You will discover:

• The inside "gallows humor" of officers
• How they keep tragedy from destroying them
• Courage, up close and personal
• Hilarious stories of mistakes and miscues
• Why police are loyal to each other above all

What police are saying about this book -

• "Fast and interesting reading - realistic!"
  - Chris Rye, Oakland Police Officer, Retired
• "Laughed out loud. Funny and factual - enjoyed it very much!"
  - Bob Thorp, Oakland Police Sergeant, Retired
• "Fun reading. Couldn't put it down!"
  - Jim Datzman, South San Francisco Chief of Police, Retired
• "Enjoyed it - Wayne has a gift of words!"
  - John McKenna, Oakland Police Sergeant, Retired
• "Great stories - takes me back to my time in police communications!"
  - Ted Klakoff, Santa Clara County Communications Dispatcher, Retired
• "Brings back floods of memories of instances from my own career!"
  - Bob Gentry, Newark Police (also Concord & Menlo Park), Retired

Here's another comment from a civilian reader:

• WOW...I read the whole thing in two sittings. Talk about a book you can't put down.
  - Ron Bauer

Recommended by The Northern Peace Officer (A Publication of the Alaska Peace Officers Association), November 2004 edition.

Return with Oakland Police Sergeant Wayne Ford to a time in Oakland, California, when crime was rampant, the public was afraid, and the police stood in between. Experience episodes of humor, tragedy, and courage told in a forthright and entertaining style.

Wayne Ford served as a police officer and police sergeant in the 1960s and 1970s during a tumultuous time in the history of law enforcement. He was also a military policeman and president of a national police training company. He is the author of Managing Police Stress and 15 other books on business and self-help. He received his Ph.D. in Management in 1989.