It is 0200 hours (2:00 AM). You are on patrol with your partner. He is complaining about the low pay, long hours and difficult work. You receive a call about a security alarm at a convenience store. The store closed at midnight. No one should be there. You arrive to find the back door slightly ajar. You and your partner go in and perform a thorough search and find no problems. It’s possible an employee failed to secure the door. You contact dispatch and ask them to notify the store owner of your findings. As you get ready to leave, you see your partner take a bottle of soda and a bag of chips from the store. He looks at you and says, “Payment for services rendered” and walks out to the patrol car.
