Some police events are more memorable than others, sometimes for all the wrong reasons. Swat calls don’t always work like they do on TV. Some even make us wonder how we survived. This was that call. We were sent to search a guy’s house for drugs. He was well-armed, so we tried to arrive by…

Electricity filled the air as the court waited on the jury. A long murder trial had resulted in a guilty verdict. Now the jury decided the young man’s sentence. The options were simple; “Life without parole” or death. The defendant’s life hung in the balance. As the jurors filed in, some were weeping. The mood…

“No person shall… be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb;” (5th Amendment, US Constitution)  Andrew was a frequent flyer. We were rookie booking officers at the County Jail. That didn’t mean we couldn’t mix it up on the outside though. Every week, two of us got…