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So I need to ask questions of a police detective. I happen to know of a former police detective who is now a public defender (he was going to law school when he talked to my high school class, lo, these many years ago). I left him a voice mail explaining that I'm writing a novel that includes police procedure as well as FBI characters, and that I would love to pick his brain, if he has the time. I mentioned that he'd come to my high school class years ago, and that I'd remembered that visit. I gave him my cell phone number and my email address, and said I would completely understand if he was too busy, but that I would appreciate it if he could let me know.
Two days later and I have heard nothing.
Now...I am only 99% I have the right guy. I'm sure, given what I knew about him and knowing that his wife is in politics in my county (I just voted for her last week!), that he's still in the area. I know he's not a Detective in my county seat any more, and it makes sense that after being in law school he would be a lawyer.
But still, I am 99% certain I have the right guy. Furthermore, my last name is one that he should recognize, having gone to school with my dad, uncle, and a few second cousins, and just the fact that my cousins are very well known and active in this county.
So now I'm sitting here wondering if I should give it up as a bad job and try to find some random police detective who will let me do a job shadow and ask questions or something...or what.
It's sort of discouraging. I was working up to calling the FBI next if I got a good interview experience with him. (Of course, I'm thinking about calling the FBI anyway because I want to look into their civilian academy, but still.)
Two days later and I have heard nothing.
Now...I am only 99% I have the right guy. I'm sure, given what I knew about him and knowing that his wife is in politics in my county (I just voted for her last week!), that he's still in the area. I know he's not a Detective in my county seat any more, and it makes sense that after being in law school he would be a lawyer.
But still, I am 99% certain I have the right guy. Furthermore, my last name is one that he should recognize, having gone to school with my dad, uncle, and a few second cousins, and just the fact that my cousins are very well known and active in this county.
So now I'm sitting here wondering if I should give it up as a bad job and try to find some random police detective who will let me do a job shadow and ask questions or something...or what.
It's sort of discouraging. I was working up to calling the FBI next if I got a good interview experience with him. (Of course, I'm thinking about calling the FBI anyway because I want to look into their civilian academy, but still.)
