Bill Hamner, served as a Texas law enforcement official for 32 years. He was a criminal investigator and supervisor for several police agencies, including the Dallas Police Department (1967 to 1974), Gilmer Police Department, and the sheriff’s departments of Kaufman, Johnson, and Bowie Counties. His first novel, “Night Eyes,” is introduces the character Jack Stone,…
According to the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, it “consists of 102 certified personnel, three animal control officers, and 31 civilians who provide a full spectrum of law enforcement services to the citizens of San Juan County, including law enforcement, civil process, prisoner extradition, court security, and animal control. The Sheriff’s Office budget for the…
The Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office, is a full service law enforcement organization. The Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office is organized into the three large divisions: Law Enforcement Division; Corrections Division; and, Support Division. The Law Enforcement Division includes Road Patrol, Detective Bureau and the Records Bureau. The Corrections Division includes Jail Transport, Plus Office and the County Jail. The…
Dale L. Hinz was a 30 year member of the Fort Worth Police Department and retired in 1999 at the rank of Sergeant. He started a career in law enforcement as a civilian dispatcher and during his career he worked patrol, as a member of the first SWAT Team, a robbery detective and was promoted…
Public Safety was addressed in Greeley in 1871 with the establishment of a police force under the leadership of its first Police Chief, S.B. Wright. Today, the Greeley Police Department has more than 205 sworn and civilian employees. In October, 2006, the department received an award from the International Association of Chiefs of Police for its…
Lieutenant Peter Pranzo served as a New York Police Department police officer for 21 years. During his career, he earned over 60 NYPD medals and awards including the Police Combat Cross and the Medal for Valor. As a lieutenant, he was assigned to the elite NYPD Street Crime Unit where his team made 2000 felony arrests. A…
Sarah Cortez has been in law enforcement since 1993. She began her career as a full-time police officer with the University of Houston Police Department and then went to work at Harris County, Precinct Four. She is currently a reserve deputy with the Harris County, Precinct four. During her career she has worked as a patrol officer,…
William O’Shea began his public service career in 1968 when, as a Chicago Police Cadet, he was assigned to the infamous Democratic National Convention. In the ensuing decades as a Chicago Police Officer he had many adventures, some of which are chronicled in his first novel, THE FOOT POST. In 1992 Bill moved to southern…
After a distinguished career combating crime with the New Jersey State Police, Frederick T. Martens retired at the rank of lieutenant. He then served as Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Crime Commission. Lieutenant Frederick T. Martens is the author of We’ll Make You An Offer You Can’t Refuse: A Primer On The Investigation Of Public Corruption,…
Nick Navarro served as the sheriff of Broward County, Florida from 1984 through 1992. Navarro oversaw a period during which Broward County Sheriffs Office grew both in size and in prominence as a local institution. While Navarro was sheriff, the BSO’s staff doubled to 3,000 and its budget eclipsed $200 million. As sheriff, Navarro courted public…
