On a cold, dreary night in January, two Memphis Police Officers were notified that a purse had been snatched at a local grocery store earlier in the day. They were dispatched to a tiny, 2 bedroom home in North Memphis to question a man that was thought to have been involved in the theft of the purse. It was a routine call...
Officer Bobby Hester had been on the department for almost 10 years. All of that time was spent on the streets. No desk job for this officer. He liked the streets. He was even tempered and well respected by his peers. He never intended to be a cop. Circumstances change and Bobby saw an opportunity for a good job with great benefits. He enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid fisherman. He had recently bought himself a small fishing boat and was anxiously awaiting warming temperatures so that he could finally take it out and see if he could catch even more fish. He was married with no children and had a wife who supported his hobbies. Bobby worked hard and if he let off steam on the lake fishing, well, better than hanging around the bars like a lot of other cops did.