February 17, 2007 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com, a website dedicated to listing state and local
police officers who have authored
books, added three state and local police officers to the growing list.
Sergeant Michael Gajewski of the Jersey City Police
Department is the author of
The Axeman’s Game. The book
is “Based on a true story. A young woman is killed and the only evidence is killer’s calling cards - a bloody
axe and a note. Soon a second body is discovered and the police now realize they have a serial killer on their hands. With
re-election fast approaching the mayor demands action. The chief of police assigns two top detectives to the case. As the
killings continue and the notes left behind turn to taunts, the police realize that they are now involved in a dangerous game
of cat and mouse with a madman. With few clues the two detectives turn the city upside down in a desperate race to find the
one thing that can lead them to the "Axeman."
Steven Staggs is a retired deputy chief from the University of California Police Department, Riverside. For the past 20 years, Steven Staggs has been
a forensic photography instructor and has provided police training to more than 3,500 crime scene technicians and investigators for police and sheriffs departments, district attorneys offices, and federal agencies. He is also a guest
speaker for investigators' associations and provides consulting to law enforcement agencies. He has extensive experience in
crime scene photography and identification. He has testified in superior court concerning his crime scene, evidence, and autopsy
photography and has handled high profile cases including a nationally publicized serial homicide case.
Steve is the author of the “Crime Scene and Evidence Photographer's Guide,” a field handbook for crime scene and evidence photography,
which is in use by investigators in more than 1,000 law enforcement agencies. His book “covers the role of a
photographer in a crime scene beginning with the history of photography and fundamental concepts of general camera use. This
book also covers photography concepts and practical applications to vehicular accidents, vehicle examinations, and crimes
against property. And, the book explores concepts and protocols to crimes against persons such as assault and homicide scenes,
autopsy, and special issues covering arson, alternative light sources, and SMAT (Scars, Marks, and Tattoos).”
Charles Stumph retired after 36 years with the Orange County California Sheriff’s Department during which 31 years were spent assigned to the Bomb Squad.
Mr. Stumph is a past Director of the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators and former Chairman
of the National Bomb Squad Commander’s Advisory Board. He has served with
the National Domestic Preparedness Office and the DOJ/DOD Interagency Board on WMD.
He has been a guest instructor on Bomb Disposal and Bombing Investigations with law enforcement agencies throughout
the world, and currently teaches with the Center for Criminal Justice at California State University, Long Beach. Since
retirement, Mr. Stumph resides in Arizona and consults with several research companies on counter-terrorism methodology.
His book, Bombs
and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction “examines the history, terminology, and types of Weapons of Mass Destruction
(WMD). It also includes a discussion of causes, symptoms, consequences of and responses to a WMD event. Includes student exercises
involving the decision making process, identifying WMD threats, pre and post attack actions, monitoring for contamination
and recovery procedures.
Police-Writers.com now hosts 318 police officers (representing 136 police departments) and their 739 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law
enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.
