Country cop 24/7
Subtitle: the life and times of a rural cop
By: Gavin Benney ; as told to Catherine Ballard
Publisher: Catherine Ballard
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Hikurangi, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9780473300241
Subjects: Police; Biography; Community policing; Anecdotes; Country life
Other titles: Country cop twenty-four seven; Country cop twentyfour seven
Description: "This book tells the story of Gavin Benney's life as a rural policeman in charge of the Hikurangi police district for over 20 years. It is also the story of the Hikurangi district, its people and how it has changed in that time. Police have unparalleled access to all levels of society, they see us in the raw and deal with the dark side of life, the side that those of us in safe, comfortable positions do not want to know about. Gavin dealt with crimes of murder, violence, drugs, thefts, petty vandalism and also with accidents from the horrific to the bizarre and the funny. This is a story of New Zealand rural life"--Back cover.
Table of contents: title: "This book tells the story of Gavin Benney's life as a rural policeman in charge of the Hikurangi police district for over 20 years. It is also the story of the Hikurangi district, its people and how it has changed in that time. Police have unparalleled access to all levels of society, they see us in the raw and deal with the dark side of life, the side that those of us in safe, comfortable positions do not want to know about. Gavin dealt with crimes of murder, violence, drugs, thefts, petty vandalism and also with accidents from the horrific to the bizarre and the funny. This is a story of New Zealand rural life"; title: Back cover.