Chapter I - "Cross Rhodes" pt. II

[Gabriel Cross]

:: Cross Rhodes ::
Chapter I pt. II

August 30, 2015, 0000 Hours
Sleepy Hollow, New York, U.S.
[[I-10 Freeway]]

 
So there I was out on a daily routine traffic stop, which I radioed in (10-23) which in police language means On scene. As I began to get out of my patrol vehicle a 2014 white dodge Charger, not your typical squad car.

As I opened my door the sound of gunfire could be heard going off in the near distance. Immediately I radioed across the my police scanner (#770) which meant shots fired. As I continued to cautiously look around to see where the shots had come from as I radioed in once again.
 
Gabriel Cross: "#906, #906"
 
I radioed across which was Backup needed in police language as I stood at the door of my 2014 Dodge Charger, not knowing where the shots had come from, or who had shot them off.
 
As I radioed for backup the dispatcher could be heard asking me where my (#10-20) which meant location was at, I quickly radioed back where my location was, as I stood behind my vehicles door, I reached back inside my squad car and got on my vehicles megaphone.
 
Gabriel Cross: "Stay inside your vehicle..."

I ordered as the sound the of my voice come over my squad car's personal PA sound System. After a few minutes my backup had arrived on to the scene where I was at, it was my commanding officer and the Police Captain, Captain Alexander Grey.
 
Grey could be seen being a blonde haired man, who could be seen having well groomed hair. His face could be seen being time-worn with wide amber eyes, set seductively within their sockets, which watched heartily over the natives they've sworn to protect for so long.

Scars stretching from the right side of his forehead , running towards his right nostril and ending on his left cheek leaves a beautiful memory of redemption.
 
Capt. Alex Grey: "Cross what is it that we have?"

Captain Alex Grey said with a deep southern voice as he cautiously walked on over to where I was, which was behind the door of my patrol vehicle standing.
 
Gabriel Cross: "Captain, to be honest I couldn't tell yea. I heard the shots not to far from our current location but damn did it seem close..."
 
Capt. Alex Grey: "Son did you go and do what I had asked the other day, did you go and see the doctor as I had advised you, you know I'm only looking out for yea. You're like a son to me as is all our other brothers in the police brotherhood we've come together in."
 
Gabriel Cross: "Yeah I did why Cap?"
 
I said as he stared down at me with his wide amber eyes. All I could think was, was it something I did or said as he stared at me. As he stared at me it seemed as if time had stopped, as it seemed like forever, and then he spoke out again.
 
Capt. Alex Grey: "Just making sure you weren't having one of your psychotic breakdown episodes again, after all you did serve our country and served it proud might I add."
 
Grey said trying to cover up the real reason he had asked me what he had asked me, knowing damn well he was in the wrong, and it wasn't the place for it, as a few more shots could be heard as they went off.
 
Capt. Alex Grey: "Ah I guess you weren't were you son?"

Gabriel Cross: "Yea you could say that again, now couldn't you!"

I said with a bit of sarcasm in my voice, as he radioed in for more units. As he did I slowly began to walk on up to the vehicle I had pulled over.
 
?: "Afternoon, Officer. Is everything alright?"
 
Questioned the female suspect as I peered down at her as I stood on outside of her beat up Toyota Camery on the shoulder of the highway, just a few feet from the nearest off ramp.
 
Gabriel Cross: "Everything is just fine, nothing we can't handle ma'am. I am Lieutenant Gabriel Cross of the Sleepy Hollow, New York sheriffs department. Ma'am do you know why I pulled you over today?"
 
I said as tilted my black aviator sunglasses down, just a bit so she could see my eyes.
 
Unknown Woman: "No officer not at all."
 
She said knowing damn well why I had stopped her. The smell of alcohol was just repugnant and strong as it could be smelt from her breath.
 
Gabriel Cross: "Ma'am I stopped you today, as you were swerving back and forth from them two lanes there. You've been drinking at all tonight?"

I questioned her, as I did her eyes could be seen beginning to swell up and become watery as if she had knew the next thing I was going to say or something.

Gabriel Cross: "So... I'm going to be needing your Drivers license, vehicle Insurance and Vehicle registration ma'am"
 
I stated as I did, she reached into her purse and pulled out her state drivers license, before reaching over to her glove box and pulling out her vehicle registration and insurance.  
 
Unknown Woman: "Here you go Officer."
 
Gabriel Cross: "Thank you Ms. Crawford."
 
I said as I glanced down at her state drivers license, it could be seen stating she had her Driver's license evoked due to a hole being punctured in the top of it.
 
Gabriel Cross: "I guess you know what's going to happen next Ms. Crawford huh?"

Veronica Crawford: "Yes Officer I do..."
 
She said as she began to let go as tears began to trickle down the sides of her cheeks as she looked up at me with sadness in her face.
 
Gabriel Cross: "Ms. Crawford, I'mma need you to carefully and cautiously step out from inside your vehicle once I step away, I'm then going to need you to await for further instructions understood?"

Veronica Crawford: "Yes, Officer I understand."
 
She said as she opened up the driver side door and carefully and cautiously stepped out of her vehicle. As she did, I gave her the command to walk backwards towards me with her thumbs in her palms and the rest of her fingers up against one another.
 
Gabriel Cross: "Alright Ms. Crawford, today you're going to be under arrest for operation of a motor vehicle with under the influence of alcohol, is that understood?"

I said questioning her as she nodded her head as I placed my handcuffs around her wrist and tightened them, before walking her back to my 2014 white Dodge Challenger and placing her in the back of my squad car.
 
Gabriel Cross: "Ma'am I'm going to begin to read you your Miranda rights, understood?"
 
Veronica Crawford: "Yes I do Officer."

Gabriel Cross: "Ma'am You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you? With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me?” 
 
I questioned her, as I did she declined. Doing so I closed the back-door of my Dodge Charger behind her and walked on over to where my Captain could be seen standing.
 
Capt. Alex Grey: "How did you know Gabe?"

Gabriel Cross: "I just did, I guess you could say Captain."
 
Capt. Alex Grey: "I guess you wont be joining the rest of us out here in search of where those shots have been going off at will you now?"

Gabriel Cross: "No sir I won't if that's what you are wondering."

Capt. Alex Grey: “So I guess once you get done booking this her woman, I won’t be seeing you until two weeks from now huh?”

Gabriel Cross: “That would be correct sir!”

I said as I got into my patrol vehicle, once inside my patrol vehicle , I turned my sirens off and waited for the tow truck to arrive to take Ms. Samantha Crawford's beat up Toyota Camry to down to the impound lot. Once I returned back to the Sleepy Hollow Sheriffs station, I slowly helped Ms. Crawford out of my patrol vehicle and escorted her back into the booking area to be evaluated. Though something seemed off as I began to have flashbacks of my time overseas in Kuwait. 
 
Loud explosions and gun fire ringed throughout my ears as if I was back in Kuwait, I dropped to the ground and put my hands over up over my ears as I began to yell for my squad to hit the deck...
 
"Lieutenant Cross..."
 
A voice could be heard as I snapped back out from the vision or past memory I was having of my past time overseas during my tour in Kuwait. As I uncovered my ears, I come to see Corporal Charlotte King of the Sleepy Hollow Sheriffs Department looking down at me.
 
Charlotte King: "Lieutenant Cross are you okay?"
 
Charlotte questioned me as I looked up at her from where I was kneeling down at on the ground. As I looked back up at her, I smiled with relief.
 
Corp. Charlotte King: "What just happened Gabe?"
 
Gabriel Cross: "I don't know Charlotte!"
 
Corp. Charlotte King: "All I know is you were yelling about something sir!"
 
Gabriel Cross: "I was?"
 
Corp. Charlotte King: "Yes you were Gabe, as if you were back at war or something. You kept yelling out some kind of command to a Lucien S. Ambrose..."
 
Gabriel Cross: "Lucien?"
 
Corp. Charlotte King: "Yes sir that was that name you were yelling out just now Cross."
 
Gabriel Cross: "Lucien was the name of one of my officers below me who was killed by enemy fire Charlotte!"
 
I told her as I regain my composer and walked inside the sheriffs office to where my desk was. My desk could be seen being a mess with various papers scattered over top of it. I wasted no time in sitting down and taking a few minutes to myself as I begin to gather my thoughts for my incident report, which I needed to get ready for the Captain for when he returned...