Like all police officers, I have vivid, enduring memories of cases that I worked. People are always saying, “You should write a book about your career.” For years, I balked at the thought, but I have come to realize that in those stories are important life lessons that need sharing. Tales about the extraordinary things that ordinary people achieved when faced with the challenge “to do the right thing.” The stories don’t dwell on or focus on the shock and awe. They highlight the good in people and the often-excruciating decisions they made to stand up for what is right and to do their part to right a wrong.
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Where were you?
“Where were you when the world stopped turning on that September day?” Twenty years have passed since Osama Bin Laden and his terrorist organization, al Qaeda claimed responsibility for killing more than three-thousand innocent souls in the attacks on the World Trade...
Working Toward a Common Goal
“People fail to get along because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other; they don’t know each other because they have not communicated with each other.” -Martin Luther King Picture several adults sitting around a table in a...
Welcome to my website
Several years ago, I was sitting in a classroom of detectives while a friend of mine spoke about decorum, behavior, and professional expectations of police officers in a court of law. As a district court judge and experienced prosecutor, he commanded everyone’s...
The Strength of Teamwork
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." – Helen Keller Welcome back! Blogging is an entirely new and foreign experience for me. In trying to get a foothold in this new communication arena, I plan to follow the path of old Irish proverb: “If you...
The Moving Parts of A Death Investigation
While all death scenes require comparable investigative plans, they are not all the same. For example, there are laws and/or customs regarding jurisdiction, whether state or local police officers, deputy sheriffs, or a combined effort between agencies will conduct the...
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