Law Enforcement

Pig Tales follows a young man's career from his stint as a Berkeley police officer in the 70s to his time as an undercover narcotic detective in a rural county in California's Central Valley. It examines the war on drugs from a different point of view and explores the personal lives of narcs as well as how cases are really made. The wild adventures of this undercover cop are relayed in humorous, and sometimes moving, stories that bring the cops, crooks, and informants to life during a time when police work was far less regulated. The characters involved on both sides of the law were ...

Florence "Florida" Baum is not the hapless innocent she claims to be when she arrives at the Arizona women's prison—or so her ex-cellmate, Diosmary Sandoval, keeps insinuating. Dios knows the truth about Florida's crimes, understands the truth that Florence hides even from herself: that she wasn't a victim of circumstance, an unlucky bystander misled by a bad man. Dios knows that darkness lives in women too, despite the world's refusal to see it. And she is determined to open Florida's eyes and unleash her true self.

Ten years ago, forensic artist Jacy Urban escaped her abductor with no memory of that night. Now two teenage girls are missing, and all signs indicate that the same kidnapper is back on the hunt. When Jacy is attacked, it’s clear the assailant is after her. Only Detective Cash Rawson is there to rescue her—just as he did a decade ago. Can Cash help Jacy recover her memories and bring a criminal to justice before she’s silenced for good?

She doesn’t want to carry a gun. Why would someone want her dead? Amy Oaks is content to sit behind a desk at Wife for Hire and do her investigating on a computer. When a man pursues her for nefarious means, the cozy little world she's created for herself is turned into something unrecognizable, a world she never sought or wanted. Rookie police officer Mark Fields rescues a pretty woman from being hit by a bus. When she says she didn't fall, but was pushed, he doesn't believe her until he finds out she's also been receiving threatening notes. Assigned as Amy's protection until the culprit...

The FBI's infrastructure is under attack. Roger Quaid is the agent thrust into leading the most significant bombing investigation in the history of the FBI. Roger is tasked with identifying and locating an adversary who always seems to remain a step ahead of him. Roger struggles to make sense of riddles and clues left to intentionally torment him. The challenge of locating his suspect becomes even more agonizing when a near-death experience slows him down, while the bombing attacks continue. When Roger solves the Riddle of Fives, he has an epiphany, and comes to understand the motive for ...

The first geofence warrant was issued in 2016. By 2021, Google was responding to 11,000 geofence warrant requests per year from officers wanting a list of cell phones at a crime scene at the time a crime was being committed. This new aspect of Fourth Amendment constitutional law is exciting and complex. If you are a law enforcement officer, prosecutor, criminal defense lawyer, judge, or citizen who cares about the constitutional right to privacy under the Fourth Amendment, you need to listen to this book.

She was everything I told myself I couldn't have. Everything I told myself I shouldn't have. She was pure, and yet so broken. Protecting her from others was innate, but protecting her from myself became the priority. He was a flame that could not be extinguished. He awakened my own flame, one that I did not want to put out. Gone are the days of the little girl I felt I was suppose to be. For the first time since I was 7, and especially in his arms, I feel alive. That's not something I can afford to walk away from.

In a town filled with memories, can love heal the wounds of the past and offer a second chance at forever? Haunted by the scars of childhood betrayal, KC Gates had learned one painful truth—crying for help meant nothing if no one cared enough to listen. When she once sought refuge in a teacher’s kindness, her plea was ignored, shattering her heart all over again. Determined to be the voice she never had, she became a teacher herself, vowing to stand as a fierce protector for victims of abuse. Returning to her hometown in rural West Texas, KC embraced life as a traveling substitute ...

Parole and probation officers must deal with individuals suffering from psychiatric or substance abuse disorders on a frequent basis. Ellis Amdur and Alan Pelton offer parole and probation officers a comprehensive set of strategies to keep themselves as well as the general public safe, while functioning at the highest level of professionalism. The first section of this book offers an overview of the role of community corrections in dealing with the mentally ill and/or substance abusing offender. The second section is tactical: everything from field safety and tactical planning on one side, ...

Jerry Russell Paregien had a good life, in fact, a really good life. He and I, as cousins in Ventura County, Calif., grew up among immigrants from Oklahoma. That would include his father, Marvin and his wife Wanda, and my father Harold and my mother Evelyn, who all grew up as children of dirt poor sharecroppers who lived lives of desperation due to the worn-out, poor soil. By 1942, they and most of their kin had moved to California for steady checks and electricity. They were still poor, by their neighbors’ standards, but were honest and happy folks. That was the situation when Jerry was ...

A Romantic Mystery The teacher had apparently walked in on a robbery and been killed in his classroom Resource Officer Lanell Rhodes is determined to see justice for the young man. Pilot Connor Prescott is shocked to learn of the death of the young teacher his sister has been dating. But when he arrives at the school and seeks information, he is warned by the attractive Resource Officer that he is not to meddle in police business. Lanell and Connor share a common goal of finding justice for the victim, but can they overcome their differences and share a future together as well?

Revenge is Brewing! Justice will be served like hot coffee on a frigid day! When crime goes unpunished, it breeds more crime. There are times when criminals fool the public, but later the criminal is the one that is fooled. The pendulum swings, and justice is finally served. Investigator Daniels was all smiles when Bian Wang was sentenced to life in prison. Manny was out of the way. Life was good with friends like Senator Maury Greenholdt. Could this all change? All roads lead to Glacier City, and the sleeping dogs have awakened. If you enjoyed Snow Fire, you will love Snow Fire 2: Revenge ...

It’s evident that policing is a problem. But what is the way best forward? In Beyond Policing, distinguished scholar and writer Philip V. McHarris reimagines the world without police to find answers and reveal how we can make police departments obsolete. Beyond Policing tackles thorny issues with evidence, including data and personal stories, to uncover the weight of policing on people and communities and the patterns that prove police reform only leads to more policing.

In the cozy mystery novel set in Medicine Hat, Canada, titled "Dreams of the Future," Debo, Belinda, and Lena find themselves embroiled in a new enigma that grips their town. The locals are experiencing vivid dreams that seem to offer glimpses into the future, and it is causing confusion and chaos in the community. Debo, who has a talent for interpreting dreams, takes it upon himself to help people understand what is happening. As the story unfolds, the reader is introduced to Medicine Hat, a city with a fascinating blend of natural beauty, history, and cultural attractions. The South ...

two engineers, a male and a female, meet under most non-engineering conditions. They must deal with philosophical, legal and physical conditions while they are searching themselves. They discover life is not what they expected.

Previously published as Walker Pierce (c) 2017, by Wick, Christa (AUTHOR), completely rewritten in first person POV and revised throughout with newly added content, a different extended ending, and a bit more steam. --------------------------------------------------------------------- As far as first impressions go, nearly dropping a tree onto a federal agent is admittedly not the greatest one I’ve ever made. As an opening gambit in pursuit of a feisty, deliciously curvy woman, it’s decidedly the worst. Doesn’t help matters that Miss Independence insists she doesn’t have time to get...

A vigilante emerges who is systematically eliminating the Heroin dealers in the area. Veteran Detectives Tijarina and Woodward privately applaud the vigilante’s actions but they know that no man can be judge, jury and executioner. They’re sure the vigilante has a law enforcement background and they hope he’ll stop before he’s caught—either by themselves or by the FBI. Bob Heath is plagued by visits from Death. The Grim Reaper isn’t what you’d expect. She’s talkative and playful, yet she doesn’t mind taking a few clients here and there. In Los Angeles Heath was one of her ...

Sergeant Mark Tappan shares a unique bond with his K9 partner Mattis, one of the most decorated police K9s of all time. Mark knew from the first time they interacted that Mattis was something special. As a man of deep faith, Mark also knew that God's most profound teaching often comes through the most unexpected sources, and he soon realized that Mattis was going to teach him about loyalty, selfless service, and so much more.

Someone wants Paige Bristow’s wolf sanctuary gone…and Paige dead. Officer Reece Campbell and his K-9 partner, Maverick, are the only ones she can turn to, but she never told him he was the father of her daughter. As the attacks escalate, Reece must uncover the perp and keep himself from falling for Paige all over again. But will the truth between them cost everything?

Two Alpha dragon shifters have longed for their mate. But when they find him... he's human. Or so they think. They want him, regardless. But they've put his life in danger. Can his Alphas keep him safe long enough for them to seal their bond and claim their mate?