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Lieutenant Dan Marcou, La Crosse Police
Department (ret.) is “a highly decorated police officer after 33 years of service. His awards include Police Officer
of the Year and The Association of SWAT Personnel SWAT Officer of the year. He has applied most of what he teaches with success
on the street. He has been a police trainer for 31 years. He has taught locally, regionally, nationally and internationally
to law enforcement officers and his highly regarded by all in attendance.” Lieutenant Dan Marcou is the author of S.W.A.T.:
Blue Knights in Black Armor and The Calling: The Making of a Veteran Cop.
According to the book description of
S.W.A.T.: Blue Knights in Black Armor, “This highly charged and entertaining novel will give
the reader a sustained look inside the word of SWAT. SWAT operators are modern knights, who strive to be the best of the best,
and are called upon 24-7 to strap on their black armor and venture calmly into places others run screaming out of. Officer
Dan McCarthy, Sergeant Dave Compton, Randy Stammos, Gary Carpenter and the incorrigible Stanley Brockman will meet a variety
of deadly challenges as well as a determined and especially vicious adversary, Harley David Slade, who has taken the term
“War on Drugs” literally. You will be introduced to the courageous SWAT Officer Maddy Brown who, along with her
fellow SWAT team members, will be physically and emotionally tested to the limits in this second book in the McCarthy series.
Open the book, take a deep breath and read the police novel that real cops read.”
According to the book description of The Calling: The Making of a
Veteran Cop, “The Calling is an action-packed drama that takes you through the first five years of the
career of an American cop. You will get to know Dan McCarthy, who wants to be a cop for all the right reasons. You will ride
along with McCarthy as he saves lives, catches bad guys, and tries to survive long enough to become a "veteran."
McCarthy is a fictional cop in the fictional city of La Claire, Wisconsin. You will navigate the streets of La Claire with
McCarthy and his colorful beat partners, Stammos, Carpenter, Dooley, Sgt. Compton, and the incorrigible Stanley Brockman.
Get ready for a realistic tour of what
policemen do all over this country twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Strap on your duty belt and buckle your seat
belt. It's gonna be one helluva ride!”
One reader of The Calling:
The Making of a Veteran Cop said, “"The Calling" is a great read that will appeal to new and
older cops alike. The writer's style is simple and easy to read. The action is realistic and believable. As a police instructor,
I'm using "The Calling" as a must read for my recruits.”
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About La Crosse Police
Department The
La Crosse Police Department is a full service law enforcement agency organized into Field Service, Investigative Services,
Community Services and Administrative Services. According to the La Crosse Police Department, “The Administrative Services
Bureau includes the separate divisions of Records and Inquiry, Training, Communication, Court Services, Civilian Services,
Parking Utility, Research, Property and Evidence. The Bureau is responsible for the accounting payroll, purchasing, planning,
budgeting, reporting, communications and most other tasks that involve personnel or monies.
The Community Services Bureau is primarily
responsible for community crime prevention education, news media relations, and school safety programming. They also provide
staff and logistical support to the Patrol and Investigation Bureaus. Additionally, the Community Services Bureau is the administering
bureau for the majority of grants in the Department. In 2006, the Community Services Bureau administered federal and state
grants totaling over $350,000 which included such grants as the Justice Assistance Grant; Bullet Proof Vest Partnership Grant;
G.R.E.A.T. Local; G.R.E.A.T. Regional; Volunteers in Police Service Grant; Anti-Stalking Grant as well as various Department
of Transportation grants.
The Investigative Services Bureau is
responsible for follow-up on all criminal cases initiated in the Field Services Bureau as well as those initiated by investigative
staff. The Bureau is divided into three major divisions: general investigations, narcotics and juvenile crime and victimization.
The Juvenile Division staff handles all juvenile related matters reported to the police department. The balance of the investigative
staff is assigned to either general or narcotic investigations. All investigative sworn staff members are capable of performing
specialized tasks, which allows considerable flexibility for follow-up on all types of criminal activity.
The field services bureau consists
of three shifts; each commanded by a lieutenant and supervised by three sergeants, with support of a 4th shift of Alcohol,
Compliance, and Enforcement (ACE) officers assisting with peak calls for service during the evening and early morning hours.
Services provided include community policing, traffic enforcement, accident investigation, criminal investigation, special
event public safety, honor guard duties and handling service-oriented calls with the public.”
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