Enemy Among Us-A Jordan Wright Thriller by Randy Reardon

Author:Randy Reardon
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Createspace
Published: 2011-08-10T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Nine

COMMAND CENTER ACROSS FROM AKMED’S APARTMENT IN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA

Surveillance personnel had gotten pictures of the other men with Mustafa, now being run through various databases for identification. The van had come back as a rental from the Able and Ready Rent-a-Car lot in the Northern Liberties. Since it wasn’t part of a national or even regional chain, there was no database to access. The rental company was closed for the evening and Jordan cautioned against making an in-person inquiry, since it was important not to set off any more alarm bells.

Jordan, Kate, Max and William were in the middle of the debrief with the alley team when they heard a commotion, originating in the main room of the command center. All of them rushed into the main room. The faces of the agents there were ashen. All work had stopped.

“We just got a report of two officers down, needing assistance.” Frank walked up to the group. “We don’t have any more details.”

Jordan and the others waited with the rest of the team. The radio traffic was fast and clipped. One of the officers tried to gather additional details and was on the phone with the precinct where the shooting occured.

With the last transmission, which Jordan couldn’t make out, several of the officers threw things to the floor or hammered fists against tables or walls. Murmured obscenities rolled like a wave across the room. Frank looked at Jordan. “There’s one cop dead at the scene and the other is being rushed to the hospital. It’s going to be touch and go for her.”

One of the officers, who had been on the phone, came over. “They were on patrol and got a call about a robbery at a convenience store. As they pulled up to the store, the suspect’s car left and they pursued. About five minutes away, a witness says the perps stopped their car in the middle of the street. When the patrol car stopped behind it, the two bastard shits piled out with automatic weapons and they just fired into the patrol car. The officers didn’t even have a chance to get out or get off a shot. The perps emptied their magazines, jumped back in and took off. The witness got a license plate and a good description of the car. It matches the plate and description one of the uniforms gave to dispatch when the pursuit began.”

“Okay. Nothing tells us this is related, but I don’t want to dismiss it as having no connection at all. I also realize the team needs to get a resolution on this, so let them have the time they need. Anything we can throw down to Washington to pick up, let’s do it.” Jordan had been in these situations before and he knew it was futile to try to pull the team back on task until this situation resolved itself. He understood the heightened emotions coming on the heels of the recent deaths of five other officers. He wanted to be respectful in an obvious way, because the respect was sincere.

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