Recent Articles: CAPTAIN STABBIN - CAPTAINSTABBIN came equipped with a private telephone line that was not accessible through the police department switchboard. We called it the black phone. Ostensibly, it was to be used for informants and other confidential business. More often, the black phone was used by wives and girlfriends who could reach their party without having to go through the switchboard. I gave the number to Sunny and she checked in with me nearly every morning. The sound of her voice always cheered me up. She was always so vivacious and sweet, it was impossible not to look forward to her calls.
On a typical day, the black phone would ring around 9:30. I would answer it. The other guys had to know it was Sunny calling, because my face would light up at the sound of her voice. She would usually volunteer to pick up coffee at the deli and we would meet in a park nearby to drink it and visit for a few minutes. After her call, I would wait a half hour or so, then tell the crew that I was going to the post office. I suspect they knew where I was going but no one ever let on and it was never an issue. I always took my personal vehicle to avoid anyone complaining about being with her in a police car.