Fine Time to Leave (part 1)

A short cop story.

I was sitting in my closet-turned-office, when my personal phone rang, with the caller identified as “Kevin HD.” Kevin is the loss prevention officer at Home Depot. After a couple of years on patrol, Kevin and I are on a first-name basis. I’ve hassled him about planning to steal from his store because their security is so anemic, and they’re spineless yes men kowtowing to corporate idiocy because they refuse to stop thieves. He’s subtly noted that I’m filling out my uniform very well, “looking like a bag of frosting.” I answered the phone and we bantered for a minute, then he asked, "Hey, do you know this guy?" He then sent me a picture from their surveillance.