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He attended the University of Toledo, where he played football for one year
before playing two years of semi-professional football in Toledo. He joined the
Toledo Police Department and during his career has worked in Communications, Traffic Section, Records Section and Street Patrol;
and, had a number of commendations during his career
His book, Tales from the Bat Cave, is a look at policing during the 1960s and 1970s.
According to the book description, “The “kick ass and take names” days are gone. Police work nowadays
is more the “touchy-feely” way. During this era of police work the Officers carried .38 revolvers, did not have
portable radios, copy machines, computers and bulletproof vests were the exception rather than the norm. The vests that were
worn by officers in this era were the old-fashioned flak vests that weighed about thirty-five pounds.”
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