Trixie Belden was listening closely as her mentor, Captain Molinson, was describing the differences between strengths and weaknesses when setting up a surveillance detail.
Captain Molinson completed his explanation and said, “Belden, please give us a quick explanation of the strengths and weaknesses of the Sleepyside National Bank.”
Trixie sucked in a quick breath of air. Ever since she was a little kid, her dad had periodically gotten on his soapbox about the security of the bank. Did she really want to provide her Captain as well as her classmates with information regarding the concerns the bank president had about the safety of the bank?
She trusted the Captain with her life. She also felt that he was a reasonably good judge of character, but for all the reputation that she had for rushing in to a situation without thinking, she really didn’t feel comfortable about discussing the security of the bank with a bunch of police officer wannabe’s.
Trixie stood up and addressed her superior. “Captain, I understand the exercise. My classmates and I as criminal justice students need the instruction to understand threat assessment. And please understand, I mean no disrespect to either you or my fellow students. However,at the time of registration for this class, there was no background check conducted on any of us that registered for the class, to determine the likelihood of any of us using what we learn in these classes for personal gain. For that reason, I really do not feel comfortable discussing the security of a real brick and mortar business such as Sleepysides’ bank as an instruction tool.”
Molinson regarded Trixie with a steady glare. “Well Miss Belden, I can’t particularly argue with your logic. Is there any other place that you would consider using as an example?”
Trixie grinned, “How about the police department? As part of our class initiation, we all had a tour of the station, right down to the drunk tank and the restrooms. My classmates can do a mental walkthrough as I describe the scene.”
“Alright, give it your best shot.” Molinson agreed.
Trixie began to recite her assessment,
“The front door of the station faces west. The front of the building has six windows,which are all on the left hand side of the door. Although the windows are probably bulletproof glass, there don’t appear to be any blinds in the windows. This is probably to ensure that in addition to the surveillance cameras, that on duty officers can also frequently check the front perimeter of the building. However, because the glass doesn’t appear to be tinted, I have to wonder whether the afternoon sun shining into the building could provide a dangerous distraction for the officers.”
Captain Molinson began taking notes regarding troublesome Trixie’s observations and thought, “Dang, she has some good ideas for improving the stations security. Makes you wonder about that bank.”
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