#### Police Work in the 1970s5 张照片

#### 1. 1979. Through the radio, they received a report that passersby had seen someone dragging a screaming and resisting woman into the bushes. When the police arrived at the scene, they found her beaten and unconscious in a overgrown wasteland. Upon learning that she was a prostitute and addicted to drugs, they questioned other prostitutes working in the same area. All of them claimed unanimously that they had seen nothing or heard anything. The woman herself later stated that she could not remember anything.

2. 1978. Two officers inspected a suspicious vehicle according to standard procedure. They approached it from behind, placing their hands on the handles of their revolvers.

3. 1975. The photo identification department at the New York Police Department created a composite image of a wanted criminal based on photographic evidence available.

4. 1972. “If it were necessary, I would shoot,” one police officer said. “But I prefer not to think about it. Most police officers never face such a situation in their careers. Hopefully, I am one of those lucky ones.”

5. 1972. Neither the hotel staff nor the woman who had lived with him for three years knew anything about the man who died in the hotel room. They neither knew his name nor his job. The man lay dead on his bed, his lifeless eyes fixed on the ceiling, a syringe with a needle in his hand.

“How did he die?” I asked the police officer. “Poor-quality drugs,” he replied. Later, I learned that he was actually an informant cooperating with the police.