could; the Overtown ghetto was worse.
When Hoke returned to the station, he stopped for a moment to say hello to Bill and Ellita and then he checked his mail. There was a printout on Gerald Hickey. Hoke sat in his office and read the rap sheet, which went back to Jerry’s junior-high-school days.
In the eighth grade Jerry had gotten into a fight with ablack student, claiming that his lunch money had been taken. A knife had been confiscated, but neither boy had been cut. No charges filed, but the officer who had been called by the principal had made a written report of the incident.
There were two separate arrests for “joyriding” in stolen cars. Jerry was merely a passenger each time, and stated he didn’t know the car—in each incident—was stolen. No charges filed.
There was another arrest when a woman claimed Jerry had exposed himself to her while standing on her front lawn. The misdemeanor was reduced to committing a public nuisance when Jerry claimed he had merely stopped to urinate on the woman’s lawn. Although the incident happened at 3 P.M. , Jerry said he didn’t see the woman sitting on her front porch ten feet away. Charge dismissed. Counsel for Jerry had been Harold Hickey.
Arrested for smoking marijuana, with two other juveniles, in Peacock Park, Coconut Grove. Charge reduced to loitering. No charges filed. Released in father’s custody.
Two more pickups for “loitering” in Coconut Grove. No charges filed. Released at station.
Picked up in a Coral Gables parking lot. A glasscutter confiscated. Jerry claimed he found the glasscutter in the street, and that he didn’t know what the tool was used for. No charges filed.
Picked up in the parking lot, Sears, Coral Gables store, for shoplifting. Subject’s father paid for the item—a brass standing lamp, complete with parchment shade, with a blue eagle painted on it. Released to father’s custody. No charges filed.
There was also a brief report from an interview with a psychiatric social worker:
Hickey, Gerald. Age: 16-4 mos. 68 inches tall. Wt. 147 lbs. Adopted. I.Q. (Stanford/B) 123. Intelligent, but rambles when asked direct questions. Sociopathicpersonality. Schizoid tendencies; unrealistic goals, i.e., wants to be “Russian interpreter at U.N.” or a “marine biologist.” Suppressed sexual anxieties. Admits to hustling gays for money, but not always “successful.” Smokes pot daily. Mixes codeine with pot, but doesn’t use PCP. Cooperative. Despite sociopathic attitude and quick temper, Jerry would probably thrive in a disciplined environment, e.g., live-in military school. Father can afford it. Therapy recommended.
s/t M. Sneider, MSW
Not much. Hoke wished now he had read the file before he talked to Harold Hickey. He could have asked him why he hadn’t sent Jerry to a military school. Of course, at a military academy, a weak kid like Jerry would have been cornholed by the upper classmen, but they would have kept him off the spike. On the other hand, this was about the time of Hickey’s marriage to Loretta, so Harold might have thought that she would be a stabilizing factor for Jerry. But that was speculation. Not a single overnight stay in Youth Hall or jail. In a legal sense, Jerry wasn’t a juvenile delinquent officially. To become a bona fide juvenile delinquent, a kid had to be charged, found guilty, and the case adjudicated. If Jerry had been pushing dope, he had managed to avoid ever being apprehended for it.
Hoke phoned the lab and asked if they had completed the report on the contents of the Baggie that Sanchez had sent for analysis. He was promised a report for Monday, Tuesday at the latest.
“Make it Monday,” Hoke said and hung up.
It was only three o’clock, and he should take the money to Loretta Hickey. But there were all those files to be read. Henderson and Sanchez would have made a dent in them by now, and he would have to catch up. Hoke looked up the number of the Bouquetique in Coral Gables, then
When Hoke returned to the station, he stopped for a moment to say hello to Bill and Ellita and then he checked his mail. There was a printout on Gerald Hickey. Hoke sat in his office and read the rap sheet, which went back to Jerry’s junior-high-school days.
In the eighth grade Jerry had gotten into a fight with ablack student, claiming that his lunch money had been taken. A knife had been confiscated, but neither boy had been cut. No charges filed, but the officer who had been called by the principal had made a written report of the incident.
There were two separate arrests for “joyriding” in stolen cars. Jerry was merely a passenger each time, and stated he didn’t know the car—in each incident—was stolen. No charges filed.
There was another arrest when a woman claimed Jerry had exposed himself to her while standing on her front lawn. The misdemeanor was reduced to committing a public nuisance when Jerry claimed he had merely stopped to urinate on the woman’s lawn. Although the incident happened at 3 P.M. , Jerry said he didn’t see the woman sitting on her front porch ten feet away. Charge dismissed. Counsel for Jerry had been Harold Hickey.
Arrested for smoking marijuana, with two other juveniles, in Peacock Park, Coconut Grove. Charge reduced to loitering. No charges filed. Released in father’s custody.
Two more pickups for “loitering” in Coconut Grove. No charges filed. Released at station.
Picked up in a Coral Gables parking lot. A glasscutter confiscated. Jerry claimed he found the glasscutter in the street, and that he didn’t know what the tool was used for. No charges filed.
Picked up in the parking lot, Sears, Coral Gables store, for shoplifting. Subject’s father paid for the item—a brass standing lamp, complete with parchment shade, with a blue eagle painted on it. Released to father’s custody. No charges filed.
There was also a brief report from an interview with a psychiatric social worker:
Hickey, Gerald. Age: 16-4 mos. 68 inches tall. Wt. 147 lbs. Adopted. I.Q. (Stanford/B) 123. Intelligent, but rambles when asked direct questions. Sociopathicpersonality. Schizoid tendencies; unrealistic goals, i.e., wants to be “Russian interpreter at U.N.” or a “marine biologist.” Suppressed sexual anxieties. Admits to hustling gays for money, but not always “successful.” Smokes pot daily. Mixes codeine with pot, but doesn’t use PCP. Cooperative. Despite sociopathic attitude and quick temper, Jerry would probably thrive in a disciplined environment, e.g., live-in military school. Father can afford it. Therapy recommended.
s/t M. Sneider, MSW
Not much. Hoke wished now he had read the file before he talked to Harold Hickey. He could have asked him why he hadn’t sent Jerry to a military school. Of course, at a military academy, a weak kid like Jerry would have been cornholed by the upper classmen, but they would have kept him off the spike. On the other hand, this was about the time of Hickey’s marriage to Loretta, so Harold might have thought that she would be a stabilizing factor for Jerry. But that was speculation. Not a single overnight stay in Youth Hall or jail. In a legal sense, Jerry wasn’t a juvenile delinquent officially. To become a bona fide juvenile delinquent, a kid had to be charged, found guilty, and the case adjudicated. If Jerry had been pushing dope, he had managed to avoid ever being apprehended for it.
Hoke phoned the lab and asked if they had completed the report on the contents of the Baggie that Sanchez had sent for analysis. He was promised a report for Monday, Tuesday at the latest.
“Make it Monday,” Hoke said and hung up.
It was only three o’clock, and he should take the money to Loretta Hickey. But there were all those files to be read. Henderson and Sanchez would have made a dent in them by now, and he would have to catch up. Hoke looked up the number of the Bouquetique in Coral Gables, then
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