The case of the missing tricycle

*In the style of Dragnet* Some photos reused to add to the effect of the story.

Monday 3:48pm: I was called to 1820 Kishaba Terrace to witness a crime scene. Two kids were taken out in the driveway in an apparent robbery of a pink and purple tricycle. It was a grisly scene. The 3 yr old was flat on her back with a smile frozen on her face. This was no stranger, she was attacked by someone she knew and trusted. The baby was worse. He was obviously running toward his big sister. He didn't even let go of his bubble blowing wand. I'm going to catch this criminal if it's the last thing I do! Dum-Dee-Dum-Dum.

4:45pm: I got tip that there might have been a witness. I rushed over to see "Colonel Sanders" to see what he could tell me.

"Hmmm, a tricycle? Yes, yes I saw it. There was a goofy looking man who kept mumbling to himself that his trike had been broken and he needed a new one. Yeah.yeah, that's what I saw." I thought to myself, "This case is getting tricky." Dum-Dee-Dum-dum.

5:02pm: Another witness comes forward. I'm not so sure these witness are giving me their real names. I'm starting to get suspicious.

"Groucho Marx" told me that he saw the same thing Col. Sanders saw. Huh? You know Col. Sanders? Definitely, suspicious. Dum-Dee-Dum-dum.

5:20pm: I get a call to rush back to the scene of the crime. There's cover up work happening and I needed to get there fast.

I see this!Hey! It's the baby! He's alive and well...and what's that in his hand! I've caught him red handed.Ah ha! He just altered the crime scene to throw me off the trail! He thinks if I think the trike has been a victim, I'll quit looking. Boy, is he wrong. Just then, I spy something off in the distance...I run...

They think they're so clever. They think they got away with the crime of the neighborhood. Steal the trike for themselves, create false witnesses to point me toward an innocent bystander, cover up for each other. It's like they're brother and sister. But I'm better, I'm bigger, I'm...the Mommy. Off she rides into the sunset, laughing to herself that she got away scott free...only, I'm 2 steps behind (literally). Case closed. Dum-Dee-Dum-Dum-Dum.