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Lee Lofland's career in law enforcement
spanned nearly two decades. Beginning as
a patrol officer, Lee worked his way up to
the highly-prized gold shield of detective.
Along the way, he gained a breadth of
experience that's unusual to find in the
career of a single officer.
Lee solved cases in areas including
narcotics, homicide, rape, murder-for-hire,
and ritualistic and occult crimes. He worked
in a sheriff's office, and a city police
department serving as a uniformed officer,
as a detective, and as an undercover officer
for several jurisdictions. He spent four years
as a narcotics K-9 handler, adopting his two
K-9 partners when they came up for
retirement. He attended classes held by the
Virginia State Police, FBI, and DEA, and
maintained certificates in Crime Scene
Management and Crime Scene
Investigations. He also supervised a Street
Crimes Unit, a Tactical Entry Team for
high-risk search warrant execution. He even
served as an Internal Affairs Investigator.
Later in his career, Lee was chosen as a
police academy instructor and instructor
spanned nearly two decades. Beginning as
a patrol officer, Lee worked his way up to
the highly-prized gold shield of detective.
Along the way, he gained a breadth of
experience that's unusual to find in the
career of a single officer.
Lee solved cases in areas including
narcotics, homicide, rape, murder-for-hire,
and ritualistic and occult crimes. He worked
in a sheriff's office, and a city police
department serving as a uniformed officer,
as a detective, and as an undercover officer
for several jurisdictions. He spent four years
as a narcotics K-9 handler, adopting his two
K-9 partners when they came up for
retirement. He attended classes held by the
Virginia State Police, FBI, and DEA, and
maintained certificates in Crime Scene
Management and Crime Scene
Investigations. He also supervised a Street
Crimes Unit, a Tactical Entry Team for
high-risk search warrant execution. He even
served as an Internal Affairs Investigator.
Later in his career, Lee was chosen as a
police academy instructor and instructor
trainer. During his eight years at the academy, he taught defensive tactics,
firearms, officer survival, and CPR and first aid.
Lee saw the toughest parts of law enforcement first hand. He had to shoot
and kill an armed bank robber - something every police officer hopes he
never has to do - and was awarded medals of valor for his conduct. Lee also
witnessed the execution of one of the country's worst serial killers who Patricia
Cornwell's bestselling book, Postmortem was based upon. The execution was
the first in the U.S.A resulting from a verdict based on the use of DNA.
It's thrilling to listen to Lee describe his career. He's a born raconteur, able to
depict the gamut of police work from the often-monotonous daily routine to the
piercing moments of absolute terror. His wit and humor shed light to a side of
law enforcement most have never seen.
Lee and his wife, Dr. Denene Lofland, currently live in the Boston area. Lee
divides his time speaking, consulting, and writing. He's proud to serve as a
member of the Board of Directors for the Mystery Writers of America's
Northwest Chapter, as a member of Sisters in Crime, and he previously
served as a Board Member on the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Dependence, NCADD in the Silicon Valley.
Lee also writes a monthly feature column for Mystery Writers of America
newsletters and regular columns and exclusives for THE YELP and THE SUN,
the newspapers of Yosemite, California. He's written for The Writer magazine
and has served as a consultant for Slate Magazine, Spike TV, BBC
Television, and for many bestselling authors. Writing comes naturally to Lee --
it's in his genes! Click here to read about his direct connection to Edgar Allen
Poe!
firearms, officer survival, and CPR and first aid.
Lee saw the toughest parts of law enforcement first hand. He had to shoot
and kill an armed bank robber - something every police officer hopes he
never has to do - and was awarded medals of valor for his conduct. Lee also
witnessed the execution of one of the country's worst serial killers who Patricia
Cornwell's bestselling book, Postmortem was based upon. The execution was
the first in the U.S.A resulting from a verdict based on the use of DNA.
It's thrilling to listen to Lee describe his career. He's a born raconteur, able to
depict the gamut of police work from the often-monotonous daily routine to the
piercing moments of absolute terror. His wit and humor shed light to a side of
law enforcement most have never seen.
Lee and his wife, Dr. Denene Lofland, currently live in the Boston area. Lee
divides his time speaking, consulting, and writing. He's proud to serve as a
member of the Board of Directors for the Mystery Writers of America's
Northwest Chapter, as a member of Sisters in Crime, and he previously
served as a Board Member on the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Dependence, NCADD in the Silicon Valley.
Lee also writes a monthly feature column for Mystery Writers of America
newsletters and regular columns and exclusives for THE YELP and THE SUN,
the newspapers of Yosemite, California. He's written for The Writer magazine
and has served as a consultant for Slate Magazine, Spike TV, BBC
Television, and for many bestselling authors. Writing comes naturally to Lee --
it's in his genes! Click here to read about his direct connection to Edgar Allen
Poe!
The latest in the Howdunit series, Police Procedure and Investigation is an
authoritative guide that provides insight into a cop’s world; the terminology
used by police officers; an in-depth look at the tools of the trade; squad house
hierarchy; legal terms; courtroom terminology; jail, gang, and convict slang;
street talk; drug crime information; con air procedures; information on
autopsies and death penalty executions; cadet training procedures;
fingerprinting details; a breakdown of murder and manslaughter charges; and
tons of other useful information—all the things that explain why and how cops
do what they do. A retired police detective, Lofland gives the lowdown on how
everyday folks, as well as writers and journalists, misunderstand or incorrectly
portray how the police work. Find out what mistakes you’re likely to make in
your work. This book will be the next best thing to having a police detective
personally assigned to the reader.
About the Author
With a career in law enforcement that spanned nearly two decades, Lee Lofland
(www.leelofland.com) is a nationally acclaimed expert on police procedures and
crime scene investigations. He consults for many best-selling authors, and is
currently working with Stuart Kaminsky on the CSI: NY series. He is a regular
speaker at writers conferences, including the Left Coast Crime Conference,
Pennwriters Conference, Deadly Ink, and Willamette Writers Conference.
authoritative guide that provides insight into a cop’s world; the terminology
used by police officers; an in-depth look at the tools of the trade; squad house
hierarchy; legal terms; courtroom terminology; jail, gang, and convict slang;
street talk; drug crime information; con air procedures; information on
autopsies and death penalty executions; cadet training procedures;
fingerprinting details; a breakdown of murder and manslaughter charges; and
tons of other useful information—all the things that explain why and how cops
do what they do. A retired police detective, Lofland gives the lowdown on how
everyday folks, as well as writers and journalists, misunderstand or incorrectly
portray how the police work. Find out what mistakes you’re likely to make in
your work. This book will be the next best thing to having a police detective
personally assigned to the reader.
About the Author
With a career in law enforcement that spanned nearly two decades, Lee Lofland
(www.leelofland.com) is a nationally acclaimed expert on police procedures and
crime scene investigations. He consults for many best-selling authors, and is
currently working with Stuart Kaminsky on the CSI: NY series. He is a regular
speaker at writers conferences, including the Left Coast Crime Conference,
Pennwriters Conference, Deadly Ink, and Willamette Writers Conference.
