Bob Hartman is an 18 year veteran of the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department.  He has served as an patrol officer and detective.  Bob Hartman is the author of K.C. Cop: No Time for Donuts. 

Bob Hartman said of K.C. Cop: No Time for Donuts, “I want to dedicate this book to my wife Cindy, my children Ryan, Tracy, and Aysha. Also to my family and friends, on and off the Kansas City Missouri Police Department. As well as to the memory of, two of my best friends, Officer Mike Wheeler and Civilian Steve Gohlmann.

These short stories are actual true events, in which I was personally involved. They occurred between 1982 and 1995 while I was serving as a Police Officer, Detective in the Bomb and Arson Unit, Homicide Unit, the Burglary and Auto theft Units with KCPD. These incidents are taken from my memory of the events as they took place. They are not in any way, meant to hurt or cause discredit, to anyone or anyplace described or resembled in these stories. I wish to make it known that my personal comments in each story, may be a little on the redneck side, but they are not meant to be racist, or sexist, but humorous. Even though most Police Officers humor is sometimes considered sick, and differs from that of other people. We use this humor as a tool, to handle the many mental stresses we deal with each day.

I would like to request that all the non-Law Enforcement readers, try to place themselves in the Police Officer's shoes, while he is handling these true incidents. Then to think to themselves, what would someone have to pay you to go through that, or even if you would. would also like to remind the public, that we Law Enforcement Officers are just as human, as anyone else. We have families, and problems, were not perfect or super human beings. We like to be judged as individuals, not all good, not all bad.