Saturday, August 12, 2006

Police-Writers.com adds the 85th Police Author

August 12, 2006 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com, a website dedicated to police officers turned authors, has added its 84th police author, D. Clayton Mayes. Clayton began his career with the Los Angeles Police Department in 1964. He worked as a street cop, was promoted to investigator, sergeant, lieutenant and captain. In 1990, he retired from the LAPD to assume the responsibilities of chief of police of the Downey Police Department.

Clayton holds a bachelor's degree in public management and a master's degree in public administration from Pepperdine University. He is also a graduate of the FBI-National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. As an educator, he has taught at Cerritos College, College of the Desert and has instructed throughout the United States for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. He served a total of six years in the U.S. Army, Army Reserve, and the California National Guard where he attained the rank of captain.

Today Clayton lives in the Palm Springs, California, area with his wife, Carolyn. Their two sons are grown. The author enjoys golf, tennis and flying. He holds a commercial pilot certificate, with an instrument rating for both single-engine and multi-engine aircraft

In More Than Money, police officer Brad Philips experiences the everyday challenges of upholding honesty, integrity and courage with the Los Angeles Police Department. Will the lure of stolen money turn a good cop bad?
Police-Writers.com now lists 85 police authors and their 215 books in six categories.

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