Finding Peace: A First Responder Inspirational Romance (Love's Compass Book 1) by Melanie D. Snitker

Author:Melanie D. Snitker [Snitker, Melanie D.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Dallionz Media, LLC
Published: 2015-01-03T00:00:00+00:00

Tuck’s Tuesday morning was a busy one. He had checked in with Laurie before getting an official statement from Daisy Belle. It had only been five minutes after getting back to the station when he and Lance were called out on a report of a break-in.

The partners pulled up in front of a pediatrician’s office, a group of people milling around in front. When they approached, the group parted like water from oil and they walked to the door.

“Doctor Patterson.” A middle-aged gentleman held a hand out and shook both officers’ hands. “One of my office assistants and I arrived to find the door like this. We called the police immediately.”

“Has anyone been inside yet?” Lance asked them.

“Not yet. We wanted to wait for you to arrive first.” Dr. Patterson threw the broken door a hedged look. “We’ll have patients arriving soon. I need to find out what kind of situation we’re looking at and if we’re going to need to close for the day.”

Tuck gave a swift nod. “I understand. Officer Davenport and I’ll go in and check out the offices. But I can tell you that you’ll probably need to close the office at least through lunch. We will do some investigating and all of this broken glass will need to be cleaned up.”

The transparent door itself was busted. Shards littered the walkway in front. With the sunlight getting stronger, the glass glittered like ice crystals. The door was still closed and locked.

Ducking to avoid sharp edges, Tuck led the way into the cheerful waiting room. Everything seemed in order. A colorful train table sat on one side, and a low bookcase filled with board books sat on the other.

Opening the door, Tuck motioned for Lance to check out the various exam rooms while he headed into the office area. Hundreds of file folders littered the floor. The large sets of file cabinets had been broken into, and several of the drawers were pulled all the way out. Was the intruder looking for something specific or making a mess? It felt like a game of hopscotch as he made his way across the room without stepping on anything.

“We’re all clear back there,” Lance announced as he walked into the room. “Wow.”

“Go ahead and ask Dr. Patterson to come on in.” Tuck jotted down some notes and pulled a camera out to take a few pictures. He especially focused on the file folders. Lance returned with the doctor.

“We’re going to need to close for the day – maybe longer,” Dr. Patterson said, his voice just above a whisper. His office assistant nodded her agreement, her eyes wide.

More than sympathetic, Tuck turned to the man. “We’re going to need to take a lot of photos and dust for prints.” He looked at the mess in front of them. “Someone was likely looking for something specific. We’ll need to go through these files. I would like to compare them to your computer records and see if any of the files were taken.

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