TRUE BLUE

Lt. Randy Sutton's 2004 book, True Blue: Police Stories by Those Who Have Lived Them, a collection of real-life police stories written by police officers themselves, was hailed by reviewers, readers, and police organizations around the country. Denis Hamill of the New York Daily News called it "a simply great new book", while John Langley, creator of the television show COPS said "these pages bring to vivid reality the real stories of cops whose guts and glory are seldom seen and rarely heard." Now, Sutton returns with his much anticipated second collection of true police stories, TRUE BLUE: To Protect and Serve.

Edited by Sutton, a Lieutenant in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, TRUE BLUE contains 61 new stories written by police officers from across the country. Divided into five categories:

The Beat
The Fallen
War Stories
Line of Duty
Deadly Force

the book contains stories about burglars, car chases, attempted kidnappings, fatal car accidents, drug busts, domestic violence calls, routine patrols, suicides, murder investigations, and officers killed in the line of duty - the entire realm of police service. The book includes moving and dramatic stories such as an officer's experiences as part of a rapid response team sent to New Orleans after Katrina, and another officer's memories of dealing with a young boy whose mother committed suicide in their home. There are also some lighthearted tales, including a police officer's account of being alone on night patrol, and in pitch darkness, knocked down by an unseen assailant - which turned out to be a huge Labrador Retriever who only wanted to play and lick his face.

TRUE BLUE is an extraordinary compilation of real-life police stories written by officers from both small towns and big cities. Some relate experiences from their rookie days; others tell stories as veterans of police work for over twenty years. These are stories that take you to the edge of a police officer's experience and back again, and relate how an officer feels, thinks, suffers, hopes, and prays about the job he does. It is an inspiring and heartfelt collection by the men and women who "protect and serve".

Some proceeds from the book will help fund construction of the National Police Museum in Washington, DC. Purchases must be made from the NLEOMF website (below).