Bad boys, Bad boys, Watchya Gonna Do

Meet my mom

I thought she was just a regular mom who moonlights as an OB nurse (her full time job being spoiling the hooey out of my girls). I thought she was approaching retirement age and considering what to do with all her free time. I THOUGHT--until last night. Little did I know she was considering a career change. Look at her, my mom--Vice cop.

Apparently she was at work the other day in the OR section (which you may or may not know is very restricted) when a man in street clothes emerges from dark operating room appearing to stuff something into his pockets. He stops, my mom stops.
"What are you doing here?" She said, with a steely eyed glare (ok, maybe I am adding the steely eyed glare, but I have faced my mom down before, and she does have one and it is scary!)
"Looking for the elevators."
"That's a lie. You stand right here. I'm calling security."

Now I have watched my fair share of cop shows, and apparently they are true to life because this guy took off running, AND MY MOM TOOK OFF AFTER HIM!

He hits the doors running and my mom comes out after him. As they pass the admitting desk she is yelling "Call security!" One nurse at the desk picks up the phone and the other scoots out the other side and joins the pursuit. They hit the doors to the parking garage and pass an innocent smoker, who has stepped out for fix. "Stop that man!" the other nurse yells! And HE takes off running too! (Really, it's like an episode on NYPD!)

Now there's a string of them running through the garage--Unidentified man, my mom, other nurse, and smoking bystander who has managed to pick up a fairly large stick from somewhere along the way. I almost feel sorry for the poor guy running!

After a minute security drives up and mom points them in the direction of the guy and gives a description. Not 30 seconds later she hears "Lay Down! Hands Behind your head!" (she stopped running after security showed--give her a break--SHE'S A GRANDMA!). As she walks up security is hauling him to his feet and beginning a body search. The first pocket yields about 6 needles, various syringes and a laryngoscope (apparently he's not only drug seeking, he's a self-intubator). Security decides to wait and let metro search the guy and use the puncture proof gloves in case of any exposed needles.

Soon enough, Metro shows up, takes a look at the evidence, reads him his rights and off he goes.
As they're loading the perp into the car the officer looks at the security guard and says "If you have any more trouble just call Nurse Foust, over there. She seems to have things pretty well under control."

Comments

[StephanieG]

PERP!!! HA!! I love it!!

[aj]

HA! I totally remember this story.

Too funny.

[Maria]

loved it!

[Skipper]

Holy Cow!! How did I miss this story???

[AGK]

Very cool - and you told this so well! :)

[Kelly]

Holy mackerel. Your mom rules!

[Cheri]

Go Grandma, Go Grandma :o)

[*~*Ellen*~*]

Awesome! I'd have been scared to death! Your mom sounds like one brave lady! Like mother, like daughter, eh?!
Love
Ellen

[Stacey]

ROFL That is TOO good. :-) GO MOM!

[Heather]

Ha ha ha ha ha!!! You should get your mom a badge with her name for Mother's Day.

[Tiff]

Bwahahahahahaha!! Your mom rocks, girl!! Great story and I can just picture it. Mind if I save this for possible use in a story? I'd change it a bit of course but that is soooooooooo classic.

[naomi]

What a cool "Super Hero Mom" ~smiles~

[Nattie]

Now I know who you get your spunk from? :-)

[Jojo]

ROFL Your mom ROCKS!!!!!!! My mom couldn't have chased him down... but once he was done, she could have beat the heck out of him with her cane!!! ;)

[Cathie Jo]

Oh wow, what a story.. That's some mom you have there, and you look so much alike. I guess if she is going to start doing stuff like this we need to start praying a hedge of protection around her..lol. Love, Cathie Jo