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Alex
H. Richardson grew up in Gary, Indiana. He left at the age of 18, joining the Army where he was a military
policeman. He graduated Airborne School becoming a paratrooper, then finished his enlistment by serving
in a special operations unit at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. After his military duties he served as a patrolman
on the Lake County, Indiana, Sheriff’s Department before serving over two years as an undercover detective on the Lake
County Drug Task Force. Alex Richardson is the author of Lines Crossed: The True Story Of An Undercover Cop and
The Corner: (Slim's Revenge).
According to the book description of
Lines Crossed: The True Story Of An Undercover Cop, “When H. Richardson, a young dedicated
patrolman is asked to join a group of veteran detectives he sees it as an opportunity to rise in the department. This has
been his dream, to be a cop-to be a detective. He will soon learn about the streets and about the choices that forces dedicated
cops over the edge-all in the name of good. He will find that sometimes it is dangerous on both sides of the line and he will
take you on that journey as he crosses that line in this novel-Lines Crossed.
You are taken deep inside the inner-workings
of a narcotics unit and their procedures from working with informants-to the undercover, and the arrest. Also shown is the
corruption that goes on by the police and prosecutors. Richardson incorporates his personal and love life and how it is affected
by his undercover work to make this and enjoyable fast-paced read.
This is a poignant tale with lessons
for everyone-police officers, hustlers and the common citizen. You will learn that there are good people on the streets and
behind the badge and what forces them over the edge.”
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