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Randy Sutton is a Field Lieutenant with the
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept and a
thirty year police veteran. He began his career
as a Patrolman with the Princeton Borough
Police Dept. and left that department holding
the rank of Detective. In 1986 he joined the
Las Vegas Metro Police and served as a Patrol
Officer, Field Training Officer, and Narcotics
Detective before being promoted to Sergeant.
He held that rank for 13 years while being
assigned to Patrol, Field Training, Community
Oriented Policing, Investigations, Task Force
operations and Supervisor of Advanced
Training. He currently serves with the
Northwest Area Command. He is one of the
most decorated Police Officers on the
department holding commendations for
“Valor”, Meritorious Service “Community
Service Award” and several “Lifesaving”
awards.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept and a
thirty year police veteran. He began his career
as a Patrolman with the Princeton Borough
Police Dept. and left that department holding
the rank of Detective. In 1986 he joined the
Las Vegas Metro Police and served as a Patrol
Officer, Field Training Officer, and Narcotics
Detective before being promoted to Sergeant.
He held that rank for 13 years while being
assigned to Patrol, Field Training, Community
Oriented Policing, Investigations, Task Force
operations and Supervisor of Advanced
Training. He currently serves with the
Northwest Area Command. He is one of the
most decorated Police Officers on the
department holding commendations for
“Valor”, Meritorious Service “Community
Service Award” and several “Lifesaving”
awards.
After September 11, 2001, Las Vegas Police
Sergeant Randy Sutton began soliciting writing
from law enforcement officers-his goal being to
Sergeant Randy Sutton began soliciting writing
from law enforcement officers-his goal being to
Dramatic, moving, and disturbing true stories from a cop's twenty years on
the street 'Cops put an impassive face to the world because they have to, but
they all feel things deeply and profoundly, even if it doesn't show and even if
they can't express it.' -Excerpt from A Cop's Life. The twenty stories that
comprise A Cop's Life are not standard issue police stories. Along with
shoot-outs, hangings, drownings, and murders, portraits of young cops
who've seen too little and old cops who've seen too much is uncensored
introspection, chilling confessions of Sutton's near suicide, complicated moral
dilemmas and situations that challenge our perception of what it means to be
a police officer.
the street 'Cops put an impassive face to the world because they have to, but
they all feel things deeply and profoundly, even if it doesn't show and even if
they can't express it.' -Excerpt from A Cop's Life. The twenty stories that
comprise A Cop's Life are not standard issue police stories. Along with
shoot-outs, hangings, drownings, and murders, portraits of young cops
who've seen too little and old cops who've seen too much is uncensored
introspection, chilling confessions of Sutton's near suicide, complicated moral
dilemmas and situations that challenge our perception of what it means to be
a police officer.
bridge the gap between the police and those they serve, with a book that
offers a broad and thoughtful look at the many facets of police life. Hundreds
of active and former officers from all over the United States responded: men
and women from big cities and small towns, some who had written
professionally, but most of whom were doing so for the first time. The result is
True Blue, a collection of funny, charming, exciting, haunting stories about
murder investigations, missing children, bungling burglars, car chases, lonely
and desperate shut-ins, routine traffic stops, officers killed in the line of duty,
and the life-changing events of September 11. Here, officers reveal their
emotions as they recount the defining moments of their careers. Some of the
stories include:Two cops' desperate search for a missing child feared
kidnapped - The revival of the one-month old baby who was shot in the face
in a drive-by shooting - A patrol officer's dramatic showdown with a
hostage-holding gunman - On-the-scene details of rescue and tragedy during
the 9/11 terrorist attacks
offers a broad and thoughtful look at the many facets of police life. Hundreds
of active and former officers from all over the United States responded: men
and women from big cities and small towns, some who had written
professionally, but most of whom were doing so for the first time. The result is
True Blue, a collection of funny, charming, exciting, haunting stories about
murder investigations, missing children, bungling burglars, car chases, lonely
and desperate shut-ins, routine traffic stops, officers killed in the line of duty,
and the life-changing events of September 11. Here, officers reveal their
emotions as they recount the defining moments of their careers. Some of the
stories include:Two cops' desperate search for a missing child feared
kidnapped - The revival of the one-month old baby who was shot in the face
in a drive-by shooting - A patrol officer's dramatic showdown with a
hostage-holding gunman - On-the-scene details of rescue and tragedy during
the 9/11 terrorist attacks
