num_pages: 298
description: 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 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 -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
language: English
title: True Blue: Police Stories by Those Who Have Lived Them
titlecomplete: True Blue: Police Stories by Those Who Have Lived Them
genres: Nonfiction, Police, Crime, True Crime
ratings_count: 249
publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks