Bagney and Stacey: Philadelphia’s Finest

By Todd Hicks

After promising cadets Sylvia Bagney and Ebony Stacey form a rapid bond during police academy training then enter the police force, they are put to the test to stay calm under pressure while upholding their oath to protect and serve. The stakes are particularly high for Sylvia whose pride lies in continuing on her proud family heritage of honorable police service.

 

Once she kills an unarmed man of color in a tussle, she puts her marriage in jeopardy and her family’s storied reputation on the line. Only by overcoming this implicit bias of hers can she save her marriage and make it in the police profession.

 

Can she redeem herself to preserve the proud family heritage and help Ebony admirably serve and protect the Philadelphia community? Find out by buying this book.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookRix
• Release date: Oct 18, 2018
• ISBN: 9783739655918

Book preview

Bagney and Stacey: Philadelphia’s Finest

Bagney and Stacey: Philadelphia’s Finest

By Todd Hicks

Copyright by Todd Hicks in May 2016, December 2023

About The Book

This is a drama novel containing eleven episodes about two female police officers who serve on the Philadelphia force. After graduating from the police academy and having a rough start, they undergo better training and learn to protect and serve the community effectively and professionally. 

You will have a reading experience similar to that of a television police drama. The characters in this book are fictional. Any similarity between them and any actual persons is purely coincidental.

Two New Cops welcomed to Philadelphia Police Force"

The special journey was soon to be completed. The final step toward achieving the dream of a lifetime was imminent.

Having just graduated from high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and anxious to follow in her grandfather’s footsteps and her mother’s footsteps, Sylvia Bagney walked across the stage with a blue gown and a black cap containing a silver tassel on it to receive her diploma; many applauded her. As she shook hands with the principal and was handed her diploma, her parents took a picture of her with their Polaroid camera. 

Congratulations, honey, Sylvia’s mom told her. 

We’re proud of you, her dad told her.

The family of three soon celebrated by going to a restaurant for dinner. Although Sylvia’s dad wanted her to attend college and become a white-collar worker just like him, she had no desire for it and did not apply for enrollment to any universities. 

She acted on her desire to become a noted and honorable cop like Grandpa and Mama by enrolling in a local police academy. There, she learned different police tactics, how to shoot, etc.

Soon after walking into a target shooting station, she put on hearing protectors and fired bullets into a large circular bull’s eye target several times. 

Amazed at her accuracy, her instructor remarked, Way to go! You have remarkable marksmanship. 

Thank you. I want to shoot as well as my granddad did and my mother does, she acknowledged him humbly.

The instructor merely smiled. Next, Sylvia took a test shooting at cardboard targets that suddenly popped up. 

She did a great job deciding to shoot at targets bearing images of someone brandishing a weapon while refraining from shooting at targets bearing images of people who were not real threats. Other things Sylvia had to master included recognizing mentally ill suspects and realizing when to use deadly force. 

She quickly got the hang of every form of training. During her midday lunch break, she went into the academy cafeteria to have lunch. 

Just minutes after she began eating, fellow cadet Ebony Stacey (a black female) sat down at her table on the opposite end and told her, I admire you. You’re excelling here. 

Sylvia responded, Thank you. I think you’re coming along nicely too. 

She and Ebony quickly took a liking to each other and started forming a close friendship. Many weeks later, they graduated from the academy, were issued law enforcement licenses, took an oath to uphold the law and were hired as police officers by the Philadelphia police department. As Ebony arrived at the precinct on her first day on the job, she locked up her purse and a sandwich she brought in the locker room. 

After going upstairs to the main part of the building, she was told, Good afternoon, Ebony. It is customary for our officers to each work with a partner. Have you decided who you want to partner with? 

I select Sylvia Bagney, she replied.

Sylvia was then summoned into the precinct commander’s office. 

Once she entered, she was told, Meet your new partner. 

This is great, she remarked as she and