Download or read book One Policeman s Story written by Sir Eric St. Johnston and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book One Cop s Life written by James Filippello and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An amazing collection of over ninety fact-based police stories & diverse accounts from homicides and suicides, to practical jokes and rookie mistakes. Fast-paced and compelling stories that provide an insider's view of the secret world of being a cop. The stories follow a twenty-five year career from rookie to division commander. You'll speed from one story to the next, to find out what horrifying tragedy or hilarious antic will follow.
Download or read book Murder Behind the Badge written by Stacy Dittrich and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vast majority of law enforcement dutifully uphold their oath to protect. In a shocking true-crime narrative that reads like a thriller, a former police officer and detective, who is also a mystery writer, tells 18 stories about cops who kill.
Download or read book Police Heroes written by Charles R. Whitlock and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are more than one million law enforcement officers in the United States. In this book, you will meet police officers from all parts of the country who take their oath seriously, and when confronted with life-threatening circumstances, have acted courageously. You'll read about a patrol officer who, after discovering a house on fire eary one morning, rescued its inhabitants before the fire department could arrive. Imagine the courage required by one state trooper who single-handedly brought five armed robbers to justice in Alaska's wilderness. One stalwart officer used his body to shield a homeless man from an angry armed mob while his partner helped fend off the attackers. Readers will meet one officer who distinguished himself throughout his incredible career with numerous feats of heroism. You'll be touched by the valor of the K-9 officers and their handlers. And of course, there is a powerful piece on police heroism on September 11th. Filled with stories about Americas finest officers, this book is a moving tribute to our country's unsung heroes.
Download or read book Officer Buckle and Gloria written by Peggy Rathmann and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1995-09-28 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Besides the beguiling story, the affable illustrations of the smiling Gloria, the accidental mayhem in the background, and the myriad safety tips -- such as 'always pull the toothpick out of your sandwhich' and 'never lick a stop sign in the winter' -- add to the enjoyment. A glorious picture book." -- The Horn Book"Rathmann is a quick rising star in the world of chidren's books. In this book, she again shows her flair for creating real characters, dramatic situations and for knowing what will make young audiences giggle and think." -- Children's Book Review Magazine"Rathman brings a lighter-than-air comic touch to this outstanding, solid-as-a-brick picture book." -- Publisher's Weekly"A five-star performance." -- School Library Journal
Download or read book The Last Policeman written by Ben H. Winters and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[The] weird, beautiful, unapologetically apocalyptic Last Policeman trilogy is one of my favorite mystery series."—John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns Winner of the 2013 Edgar® Award Winner for Best Paperback Original! What’s the point in solving murders if we’re all going to die soon, anyway? Detective Hank Palace has faced this question ever since asteroid 2011GV1 hovered into view. There’s no chance left. No hope. Just six precious months until impact. The Last Policeman presents a fascinating portrait of a pre-apocalyptic United States. The economy spirals downward while crops rot in the fields. Churches and synagogues are packed. People all over the world are walking off the job—but not Hank Palace. He’s investigating a death by hanging in a city that sees a dozen suicides every week—except this one feels suspicious, and Palace is the only cop who cares. The first in a trilogy, The Last Policeman offers a mystery set on the brink of an apocalypse. As Palace’s investigation plays out under the shadow of 2011GV1, we’re confronted by hard questions way beyond “whodunit.” What basis does civilization rest upon? What is life worth? What would any of us do, what would we really do, if our days were numbered? Ebook contains an excerpt from the anticipated second book in the trilogy, Countdown City.
Download or read book One Tough Cop written by Bo Dietl and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the true story of the maverick cop who made the busts, the headlines, and the controversies. Now Bo Dietl tells what it's really like inside the raw and deadly world of a big-city-cop--and how one man became a legend from the station house to the streets"--Back cover.
Download or read book The Third Policeman written by Flann O'Brien and published by Pan. This book was released on 1974 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the publication of The Third Policeman, Dalkey Archive Press now has all of O'Brien's fiction back in print.
Download or read book The New Policeman written by Kate Thompson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who knows where the time goes? There never seems to be enough time in Kinvara, or anywhere else in Ireland for that matter. When J.J.'s mother says time's what she really wants for her birthday, J.J. decides to find her some. He's set himself up for an impossible task . . . until a neighbor reveals a secret. There's a place where time stands still—at least, it's supposed to. J.J. can make the journey there, but he'll have to vanish from his own life to do so. Can J.J. find the leak between the two worlds? Will a shocking rumor about his family's past come back to haunt him? And what does it all have to do with the village's new policeman . . . ?
Download or read book One Cop s Story written by John H. Briant and published by North Country Books. This book was released on 1995-10-01 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book When Man Listens written by Cecil Rose and published by carl (tuchy) palmieri. This book was released on 2008-07-09 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of an edition published in New York in 1937 by Oxford University Press.
Download or read book Vice written by John R. Baker and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2011-01-18 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 9 square miles. 10,000 criminals. 130 cops. A riveting memoir by Baker, California's most-decorated police officer Compton: the most violent and crime-ridden city in America. What had been a semi-rural suburb of Los Angeles in the 1950s became a battleground for the Black Panthers and Malcolm X Foundation, the home of the Crips and Bloods and the first Hispanic gangs, and the cradle of gangster rap. At the center of it, trying to maintain order was the Compton Police Department, never more than 130-strong, and facing an army of criminals that numbered over 10,000. At any given time, fully one-tenth of Compton's population was in prison, yet this tidal wave of crime was held back by the thinnest line of the law—the Compton Police. John R. Baker was raised in Compton, eventually becoming the city's most decorated officer involved in some of its most notorious, horrifying and scandalous criminal cases. Baker's account of Compton from 1950 to 2001 is one of the most powerful and compelling cop memoirs ever written—an intensely human account of sacrifice and public service, and the price the men and women of the Compton Police Department paid to preserve their city.
Download or read book One Time The Story of a South Central Los Angeles Police Officer written by Brian S. Bentley and published by Cool Jack Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-09 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hardcore look into the mind of a patrol officer working in South Central Los Angeles. The author uses personal testimony to illustrate how "Da Hood" changed him from a "community base" police officer into an aggressive predator of gang members. The LAPD recruitment posters forgot to mention that he would be shot at, called an "Uncle Tom," and treated like an outsiders by his partners because he grew up and lived in the neighborhood he patrolled. The employment pamphlets failed to describe the helplessness he would feel while handling rape investigations or the sadness he would have to block out at homicide scenes. Nothing prepared him for what he would experience. His Bachelors degree did not prepare him for a career with the LAPD. Growing up with gang members did not prepare him for the streets as a cop. The only adequate preparation he had was his religious beliefs. He was prepared to die.
Download or read book The Job written by Steve Osborne and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A nice quiet night.” During his two decades on the force, if you asked NYPD officer Steve Osborne how things were going, that’s what he’d tell you. On a stakeout? Nice quiet night. Drive by shooting? Nice quiet night. Now, with The Job he’s ready to talk, and does he have some stories to tell. Most civilians get their information about police work from television shows, which are pure fantasy. Here, Osborne takes us into his world, the gritty and not so glamorous life of real street cops. And along the way he finds humor and soul searching humanity in the most unlikely places. For anyone interested in knowing what a cop’s life is all about, this is a must read.
Download or read book David One written by Elaine Sturm and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-11-07 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the 60's, when cops didn't receive a lot of respect. Bradley Stokes always wanted to be a policeman but as a juvenile he messed up. He didn't kill anyone but he wasn't proud of his life. Pulling knives on kids his age, he was kind of a bully. And why not? His dad was a bully who used to punch him, call him crazy, and remove any resemblance to a father who cared about his sons. Through a faithful friend, Carlos, he redirected his life toward being a useful member of the community, helping others who came from similarly dysfunctional families as he did. Parents who didn't subscribe to Dr. Spock's thinking in raising your child without spankings, but not taking it to the other extreme. Wrapped up in their own self-pride, perverting parenthood and perverting Christianity. Yet, Bradley still felt that tug in his heart, that longing to fill that empty void that God created to draw all to himself, those that would listen for his voice. Desiring more to life than being a victim, Bradley answered the call to go forward one Sunday night, to dedicate his life to serving the Messiah as his personal Lord and Savior. He didn't want to be an evangelist but he did want to make a difference in the world, help others to leave their lives of crime and self-sabotage and do something important, maybe raise up others to a potential that would lead them to do something great and fulfilling. That was how he felt now anyway. With little direction he found a local church that preached the Word of God in a way he understood for the first time. Finding Carlos, a friend and mentor, he began to understand the meaning of having a 'relationship' with God. His parents didn't care what he did, so he set out to make the necessary changes in his life that would give him the skills to get a good job, serve the community and make enough money to encourage and help others. He would enter college after high school to get a degree that would make himself more marketable, but he felt the pull toward law enforcement so that was where he was headed. Since he had ties to his community he wanted to work in his home town and be close to his church to help keep him accountable in his new walk with God. College was not difficult for him. He enjoyed his law enforcement classes immensely, and found them more fun than challenging. He got to know the teachers, who were mostly retired or active in some kind of law enforcement agency. That also helped his choices when he applied at the local police department. He saw himself as a detective, but that wouldn't happen overnight. For now he would work at doing the best job he could. The police academy again was kind of like a boot camp but more fun. Now, working in his local police department he could put into practice everything he learned in the last four years of schooling. The environment at the department was not exactly what he expected. There was a negative environment, one that was not unfamiliar to him. From what he heard it was pretty normal in most departments. Most of the men stepped on whomever they could to get ahead. But there were a few he felt a kindred spirit to and wondered if they were also 'saved'. He could talk to them on occasion and get some direction. His on the job training was standard with the usual ragging and hazing, but he took it all with a grain of salt, knowing this was something everyone had to go through until they earned their title of Police Officer. Still, he would be called a 'rookie' for some time, not the worst of it, and so he could brush that off as well. Working shifts was difficult at times, fighting sleepiness and boredom on the graveyard shift, but there were tricks to help through that time too. All in all Bradley felt like he was fulfilling his calling in life. However, his circumstances would change after he met the love of his life and he would begin to question his own discernment. Walk with Brad through "David One" and experience some time with this young rookie.
Download or read book Rise of the Warrior Cop written by Radley Balko and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking history of how American police forces have been militarized is now revised and updated. Newly added material brings the story through 2020, including analysis of the Ferguson protests, the Obama and Trump administrations, and the George Floyd protests. The last days of colonialism taught America’s revolutionaries that soldiers in the streets bring conflict and tyranny. As a result, our country has generally worked to keep the military out of law enforcement. But over the last two centuries, America’s cops have increasingly come to resemble ground troops. The consequences have been dire: the home is no longer a place of sanctuary, the Fourth Amendment has been gutted, and police today have been conditioned to see the citizens they serve as enemies. In Rise of the Warrior Cop, Balko shows how politicians’ ill-considered policies and relentless declarations of war against vague enemies like crime, drugs, and terror have blurred the distinction between cop and soldier. His fascinating, frightening narrative that spans from America’s earliest days through today shows how a creeping battlefield mentality has isolated and alienated American police officers and put them on a collision course with the values of a free society.
Download or read book One Cop s Story written by Kenneth Albright and published by Atc Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2015-12-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One Cop's Story is a powerful and amazing Autobiography reflecting the dynamic 30 year career of one of Cleveland's Finest. Get the inside stories of procedures and events which occurred during the 70's, 80's and 90's complete with 35 pictures, documents, and articles. Not only was Ken a Police Officer, he was in the Tactical Unit, S.W.A.T. Unit, Aviation Unit (OIC), and Motorcycle Unit (OIC)! He pulls no punches in his factual stories of working in the inner city, high speed chases, shoot outs, an airline hijacking incident, and a helicopter crash landing from over the city at night. Patrol car crashes, motorcycle crashes, and many other brushes with death flow throughout. He was evidently very good at his job to have survived those encounters however, as he always says, "I was only "Saved by the Grace of God."
