this weekend at the Upstate Convention Center. Clarence Lunsford is going to be there. He is going to be displaying the last Frogger Comic published. The comic book is very valuable and any thief would like to get their hands on it. Conner, Tina, and Susie, you will be working undercover to make sure nothing happens to it,” said Rachel.
Rebella motioned for Inspector J.P.Bullet to step outside the detective office while Rachel was finishing giving assignments. “Me, Tina, and Susie went on a call this morning to the public library. The librarian said someone stole the last Frogger comic book and it was very valuable, because Clarence Lunsford, the publish of the Frogger comic book, signed it and donated it to the library,” said Rebella.
J.P. did not say a word to Rebella. He quietly opened the door to the detective office and motioned for Inspector Harvey Lucas to step outside. “Harvey, I need you to check and see what you can find out about Clarence Lunsford, the publisher of the Frogger comics,” said J.P.
Harvey entered the detective office and sat down across from J.P. “I did some checking on Clarence Lunsford. After he published the last Frogger comic book he published his autobiography. When his autobiography did not go over he got depressed and committed suicide,” said Harvey. “Are you telling me that Clarence Lunsford is dead?” asked J.P. “Yes,” said Harvey. J.P. stood up and took his car keys out of his pocket and motioned for Rebella to follow him.
“I need you to steal the Frogger comic book at the National Comic Book Convention,” said J.P. as he was driving down the road. “You want me to do what!?” exclaimed Rebella. “I told you, I need you to steal the Frogger book at the National Comic Book Convention,” said J.P.. Rebella had a confused expression on her face. Then she looked at J.P's facial expression and knew he was planning something. “That look scares me,” said Rebella trying to get J.P. to tell her what he was planning. J.P. put a grin on his face. “Sister, you have been around Tina too long,” said J.P.. Rebella kept trying to get J.P. to tell her his plans but he never would.
Conner, Tina, and Susie walked around and looked at the different comic books at the convention. Tina noticed Constantine Saunders, Ted Staveley, and Edmund Scarry also walking around looking at comic books. Tina tapped Susie on the shoulder and pointed out the three crooks, so they could keep a close eye on them. Rebella, dressed up like Frogger, approached the guy posing as Clarence Lunsford. She pulled a gun on him. “This is a robbery! Hand over the comic book and no one will get hurt,” said Rebella. The imposter handed Rebella the comic book and she left. Tina, Susie, and Conner saw the robbery and they started chasing after the suspect. They went outside the convention center, but could not locate the subject. They found the frog suit in the dumpster and clues indicating the person in the frog suit was Rebella. “I am going to call it in,” said Tina.
Rebella was driving down the road and called J.P. “I have the comic book, what do you want me to do?” asked Rebella. “Go to the warehouse on sixty third Street, I will meet you there,” said J.P.
J.P. met Rebella at the warehouse and told her what to do. Rebella called Tina. “I have a hostage and I want you to listen carefully. I want you to bring Clarence Lunsford to the warehouse located at thirty-one nineteen sixty third street,” said Rebella.
Tina, Conner, Susie, and the imposter pretending to be Clarence Lunsford, arrived at the warehouse on sixty third street. Tina called Rebella on her cell phone. “We are here with Clarence, what do you want us to do?” asked Tina. “Stay where you are at, I am coming out with a hostage,” said Rebella.
J.P. and Rebella walked out of the warehouse side by side, which caught everyone off guard. Rebella was holding the stolen comic book in her hand. She ripped the comic book and everyone gasped. “This is a fake,” said Rebella. “And that is not the only fraud in this case,” said J.P., pointing to the person posing as Clarence Lunsford. The imposter was fixing to try to run, but Susie grabbed his arm. “You are not going anywhere until we get this sorted out,” said Susie, taking out her handcuffs and handcuffing the suspect. “Will someone please explain what is going on?” asked Tina. “The person Susie just handcuffed is not Clarence Lunsford. Clarence died several years ago as a result of suicide when his autobiographies did not sell,” said J.P. “If this guy is not Clarence Lunsford and the comic book is fake, where is the real comic book?” said Susie. “Right here,” said Rachel walking up with a comic book. “Wait a minute, this is confusing,” said Susie. “The comic book that Rebella tore up was the one stolen from the library. Carence Lunsford did not autograph that comic or the autobiographies at the book signing, rather his brother Ray forged his name. Ray has had the real comic book all the time,” said Rachel. “Who is this creep?” asked Tina. “That is Jeremy Ringer, a local con artist, that the 189th Precinct has been looking for,” said J.P. “This still does not make sense,” said Susie. “Ray and Jeremy were working together in this scheme. Ray stole the comic book from the library and was going to wait until there was an award offered for the return and then he would return the comic book for the money. Jeremy was going to sell the fake comic book at the convention to the person who would pay the highest price. When things settled down, then Ray would sell the real comic book and split the money with Jeremy,” said J.P.
Ray Lunsford was found guilty of fraud and forgery and sentenced to eight years in prison. Jeremy Ringer was found guilty of fraud and scamming and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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