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James Lilley's latest press release.
James H. Lilley is a former Marine
and Police Sergeant with the Howard County Police Department (Maryland). He worked in the Uniformed Patrol Division, Criminal
Investigations Division, Forensic Services (CSI) and Drug Enforcement Division. His Street Drug Unit was featured in the book
"Undercover" by Hans Halberstadt and published by Simon and Schuster. Some of his awards include The Medal of Valor, Four
Bronze Stars, Four Unit Citations and the Governor's Citation. He is also an 8th Degree Black Belt in Shorin Ryu Karate and
the first American to be promoted to the rank of Black Belt by Mr. Takeshi Miyagi. James Lilley is the author of six books:
A Question of Honor; The Eyes of the Hunter;
The Far Side of the Bridge; Just Retribution; A Miracle for Tony Clements; and, Death Knocks Twice.
According to the book description
of Death Knocks Twice, “Halloween
night, with a Hunter's Moon in the sky, finds Detective Jefferson Daniel Lewis on the scene of a murder. Another child molester's
been killed with the signature double tap to the head. Two .22 caliber bullets, and little else to go on, puts Lewis in the
middle of right and wrong when sentiment rests on the side of the killer. To complicate matters, he's assigned a new partner.
Maria Santana, a dark-eyed, raven-haired beauty works beside him day and night, but knows she'd like to be a lot more than
just his partner.”
About the Howard County
Police Department
The two largest divisions with
the Howard County Police Department are the Patrol Division and the Criminal Investigation Division. Patrol operations are
divided into two districts, Northern and Southern. The districts each are managed by a District Commander and are divided
into platoons of officers that work 12-hour day and night shifts. These patrol officers respond to the community’s calls
for service, enforce traffic and criminal laws, address community needs and initiate actions based on their own observations
The Criminal Investigations Bureau
(CIB)is comprised of two components: the Criminal Investigations Division and the Vice and Narcotics Division. The bureau
serves as the primary investigative arm of the department. The CIB is committed to solving those cases that have the greatest
impact on the safety of residents, from crimes of violence to felony drug violations.
Two-thirds of the bureau’s
detectives work within the six primary components of the Criminal Investigations Division. These detectives investigate violent
and property crimes, present cases to the Grand Jury, maintain a liaison with the State’s Attorney’s Office, compile
and analyze pawn shop activity, conduct polygraph examinations and coordinate the Repeat Offender Program. The Criminal Investigation
Division of CIB includes: Violent Crimes Section; Child Abuse/Sexual Assault Section; Property Crimes Section; Special Investigations
Section; and, Warrant/Fugitive Section
The Howard County Police Department
also has a K9 Unit, Aviation Unit, Bike Patrol, Traffic Enforcement Section, Youth Division, Communications Division and Volunteer
Police Auxiliary. The members of the Tactical (TAC) Section are specially trained
and equipped to handle a variety of high-risk situations and emergencies. In 2005, the section, comprised of 7 full-time and
16 de-centralized members, executed 46, high-risk search and seizure warrants and vehicle take-downs. TAC Section officers
safely handled 8 barricade situations throughout the year and, during the course of a Federal investigation into MS-13, executed
19 search warrants on known members in July.
Source:
co.ho.md.us/Police/PD_
insidehcpd.htm
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