On the drive back home, sheriff Brown was hoping that the new creature was a female. He wanted to put an end to the worry that he has for his community. And to have the beach back open again would be a plus for everyone.
Officers Jackson and Barkley were headed back to the station for a while when a call came in. Officer Sites radioed them and told them there was a fight in progress down on the pier. So Jackson responded and Barkley headed that way.
“Well, this is the first normal thing that has happened since I transferred to this precinct,” Barkley said.
Jackson smiled, “I hear ya there.”
By the time they got there the fight between the two men had broken up. One of the men was still there sitting on a bench bleeding from his nose. The other had left after he made his point. A couple of people who had witnessed the fight were there with the man. Barkley had to pull into one of the no parking spots so they could get to the scene.
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