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| an action adventure novel |
| by |
| David Jebb |
A retired San Diego police sergeant and third-generation
police officer, David Jebb was assigned to many proactive
enforcement details including Special Crime Attack Team
(SCAT), Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) and VICE
Squad. He was a lead instructor for the Department’s
Defensive Tactics and Emergency Vehicle Operations
training. His numerous citations and commendations
include Law Enforcement’s highest award the “Medal of
Valor."
David took a leave of absence from the Police Department
for five years and walked and hitched across the United
States, Mexico, Central America, Europe, the Middle East,
India and most of South Africa. He graduated from San
Diego State University with a degree in Public
Administration and is currently enrolled at National
University completing his Master’s in Business
Administration. He is married and has two adult children.
David is a passionate surfer and paraglider pilot. When he
is not writing, he is instructing paragliding at the world
famous Torrey Pines Gliderport.
police officer, David Jebb was assigned to many proactive
enforcement details including Special Crime Attack Team
(SCAT), Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) and VICE
Squad. He was a lead instructor for the Department’s
Defensive Tactics and Emergency Vehicle Operations
training. His numerous citations and commendations
include Law Enforcement’s highest award the “Medal of
Valor."
David took a leave of absence from the Police Department
for five years and walked and hitched across the United
States, Mexico, Central America, Europe, the Middle East,
India and most of South Africa. He graduated from San
Diego State University with a degree in Public
Administration and is currently enrolled at National
University completing his Master’s in Business
Administration. He is married and has two adult children.
David is a passionate surfer and paraglider pilot. When he
is not writing, he is instructing paragliding at the world
famous Torrey Pines Gliderport.
Prior to 1889, law enforcement in San Diego was
handled by city marshals and constables. Between
1845 and 1850, the town was under military control. In
1850, the state senate drew up a charter providing for
a five-man city council assisted by a marshal, an
attorney, an assessor and a treasurer. The voters
chose Agostin Haraszthy as both sheriff and marshal.
The frontier lawman was patrolman, detective,
criminologist, jailor, process server, clerk and
executioner. His first requirement was raw courage.
Hedepended upon the gun on his hip to back up his
orders. His first interest was in keeping alive and
bringing the culprit to justice, dead or alive.
In 1850, the council decided to build a town jail. Two
bids were received, one from the Israel brothers for
$3,000 and the other from Haraszthy for $5,000.
Because Haraszthy's father was president of the
council, Haraszthy got the contract -- bankrupting the
city. Four hours after the first prisoner was
incarcerated, he dug his way through the wall with a
pocket knife.
The city eventually purchased a cage and put its first
escape-proof jail in the Old Town Plaza. In 1871, the
jail was moved to the location of the present county
courthouse at Front and C Streets in new San Diego.
The metropolitan San Diego Police Department was
established May 16, 1889. On June 1 of that year,
Joseph Coyne, the city marshal, was appointed the
first chief of police.
The first police uniform consisted of derby hats, coats
with high collars and badges with seven-point stars.
Chief Coyne was paid $125 a month, his officers $100
a month; they worked 12-hour days, seven days a
week. In 1895 shifts were reduced to eight hours --
but salaries also dropped: $25 a month. Mounted
patrolmen furnished their own horses, but did receive
$100 a month for feed and care of their animals. The
modern mounted patrol began in 1934 in Balboa
Park. It was abolished in 1948, but was re-established
in 1983 and remains active today.
Among other milestones: Harry Vandeberg was the
first detective (1907); W. E. Hill was the department's
first motorcycle officer (1909); the first traffic signal
was installed around 1920 at Fifth Avenue and
Broadway (it was manually controlled by an officer
who stood in the center of the intersection); the crime
lab was established in 1939; patrol cars got one-way
radios in 1932, two-way radios four years later; and
the first reserves appeared on the scene in 1942.
The first police headquarters was in City Hall at Fifth
Avenue and G Street. Several moves later, the
department relocated at Dead Man's Point, named
because of its use as a burial place for sailors and
marines during the charting and surveying of San
Diego Bay. The department remained there -- at 801
West market Street -- until 1987, when it moved into
its current seven-story headquarters building at 1401
Broadway.
For those interested in looking at crime trends over
the past several decades, we have provided the City
of San Diego Historical Crime Statistics available
for the years 1950-2003, which show both crime
actual numbers and rates.
For additional Department history, check out the San
Diego Police Historical Association's website, or
try reading "To Protect and Serve: A History of the
San Diego Police Department and Its Chiefs,
1889-1989, " by Pliny Castanien. This book was
published by the San Diego Historical Society and
is described at their website.
handled by city marshals and constables. Between
1845 and 1850, the town was under military control. In
1850, the state senate drew up a charter providing for
a five-man city council assisted by a marshal, an
attorney, an assessor and a treasurer. The voters
chose Agostin Haraszthy as both sheriff and marshal.
The frontier lawman was patrolman, detective,
criminologist, jailor, process server, clerk and
executioner. His first requirement was raw courage.
Hedepended upon the gun on his hip to back up his
orders. His first interest was in keeping alive and
bringing the culprit to justice, dead or alive.
In 1850, the council decided to build a town jail. Two
bids were received, one from the Israel brothers for
$3,000 and the other from Haraszthy for $5,000.
Because Haraszthy's father was president of the
council, Haraszthy got the contract -- bankrupting the
city. Four hours after the first prisoner was
incarcerated, he dug his way through the wall with a
pocket knife.
The city eventually purchased a cage and put its first
escape-proof jail in the Old Town Plaza. In 1871, the
jail was moved to the location of the present county
courthouse at Front and C Streets in new San Diego.
The metropolitan San Diego Police Department was
established May 16, 1889. On June 1 of that year,
Joseph Coyne, the city marshal, was appointed the
first chief of police.
The first police uniform consisted of derby hats, coats
with high collars and badges with seven-point stars.
Chief Coyne was paid $125 a month, his officers $100
a month; they worked 12-hour days, seven days a
week. In 1895 shifts were reduced to eight hours --
but salaries also dropped: $25 a month. Mounted
patrolmen furnished their own horses, but did receive
$100 a month for feed and care of their animals. The
modern mounted patrol began in 1934 in Balboa
Park. It was abolished in 1948, but was re-established
in 1983 and remains active today.
Among other milestones: Harry Vandeberg was the
first detective (1907); W. E. Hill was the department's
first motorcycle officer (1909); the first traffic signal
was installed around 1920 at Fifth Avenue and
Broadway (it was manually controlled by an officer
who stood in the center of the intersection); the crime
lab was established in 1939; patrol cars got one-way
radios in 1932, two-way radios four years later; and
the first reserves appeared on the scene in 1942.
The first police headquarters was in City Hall at Fifth
Avenue and G Street. Several moves later, the
department relocated at Dead Man's Point, named
because of its use as a burial place for sailors and
marines during the charting and surveying of San
Diego Bay. The department remained there -- at 801
West market Street -- until 1987, when it moved into
its current seven-story headquarters building at 1401
Broadway.
For those interested in looking at crime trends over
the past several decades, we have provided the City
of San Diego Historical Crime Statistics available
for the years 1950-2003, which show both crime
actual numbers and rates.
For additional Department history, check out the San
Diego Police Historical Association's website, or
try reading "To Protect and Serve: A History of the
San Diego Police Department and Its Chiefs,
1889-1989, " by Pliny Castanien. This book was
published by the San Diego Historical Society and
is described at their website.
For two years Officer Owen “Blue” Drew is secretly In a
crime-ridden San Diego neighborhood, a lone police
officer walks the line detailed to a one-man, covert
operation to disrupt drug activities and arrest the most
vicious and notorious gang members in a forsaken sector.
In the process, the drug lords put out a contract on his life,
and Blue eventually sacrifices everything to his personal
war on crime.
In the frenzy of battle and violence, Blue realizes he is on
the brink of madness. His world begins to implode.
Consumed by the violence, he leaves the police
department to search for something lost within him.
His journey takes him to over thirty countries, three
continents, and thirteen time zones. His epic three-and-a-
half-year passage ends in a small Swiss mountain village
and guides him to a sacred place within his soul. Many
people with different cultures and religions lend a helping
hand on his path to tranquility. But more importantly, the
doorway to his heart is forever opened.
"The Thirteenth Time Zone" is the first of three novels to
be published under the Blue Warrior Series.
crime-ridden San Diego neighborhood, a lone police
officer walks the line detailed to a one-man, covert
operation to disrupt drug activities and arrest the most
vicious and notorious gang members in a forsaken sector.
In the process, the drug lords put out a contract on his life,
and Blue eventually sacrifices everything to his personal
war on crime.
In the frenzy of battle and violence, Blue realizes he is on
the brink of madness. His world begins to implode.
Consumed by the violence, he leaves the police
department to search for something lost within him.
His journey takes him to over thirty countries, three
continents, and thirteen time zones. His epic three-and-a-
half-year passage ends in a small Swiss mountain village
and guides him to a sacred place within his soul. Many
people with different cultures and religions lend a helping
hand on his path to tranquility. But more importantly, the
doorway to his heart is forever opened.
"The Thirteenth Time Zone" is the first of three novels to
be published under the Blue Warrior Series.
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