Melanie McCree

Urban Sword & Sorcery

Do Not Bring Your Own Guns, Part Five

April 23: Beth and Melanie are still trying to work out exactly what happened in that ID theft case Next up was Detective Elijah Page. A broad-shouldered Black man with the instincts of a scent hound and the soul of a gentleman.  “Well, my story’s not as interesting...

Do Not Bring Your Own Guns, Part Four

April 23: Beth and Melanie realize that a class about the careful use of force probably won’t include voluntary tasing Next, we met the three members of the Tactical Detective Unit: Detective Tanya Johnson, Detective Dan Brown (yes, I know) and Detective Elijah...

Do Not Bring Your Own Guns, Part Three

April 23: Beth and Melanie have the Spider Man theme song stuck in their heads Next, we met Sergeant Adam Beck. Quote: “I originally got my degree in Civil Engineering, but when I joined the Sheriff’s Office I realized that people aren’t always predictable like...

Do Not Bring Your Own Guns, Part Two

April 23: Beth and Melanie have finally accepted that they cannot bring their own guns    I was ready to crawl under the table, thanks to Beth’s question about bringing our own guns. However, I had forgotten that Beth has the ability to turn strangers into...

Do Not Bring Your Own Guns

April 23: Beth and Melanie return to the Sheriff’s Office and sit on the opposite side of the room   As we came into the building I realized (now that we were already three weeks in) that I was supposed to put my name on the sign-in sheet. I am certain that...

Happy Jack’s Tomato Ranch, Part Four

April 16: Beth and Melanie consider having “Happy Jack’s Tomato Ranch” embroidered on the backs of their green polo shirts   On to: Internal Affairs, with Sergeant Kevin Schmidt! Firstly, for those who did not work for Fort Vancouver Regional...