A frustrated Police Chief held a Press Conference early Sunday morning and informed the public of the impossible: No former Verdugo Players or Coaches were arrested before, during, or after The Reunion BASH which took place Saturday night July the 9th.
“It is with great regret we would like to hereby inform our concerned community that no arrests were made” stated Police Chief Jody Redden.
“What is unfortunate is that we not only knew where they would be, but the fact that they were all in the same building…..that’s what is so frustrating” he said.
“We had all of our squad cars lining the streets” he said. “We were ready.”
“We even had several members of the Oakland Police Department who drove all the way down here to participate in the big bust. I’m humiliated that I wasted their time like this” Redden said.
But apparently the “wiley veterans” from Verdugo escaped through a tunnel that was later discovered by the authorities.
“As it turned out” Redden said, ” The cars parked out on the street that we thought belonged to them didn’t belong to any of them at all.”
Reeden was hoping for a huge bust that night. He has spent his life as a volunteer baseball coach and has suffered many losses at the hands of Verdugo. Even though he admits the losses were “many years ago,” Redden still acknowledges that the defeats still “haunt” him.
“This was our opportunity to really bring home a victory to the community” Reeden said. “And once again, I have failed.”
“I hate to say it..but they beat me again. It was like losing a double-header to them. First, they hold this Big Reunion, then they escape.”
Before the Press Conference ended, a small Cessna airplane flew overhead with an advertisement flapping in the back of it for all the world to see. All it said was “We Still Own You Jody!!!!”
Redden was later admitted to a psychiatric ward at a local hospital and is still under 24/7 observation.
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