177 Prison riots
After the matter was dealt with, Jimmy and Paul had a day off, and they went back to the hotel to change into police uniforms and put on civilian clothes and go out separately.
Jimmy's goal is the Walk of Fame, and frankly, for someone like Jimmy, it's the first time in Los Angeles, and it's in Hollywood, and it's a bit of a shame not to see the iconic Walk of Fame, and then Jimmy regrets it.
In Jimmy's impression, Hollywood, the Avenue of Fame, this is the name of the cocoon heard by his ears in his previous life, he always thought that it was very prosperous, very beautiful, and then he actually arrived at the Avenue of Fame, all he saw was rows of stars inlaid on the ground and low houses around, there were many tourists, but most of them were group photo enthusiasts, and Jimmy came empty-handed.
Because the Arkansas CCW is not recognized in California, and as an Arkansas police officer has no law enforcement authority in California, Jimmy was left at the hotel with the gun when he changed his clothes and went out.
Jimmy just took his phone and wallet out and bought ice cream from a cold drink shop on the side of the road while strolling around the roadside, except for some souvenir shops to check out, the rest is not much to see.
It's just that Jimmy couldn't hold back a little when he saw a weird door, the Chinese Theater, which is the place that often hosts the premieres of various new movies, okay, this thing is called the Chinese Theater I don't know which name has a hole in the brain, and the two lions represent China? The two abstract dragon heads on the pillar, If you have nothing to say, the designer should have taken them to the shooting range and shot them for 5 minutes.
Jimmy is not interested in going to Hollywood Studios, he has not been in this world for a long time, and he has not had the experience of being brainwashed by Hollywood movies for twenty or thirty years in his previous life, and now he has no special hobby for the characters in Hollywood Studios here.
Jimmy turned around, it was really boring, and the security here in Hollywood is really very problematic, although there is no case in front of him, but the police car siren heard in his ears has not been interrupted for much time, and there is even an illusion that the police car here has been honking the horn, and I don't know how many cases can be handled in a day, and how many people can be arrested.
Jimmy gets on the tour bus and heads aimlessly towards the next stop, not even noticing where the next stop is. When he got off the bus, he found himself in the legendary Beverly Hills.
Well, good place, just looking at the people drinking coffee in the coffee shop and the pedestrians on the side of the road, this is indeed a place for rich people, just looking at the clothes can distinguish tourists from locals, like Jimmy, a cheap casual dress belongs to the humble kind here.
Jimmy bought a cup of coffee at the coffee shop on the street, took it and walked along the road, and found that there were many beautiful women, and the clerks in the shop next to him were of a higher standard than the girls he usually saw.
So a Chinese street runner who is not obscene but hangs his son was born, Jimmy is also idle enough, while looking at the beauty while strolling two streets, then he found a steak restaurant to eat, the taste is good, the price is more painful, but Jimmy is now a small wealth, and the price of a Michelin-starred restaurant is still acceptable.
In the afternoon, Jimmy continued to walk around, by the way to see the residential area of Beverly Hills, but unfortunately the distance is a little far, it is not realistic to walk, Jimmy just looked at it from a distance, and then found a designated taxi stand on the side of the road to wait for the bus, and returned to the hotel to rest, because he had to run errands, so Jimmy was very honest, not to mention going out to play, and even the beer was not touched.
Early the next morning, Jimmy and Paul arrived at the West Hollywood Police Department, where Superintendent Robert arranged for a police officer, Matthew, to take them to the Los Angeles County Jail for a handover.
The Los Angeles County Jail is one of the largest prisons in the United States, and it is not enough to describe the situation here, and after the development of private prisons, a considerable number of minor offenders were transferred to private prisons, and the vast majority of those serving sentences in the county jails were relatively long sentences, as well as prisoners like Dick Díaz who needed to be held temporarily before trial.
Jimmy and Paul arrive outside the prison gate, and LAPD officer Matthew checks the information with the prison guards inside, who open the gate and let them in.
The shape of the perimeter of the Los Angeles County Jail is more peculiar, the passage between the gate and the main body of the prison is a passage intercepted by a double layer of barbed wire, the width between the double layers of barbed wire should be 4-5 meters, and a passage is separated by a steel pipe guardrail, and there are two prisoner activity areas on both sides.
It was just time to let the wind out, and Jimmy and the others were walking in the passageway, and the prisoners on both sides were watching them from behind barbed wire, and of course their mouths were certainly not clean.
Coming to the front of the main prison building, a prison guard said, "Welcome to the Los Angeles County Jail, please hand in your duty belt, communications equipment, and spare weapons, which will be kept in a locker and will be returned to you when you get out." ”
Jimmy and Paul began to take off their duty belts, as did LAPD Officer Matthew, this is not to discriminate against them, it is just a rule, within the prison premises, except for the prison guards, no one else is armed.
"Follow me." The guards put the equipment of the three men in different baskets, stacked them together, and carried them to the storage room by the door, and then led them into the prison building.
Jimmy and Paul were taken to an interrogation room, where Dick Díaz was already in advance, sitting across a table with his hands in front of him in handcuffs attached to a clasp on the table, and a prison superintendent standing next to him.
The LAPD officer picked up the paperwork and signed it and handed it to the Superintendent of Prison, who took the document out of the interrogation room and went out to do the formalities while Jimmy waited here.
After waiting for a few minutes, the prison superintendent came over with the documents transferred by the prisoner and asked Jimmy and Paul to sign it, just then, the public announcement system turned on and two short sirens sounded.
Jimmy: "Superintendent, this prompt must be in trouble." ”
The prison superintendent glanced up at the loudspeaker in the corner and said to them: "Two alarms indicate that there is a riot by the prisoners, maybe they are just fighting, you wait here for a while, I will go out and have a look." ”
Jimmy: "OK. ”
LAPD Constable Matthew: "Need help?" ”
Superintendent of Prison Guard: "No, I'll go out and have a look." ”
The superintendent left the interrogation room, and Jimmy and Paul looked at each other, a little helpless, and could only wait here.
In less than 5 minutes, the alarm began to sound continuously and long, Jimmy was not familiar with what this alarm prompt was, but Paul was a county bailiff, and he was trained in prison-related knowledge, because the county correctional center was also established according to prison rules, and they occasionally needed to go there for support.
Paul: "Jimmy, something happened, this should be the prisoner breaking through the cell area, if the alarm here is the same as ours." ”
Jimmy said directly to LAPD officer Matthew, "Matthew, is this place familiar?" Looking for someone to see what is going on, neither of us has the power to enforce the law, nor do we have weapons. ”
Matthew: "I haven't been here either, so I'll go out and have a look." ”
Matthew opened the door, looked at the sides outside, and walked out, Jimmy and Paul couldn't move, this was the Los Angeles County Jail, the two of them came across the state, and they were completely incapable of enforcing the law.
2 minutes later, LAPD Matthew returned.
Matthew: "Jimmy, Paul, we're leaving, the cell in Block B has been breached, there are guards who have been arrested, and they've got the cell key. ”
Jimmy: "Is it on our side?" ”
Matthew: "Not yet, the key of the prison guards in Area B can only open the door inside, and it can't reach us for the time being, and now the prison guards are already controlling the situation, but the danger is still there." ”
Jimmy: "No, we haven't finished the process yet, if we go now, what will we do next?" If the process is not correct, the trial on Dick Dias's side could go wrong. ”
Matthew: "I didn't see that superintendent of prison just now, and I don't know where he is now, so I can't go on now." ”
Jimmy shook his head: "Since there is no danger of being breached here for the time being, it is better to wait a while." Can you talk to the prison and see if you can get us back the gear first?" ”
Matthew saw that Jimmy didn't agree to evacuate, so he could only nod, "I'll communicate with them again." ”
Matthew left the interrogation room, and Jimmy asked Paul to look at Dick Dias, and he came to the door of the interrogation room and went out to look at both ends of the hallway, where no one had passed, because he didn't know the prison structure, and Jimmy couldn't confirm the way out.
The range of mind-eye observation is limited, and they walked here from the entrance of the building, and the distance they passed in the middle was quite far, and they could not observe the situation at the entrance of the building now.
Because the situation is unknown, Jimmy has been keeping his eyes open, observing the passage around him, and before long, a person runs from the passage on the side, Jimmy is tense, if it is a prisoner, he must protect himself.
Fortunately, it was the previous prison superintendent who appeared, and he ran to the interrogation room and shouted directly to Jimmy: "The handover is suspended, you two come with me first, and we will leave the building." ”
Dick Díaz was still handcuffed and locked on the table, and for the time being, Jimmy picked up the handover slip on the table, and followed the superintendent of the prison guard out of the interrogation room with Paul, and returned to the door of the building in the direction he had come.
At the doorway locker, the superintendent places the basket with their gear on the table, and Jimmy and Paul begin to arm themselves.
Jimmy asked the superintendent while putting on his gear, "What about Matthew from LAPD, he just left the interrogation room to look for you." ”
Superintendent of Prison Guard: "I didn't see it, I still have to go in and have a look, don't leave yet, be on guard at the door, the prison gate can't be opened now." ”
Jimmy nodded, he had a weapon in hand, and there should be no danger in guarding this gate.
(End of chapter)