by K. Villota

Detective Justine Reinhardt, an officer for about two years with the Dead End Police Department, was forced to resign after an internal investigation uncovered that she had been trafficking in drugs and extorting businesses for money.

A police officer, who wished to remain anonymous and only identified himself as “X” told the Dead End Daily, that Reinhardt, the iconic redhead on the force, was found to be responsible for aiding and distributing narcotics in Dead End, as if the city didn’t have enough of a drug problem already. She went by “Scylla” in her drug dealings.

The investigation also uncovered the uniformed drug kingpin’s under-the-table deals where she had unscrupulously extorted money from local businesses to further fund her operation. In return, Reinhardt intentionally manipulated and falsified police reports involving these businesses to ensure that their standing in the community wouldn’t be tarnished.

The disgraced Reinhardt was forced to resign following the investigation and subsequently was arrested on charges of extortion and drug trafficking. The number of business-linked deaths and rapes covered up by our noble police force remains anyone’s guess. If we can’t trust our men and women in blue to preserve law and order, who can we really trust in Dead End?

The disgraced detective declined to comment, but DEPD captain Tarra Thorton said, “It’s a sad day when one of our own becomes what we have a sworn duty to protect the good citizens of Dead End against.”

Police officer and dispatcher Bob wheezed, “I’m just glad she’s not around to call me a fat lard any more. She may be a sexy piece of meat, but she always hurt my feelings. Scylla? That sounds like the name of an infectious microorganism that you might find in the Hung Dragon’s eggrolls.”

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