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Military Books
July 16, 2007 (San Dimas, CA). Military-Writers.com is a
website committed to listing
military personnel who have authored books.
The website added three authors:
David Hatch,
Thomas Russo; and,
Richard L. Allen.
Detective
David E. Hatch spent more than 27 years with
the
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
David Hatch joined the
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in
1969 after discharge from the
U.S. Marine Corps. In 1980, as a detective, he
joined the homicide section. During his time with homicide, he investigated
over 400 homicides and 125 officer-involved shootings.
After retirement in 1997,
David Hatch has concentrated on
law enforcement related writing and teaching.
He is the author of Officer-Involved Shootings and Use of Force: Practical
Investigative Techniques, Second Edition (Practical Aspects of Criminal and
Forensic Investigations).
David Hatchs book, now in its second edition,
continues to provide sound and sober models, protocols, and procedures to
handle the highly charged fall-out from officer involved shootings. Written by
cops for cops, it is designed to address the needs of the agency, the rights of
the employee, and the concerns of the public, and give
law enforcement the policies and tools to
properly investigate and document this high profile area.
In 1956,
Thomas J. Russo joined the
United States Navy. He served in the
Mediterranean on the minesweeper USS Dash. He was honorably discharged in 1958.
In 1960,
Thomas Russo joined the
Montclair Police Department (New Jersey).
Thomas Russo served through the ranks of the
Montclair Police Department, ultimately
becoming the chief of police in 1993. He retired in 2001.
Thomas J. Russo is a graduate of the FBIs
National Academy and the Secret Service Dignitary Protection School in
Washington, D.C. He is the recipient of a Certificate in
Criminal Justice Education from the University
of Virginia and a graduate of the Certified Public Manager Course of the State
of New Jersey. Thomas
Russo is published his autobiography Street Kid to Top Cop
in 2005.
Richard L. Allen was born in Gary, Indiana and
raised in Newark, New Jersey. He served four years as an aircraft mechanic in
the
U.S. Air Force, including six months in
Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. After 24 years in the Air Force Reserves,
Allen joined the
Newark Police Department where he served until
his retirement in 2001.
Richard Allen is the author of
Lock and Key; Poetic Police Food for Thought;
and, A New Ark Police Officer's View of Poetic Just Ice/Justice.
According to the book description
of Lock and Key, with enough episodes to fill a season of
televised police dramas, author and former police officer
Richard Allen provides readers with a candid
look into the nature of police work and the daily challenges an officer must
face. In his memoir, "Lock and Key," Allen recalls some of the most
unforgettable incidents and individuals of his experience. He depicts the
humanity, compassion, and courage of those who serve their community as officers
of the peace while revealing his deepest gratitude and appreciation for his
fellow police officers
Military-Writers.com currently lists 31 current or former
military members and their 64 books.
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