, t . i sea calms, human cargo ° i fickers aim the bows of the s order their passengers to ¢ ‘ Most of the passengers : who stake all they have or 1 to time, Palm Beach cops t Things get busier dur CHAPTER 6 it, the season. It’s when | { ties and balls, shop, and 1 : Worth Avenue. The pop ' who work under Chief R 4 ers, and snotty skateboar : tic disturbances. Chokin Michael Reiter: March 2005 stuff, but there’s always women who work for Rei hief Reiter looks more like a bank president than a cop. 7 oak — prone He's well built, with an air of formality and discretion. But 1 .. se “ : he’s got twenty-four years on the job. Decades earlier, ie : 4 a t ae : ee was a campus police officer in Pittsburgh. Then he rose, steadily, ; "7 4 : 4 ie ae : . i through the ranks in Palm Beach, moving up from patrol officer ; a tien at ea ‘l parti l to detective, working vice, narcotics, and organized crime, hen ; “ E — . ; ie } becoming a sergeant, captain, major, and assistant chief—a job — _ ijac ES ne in Pa ” Br | he held for three years —before becoming chief of police. Reiter | . 4 - eee ae is what youd call seasoned, although chief of police in FaNe 3 a a. he ae heat | Beach is a job that calls upon his political skills as much as his 9 a de: A i | -}_Mmade-up stories about the ! street smarts. Bi, ise i F Then again, from time to time, things do happen. ‘ . 4 — Once in a blue moon there are murders—though these are © ki a, a so rare that they tend to be remembered for decades. 4 a For — Sometimes there are hurricanes to contend with, and, when the 4 4 4 ) a | 18 | = HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019134