True Blue : Police Stories by Those Who Have Lived Them

by Sutton

• ISBN13: 9780312995379
• ISBN10: 0312995377
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-01
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks

Summary

After September 11, 2001, Las Vegas Police Sergeant Randy Sutton began soliciting writing from law enforcement officers-his goal being to bridge the gap between the police and those they serve, with a book that offers a broad and thoughtful look at the many facets of police life.Hundreds of active and former officers from all over the United States responded: men and women from big cities and small towns, some who had written professionally, but most of whom were doing so for the first time. The result is True Blue, a collection of funny, charming, exciting, haunting stories about murder investigations, missing children, bungling burglars, car chases, lonely and desperate shut-ins, routine traffic stops, officers killed in the line of duty, and the life-changing events of September 11. Here, officers reveal their emotions as they recount the defining moments of their careers. Some of the stories include:-Two cops' desperate search for a missing child feared kidnapped -The revival of the one-month old baby who was shot in the face in a drive-by shooting-A patrol officer's dramatic showdown with a hostage-holding gunman-On-the-scene details of rescue and tragedy during the 9/11 terrorist attacks

Author Biography

Randy Sutton is a Senior Sergeant at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nevada. A member of the Screen Actors Guild, he has appeared in several big screen movies and HBO movies including Casino, Fools Rush In, and The Road Home. On television, he has appeared on COPS, Americas Most Wanted, and Las Vegas.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Little Boy, G.I. Joe	p. 1
Her Name Was Jackie	p. 5
Blue & White Graveyard	p. 9
A Little Less Than Smart	p. 11
Your Husband - My Partner (A Letter to Lesa)	p. 13
Staging Point for the Alien Invasion	p. 19
Bert & Ernie	p. 21
The Show-up	p. 26
The Emotional Switch	p. 32
The McBungler	p. 37
Death on the Border	p. 41
Lieutenant Dad	p. 47
The Grocery Scam	p. 51
The Potential	p. 60
The Christmas Gift	p. 64
Jimmy	p. 67
Standoff	p. 69
Danny	p. 73
My Reminder	p. 77
The Lonely Years	p. 83
Land of Oz	p. 85
Not in My House...an Officer's Lament	p. 87
Shots Fired	p. 91
Eugene	p. 94
Retrospect	p. 103
Kung Fu Curt	p. 107
Of Life	p. 109
Season's Greetings	p. 111
Yes, It Is Part of the Job!	p. 113
Directing Traffic	p. 116
Sweet Sixteen	p. 118
Fear in Children	p. 124
The Morning After	p. 137
Hearts in Barbed Wire	p. 140
Twenty-seven Times	p. 154
The "Routine Stop" That Changed My Life	p. 157
A Pair of Jeans	p. 160
August in December	p. 162
Another Day, Another Quarter	p. 171
The Cycle of Violence	p. 175
The Boot	p. 180
My Survival	p. 182
Heads & Tails	p. 187
What Seeds We Plant	p. 190
WTC Rescue 1982	p. 195
Insomnia Revisit	p. 199
Heroes	p. 201
I'm Walking and Talking, I'm Not Bitching About Anything	p. 205
Firefighter, Cop, Marine, Friend, Hero	p. 213
Loss of a Child	p. 219
Unititled	p. 224
Untitled
Untitled	p. 235
Soul Food	p. 239
There's So Much Hope	p. 246
Epilogue	p. 257
In Memoriam	p. 259
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