I suppose I should apologize for using the term 'Prowl Cars.' Even most of the cops don't know what that means anymore. For the uninitiated, that is a slang term for a police patrol car. It was in common use as recently as the 1960s and came about as the result of police cars prowling thru the neighborhoods while on patrol. Ergo: Prowl Cars. Then political correctness struck and 'Prowl Car' became a forgotten phrase. I guess they were afraid of offending either the cats or criminals, both of whom prowl at night.
Be that as it may, about 8:30 p.m. on Friday, August 3, 2007, I passed by the McDonald's at Sargeant and E. Lancaster on my way home. There were a grand total of five -count'em, five- prowl cars and one ambulance sitting in the parking lot, all but one with their lights flashing. There also seemed to be a fair sized crowd standing around.
While I have no way of knowing what was going on, I would suggest that it can't be written off as a medical emergency. First, you don't get five prowl cars and an ambulance for a medical emergency. In that event, you get a fire truck, an ambulance and maybe two prowl cars.
Aren't we having fun on the east side?
Be that as it may, about 8:30 p.m. on Friday, August 3, 2007, I passed by the McDonald's at Sargeant and E. Lancaster on my way home. There were a grand total of five -count'em, five- prowl cars and one ambulance sitting in the parking lot, all but one with their lights flashing. There also seemed to be a fair sized crowd standing around.
While I have no way of knowing what was going on, I would suggest that it can't be written off as a medical emergency. First, you don't get five prowl cars and an ambulance for a medical emergency. In that event, you get a fire truck, an ambulance and maybe two prowl cars.
Aren't we having fun on the east side?
