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The radio code “10-33” is used to clear the airwaves for emergency radio traffic. “10-33 Go” is one dispatcher’s response over the frequency. “Unit with emergency traffic, go” is another. These exclamations crackling over the radio are chilling even for the most seasoned street cops.
The opening line of a story should grab a reader’s attention like a flash of lightning, the sound of tires squealing to a stop, the blast of an air horn, or the bugle of a bull elk rumbling through dark woods. A well-crafted opening line is a tease, a seduction, a baited hook that threatens…