Suspect Sought in the Robbery of First Tennessee Bank Branch in Dandridge

The Knoxville Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Chief Carson Williams of the Dandridge Police Department (DPD) are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the man who robbed the First Tennessee Bank on April 27, 2012.

At approximately 3:00 p.m., a man entered the First Tennessee Bank located at 1030 South Highway 92 in Dandridge, Tennessee and presented a note demanding money. Witnesses described the suspect as a male with a light complexion and approximately 6’0” tall with a thin build. The suspect was wearing light-colored blue jeans and a long-sleeved, button-down white shirt with blue, vertical stripes. The suspect was also wearing white latex gloves and a black knit hat with a snowflake pattern. After obtaining an undetermined amount of money, the suspect left the scene on foot.

Photos of the suspect can be viewed below.

In an effort to locate the suspect, additional agencies assisted with the investigation, including the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office aviation and K9 assets, as well as the Sevierville Police Department’s K9 Unit.

Anyone with information is asked to call the DPD at 865-475-3482 or the FBI at 865-544-0751. This matter is being jointly investigated by the FBI Safe Streets Task Force (comprised of the FBI, KPD, and KSCO) and DPD.

All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

Earl Albert Moore Sentenced to Life in Prison for Use of a Destructive Device During a Crime of Violence

DENVER—Earl Albert Moore, age 66, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge John L. Kane to serve life in federal prison for use of a destructive device during and in relation to a crime of violence. Specifically, Moore left a destructive device at the Southwest Plaza Mall on April 20, 2011. Moore, who appeared at the hearing in custody, was remanded.

‪Moore was originally charged by criminal complaint on April 24, 2011. He was then indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver on May 5, 2011. Moore pled guilty on December 30, 2011. He was sentenced today, April 5, 2012.

‪According to court records, on April 20, 2011, a subject entered Southwest Plaza Mall using an employee-only entrance. He then allegedly placed a destructive device inside an employee corridor at the mall. He then lit the device. Moore then exited the facility. As he was departing, a fire ignited, but the device did not detonate. A security officer used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office immediately initiated an investigation. That investigation resulted in identifying Moore as the person responsible for the assembling and leaving the destructive device. A manhunt ensued. An alert Boulder resident recognized Moore at a local coffee house inside a grocery store. She called the Boulder Police Department, who quickly responded and arrested Moore.

“Moore’s criminal actions last year placing a destructive device in a public place put an entire community on edge, and until his apprehension, raised the specter of further acts of violence,” said U.S. Attorney John Walsh. “Today’s sentence recognizes the grave nature of that crime and its consequences and sends a clear message to all those who seek to do the public harm that they will be caught and they will be punished severely.”

“This sentencing reflects the seriousness of an attempt to use an explosive device against any facet of our community,” said James Yacone, FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge. “This case is a reflection of the outstanding collaborative effort between the FBI, ATF, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, and the USMS to promptly respond, investigate, and bring to justice the individual responsible for this particular action.”

“Today’s sentencing should send a very clear message,” said Marvin Richardson, ATF Special Agent in Charge, Denver Field Division. “If you are going to commit violent criminal acts and cause harm within this community, the ATF will dedicate all of its resources to make sure you are held accountable.”

“We are pleased with the outcome and congratulate our colleagues from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, ATF, FBI, and U.S. Attorney’s Office on a successful prosecution and for taking a dangerous criminal off our streets,” said U.S. Marshal John Kammerzell.

This case was investigated by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, with substantial assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. The U.S. Marshals Service also provided support.

Moore is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Holloway.

Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Member Sentenced for Role in 2009 Jefferson County Shooting

BEAUMONT, Texas — A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) was sentenced today his role in the 2009 shooting of a man in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales and Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.

Joshua Mark Bodine, aka “Desperado,” 32, of Vidor, Texas, pleaded guilty on Oct. 11, 2011, to assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering activity and was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone.

Co–defendant John Oliver Manning, aka “Fish,” 52, of Pasadena, Texas, was convicted on Dec. 1, 2011, of racketeering and firearms charges.

According to the indictment, the ABT is a race–based, state–wide organization that operates inside and outside of state and federal prisons throughout the United States. The ABT was established in the early 1980s within the Texas prison system. It modeled itself after and adopted many of the teachings and writings of the Aryan Brotherhood, a California–based prison gang that was formed in the California prison system during the 1960s. According to the indictment, the ABT was primarily concerned with the protection of white inmates and white supremacy/separatism. Over time, the ABT expanded its criminal enterprise to include illegal activities for profit.

The evidence presented at trial also showed that the ABT enforces its rules and promotes discipline among its members, prospects and associates through murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to murder, assault, robbery and threats against those who violate the rules or pose a threat to the enterprise. Members, and oftentimes associates, are required to follow the orders of higher–ranking members, often referred to as “direct orders.”

The evidence at Manning’s trial established that on Sept. 7, 2009, Manning shot and wounded ABT associate Matthew Fails in Nederland, Texas, on the orders of Bodine. Specifically, Manning approached Fails with a firearm and a pair of handcuffs in an attempt to collect a debt on Bodine’s behalf, and ultimately shot Fails. Fails was declared brain–dead, but later regained consciousness after emergency surgery. A surgeon testified that the wound Fails received caused “agonizing pain” and that Fails “would not ever be the same.”

Bodine has been in custody since his arrest on Feb. 24, 2011, and Manning has been in custody since his arrest on Sept. 9, 2009. A sentencing date for Manning has not yet been set by the court.

The case was investigated by the ATF; the Nederland Police Department; Orange County, Texas, Constable’s Office, Precinct 2; Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office; Williamson County Sheriff’s Office; Chambers County Sheriff’s Office; Alvin, Texas, Police Department; Mont Belvieu, Texas, Police Department; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The case was prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Baylor Wortham of the Eastern District of Texas and Trial Attorney Cody L. Skipper of the Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section.

“Tall, Dark, and Now Handcuffed”

John “Steven” Stark is in Custody

John “Steven” Stark was arrested this morning by agents of the FBI, as well as task force officers with the Beaumont Police Department, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Port Arthur Police, and the Texas Department of Public Safety. At approximately 11:15 a.m., he was arrested as he attempted to get into a taxi outside the Parkdale Mall in Beaumont, Texas.

A law enforcement hunt for Stark was initiated after a bank robbery was reported earlier at the Prosperity Bank, located at 6150 Eastex Freeway in Beaumont Texas. The bank robber fit Stark’s description and the getaway car matched the description of the vehicle Stark was believed to have been driving.

Tips from the public have helped investigators identify and charge the so-called “Tall, Dark, and Handsome Bandit” earlier this week. He was given the moniker after some witnesses described him as tall and handsome.

Stark is charged federally with bank robbery in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas. He’s charged with robbing the Bank of America, located at 2625 Calder in Beaumont, Texas, on January 30, 2012. He was also wanted for questioning in the robbery of the Comerica Bank, address 3135 Southwest Freeway in Houston, Texas, on Thursday, February 2, 2012.

During the Beaumont bank robbery, Stark is alleged to have passed a threatening note to tellers, and never spoke. In the more recent Houston robbery, the bank robber also handed a teller a threatening note which demanded money. No one was physically hurt during either robbery.

Stark was featured as a wanted fugitive on Clear Channel Outdoor digital billboards in the Houston area. Clear Channel Outdoor donated the space as a public service to the community.

Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Member Convicted of Federal Racketeering and Firearms Charges Related to Jefferson County, Texas, Shooting

WASHINGTON – A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) was convicted yesterday of racketeering and firearms charges related to his role in the 2009 shooting of a man in Jefferson County, Texas, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales of the Eastern District of Texas.  

John Oliver Manning, aka “Fish,” 52, of Pasadena, Texas, was charged by a federal grand jury on Mar. 17, 2011, with violent crimes in aid of racketeering activity.   The activities include conspiracy to commit assault with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon, using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.  

Co-defendant Joshua Mark Bodine, aka “Desperado,” 32, of Vidor, Texas, pleaded guilty Oct. 11, 2011, to assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering activity.   Bodine has been in custody since his arrest on Feb. 24, 2011, and Manning has been in custody since his arrest on Sept. 9, 2009.

According to the indictment, the ABT is a race-based, state-wide organization that operates inside and outside of state and federal prisons throughout Texas and the United States.   The ABT was established in the early 1980s within the Texas prison system.   It modeled itself after and adopted many of the precepts and writings of the Aryan Brotherhood, a California-based prison gang that was formed in the California prison system during the 1960s.   According to the indictment, previously, the ABT was primarily concerned with the protection of white inmates and white supremacy/separatism.   Over time, the ABT expanded its focus to create a criminal enterprise that includes illegal activities for profit.

According to evidence presented at trial, the ABT enforces its rules and promotes discipline among its members, prospects and associates through murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to murder, assault, robbery and threats against those who violate the rules or pose a threat to the enterprise.   Members, and oftentimes associates, are required to follow the orders of higher-ranking members, often referred to as “direct orders.”

The evidence at trial established that on Sept. 7, 2009, Manning shot and wounded ABT associate Matthew Fails in Nederland, Texas, on the orders of Bodine.   Specifically, Manning approached Fails with a firearm and a pair of handcuffs in an attempt to collect a debt on Bodine’s behalf, and ultimately shot Fails.   Fails was declared brain-dead, but later regained consciousness after emergency surgery.   A surgeon testified that the wound Fails received caused “agonizing pain” and that Fails “would not ever be the same.”

At sentencing, Manning faces up to life in prison and a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison.   Sentencing dates have not been scheduled for Manning and Bodine.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Nederland Police Department; Orange County, Texas, Constable’s Office, Precinct 2; Jefferson County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office; Williamson County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office; Chambers County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office; Alvin, Texas, Police Department; Mont Belvieu, Texas, Police Department; Texas Department of Criminal Justice.   The case was prosecuted by Trial Attorney Cody L. Skipper of the Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Baylor Wortham of the Eastern District of Texas.

Augusta Resident Indicted on Murder-for-Hire Charge

MARTINSBURG, WV—A 49-year-old Augusta, West Virginia, resident was named in an Indictment returned on November 15, 2011, by a Federal Grand Jury sitting in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced that BRENDA LEE SWISHER was named in a two-count Indictment. Count One of the Indictment alleges that SWISHER solicited an individual known to the Grand Jury to maliciously kill another individual on November 1, 2011, in Hampshire County. Count Two of the Indictment alleges that SWISHER caused an individual to travel in interstate commerce from the State of Virginia to Hampshire County to commit a murder-for-hire for $3,500.00.

If convicted, SWISHER faces a maximum penalty of 20 years’ imprisonment and a fine of $250,000 on each count of the Indictment.

The case will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Thomas O. Mucklow. The case was investigated by the Eastern Panhandle Drug & Violent Crime Task Force and the Potomac Highlands Drug & Violent Crime Task Force. The Eastern Panhandle Drug & Violent Crime Task Force consists of officers from the West Virginia State Police—Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Martinsburg Police Department, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department, and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department. The Potomac Highlands Drug & Violent Crime Task Force consists of officers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, West Virginia State Police—Bureau of Criminal Investigations, and Mineral County Sheriff’s Department.

It should be noted that the charges contained in the Indictment are merely accusations and not evidence of guilt, and that each defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Investigation into Fatal Shooting on Warm Springs Reservation

At approximately 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, a Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs member was shot as he sat in a vehicle outside a home on the Warm Springs Reservation in an apparent drive-by attack. He was holding his young son at the time. The child was not injured. The 24-year-old victim was transported to Mountain View Hospital in Madras where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities are withholding the victim’s identity pending notification of family.

The FBI, Warm Springs Tribal Police, Oregon State Police, and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office are investigating.

Anyone with information about the shooting or the identity of the shooter is asked to contact the nearest law enforcement agency or the FBI in Portland at its 24-hour number, (503) 224-4181. This person should be considered armed and dangerous. Do not approach. If in immediate contact with this person, call 911.

Further information will be released as it is available.

Multiple Indictments Issued in Nationwide Prostitution Investigation

Defendants Operated a Multi-State Hispanic Brothel and Prostitution Network Involving Illegal Aliens; Hispanic Brothel Operated in Louisville, Kentucky; Two Arrested in Kentucky on Tennessee Indictment for Interstate Prostitution

LOUISVILLE, KY—A multi-state investigation into human trafficking has resulted in the indictment of nine defendants on charges of conspiracy to transport prostitutes in interstate commerce, conspiracy to induce interstate travel for prostitution, conspiracy to operate brothels with illegal aliens, and conspiracy to transport and harbor illegal aliens, announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky. The arrests and indictments are part of a coordinated effort by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky and other offices across the nation to combat human trafficking and illegal prostitution networks.

Two of the nine defendants, Obdulio C. Morales and Esthela Silfa Vasquez, made initial appearances May 4, 2011, in United States District Court, Louisville, Kentucky before Magistrate Judge James D. Moyer, for their part in the 13-count federal indictment filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee. Two federal arrest warrants were executed that morning by the FBI along with the Louisville Metro Police Department, Jeffersontown Police, Jefferson County’s Sheriff’s Office, and Shelbyville Police Department and resulted in the arrests of Morales and Silfa at 9910 Merioneth Drive, Louisville, Kentucky. The remaining defendants were indicted by federal grand juries May 3, 2011, in Knoxville, Tennessee and Indianapolis, Indiana.

According to court records, the defendants conspired to create and operate a network of brothels and prostitution delivery services using illegal aliens from Spanish-speaking countries in the State of Tennessee and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The indictment alleges that the defendants operated a brothel at 9910 Merioneth Drive, Louisville, Kentucky and a prostitution delivery service from 5514 Riata Court in Louisville, Kentucky.

The indictment further alleges that the defendants recruited Spanish-speaking women who illegally entered the United States and engaged them to become prostitutes. The defendants caused these prostitutes to travel in interstate commerce from Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and South Carolina during a four-year period and work in brothels and prostitution delivery services in Knoxville, Morristown, Johnson City, Bristol, Kingsport, and Goodlettsville, Tennessee; and Louisville, Kentucky. The prostitutes worked Monday through Saturday and were forced to travel between cities on Sundays. The indictment further alleges that the prostitutes were expected to engage in sexual intercourse with 30 customers per day, were required to work 50 weeks per year, and lived nomadic lives, traveling from one city to another.

Other defendants charged include Areli (true name unknown), Eusebio Flores Martinez, Rosa Garcia Menendez, Rubio Trinidad Narciso, Elda Dorali Moreno Ramirez, Raymundo Sanchez-Torres, and Freddy Lopez Torres.

If convicted of the prostitution charges, the defendants face a maximum term of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and five years' supervised release. If convicted of the immigration charges, the defendants face a maximum term of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and three years' supervised release. If convicted of any charges, the alien defendants face removal from the United States.

This case is being prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee, and was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations; the Hamblen County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office; Louisville Metro Police Department; Jeffersontown, Kentucky Police; Jefferson County, Kentucky Sheriff’s Office; and Shelbyville, Kentucky Police Department.

The indictment of a person by a grand jury is an accusation only and that person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Southwest Mall Investigation Suspect in Custody

The FBI Denver Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), in conjunction with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), is announcing the capture of Earl Albert Moore this morning at 3600 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, Colorado, by the Boulder Police Department.

A press briefing is scheduled today at 1:30 p.m. at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Headquarters building located at 200 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden, Colorado 80401.

The speakers are expected to be leadership from the FBI, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, ATF, and the United States Attorney’s Office in Colorado.

Ongoing Southwest Plaza Mall Investigation

The FBI Denver Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), in conjunction with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), is requesting that this statement be made public in support of our ongoing investigation into the incident that occurred at the Southwest Plaza Mall on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado.

Through the course of our investigation, there has been no discovery, at this point, of any connection between the Southwest Plaza Mall incident and the Jefferson County School District.

We are still asking for continued public assistance in reporting suspicious activities they might have observed near or at Southwest Plaza Mall. The suspect Earl Albert Moore, 65 years of age, white male, approximately 200 – 225 lbs, 6’0” - 6’2” in height, bald, blue eyes, with a grey mustache, was last seen wearing glasses, and has multiple tattoos. He remains at large and a nationwide man hunt is underway.

Moore is considered armed and dangerous and has an extensive criminal background. The public is urged to call 911 or the Jeffco Tip Line at 303-271-5615 if they know the whereabouts of Moore or have any information that could assist in the investigation.

Additional information will be released to the media as it becomes available.

Southwest Plaza Mall Investigation

In a joint effort, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, ATF, and the FBI in Denver are investigating an incident that occurred at the Southwest Plaza Mall at approximately noon on Wednesday, April 20, 2011.

A person of interest has been spotted on surveillance video and law enforcement is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying this individual.

The subject is described as a white male with graying hair, a silver mustache, wearing a dark-colored cap with a light-colored logo on the front, gray and white horizontally striped shirt, dark jacket with silver buttons, blue jeans, and dark colored shoes.

Please see the below two photographs.

We are asking the media and the public to contact the Jeffco Tip Line at 303-271-5615 to provide information on the subject in the photographs or if they witnessed any suspicious activities at the mall.

Multiple Arrests Made in Operation Green Giant

BIRMINGHAM—Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Patrick J. Maley, U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Hale, and SAC Reginael D. McDaniel, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Atlanta Field Office, announced the arrests of 11 individuals in connection with an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) case known as Operation Green Giant.

Arrested today were:

Anthony Bartae McGinnis, age 25;

Brandon Lane Moody, age 29;

Cameron Darnell White, age 20;

Corderell DeWayne Carson, age 22;

Dimitris Heckstall, age 18;

Gavin Darnell Walker, age 22;

Marion Jeray Campbell, age 24;

Marlon Earl Riggs, age 35;

Silanis Joseph Snedecor, age 38;

Kimberly Monique Warren, age 30;

Reco Darnell Walker, Jr., age 19

Indicted and currently incarcerated on other charges are:

Joel Dewayne Hall, age 33;

Demarcus Leshawn Whitt, age 23;

Carlos Antonio Riggs, age 33

The investigation, which began in 2008, resulted in the December, 2010 indictment of these individuals for distribution of oxycodone pills, more commonly referred to as oxycontin. The organization distributed thousands of pills per month. The investigation further revealed the organization also distributed heroin, cocaine, and other prescription medication, and was involved in money laundering.

The drug operation, which has a history of violence, was run out of the Brighton area of Jefferson County and operated like a fast food restaurant, putting so many vehicles on the streets that neighborhood residents couldn’t get through to their own homes. Citizen complaints brought the matter to the attention of law enforcement.

“Today’s operation is another outstanding example of citizen involvement, law enforcement cooperation and information sharing at all levels. This collaboration will lead to the disruption and dismantlement of a large scale drug operation with a history of violence,” SAC Maley said.

"We appreciate very much our relationship with our federal and local law enforcement agencies. That relationship impacted and shut down a major drug operation in western Jefferson County. There is no doubt lives will be saved because of it and good people living in the area will get some deserved relief, “ Sheriff Hale said.

“The indictment of these individuals puts a spotlight on organizations that distribute illegal drugs, and on the exemplary coordination among law enforcement in our community, which leads to breaking up these organizations. Illegal drugs, particularly ones as addictive as heroin and oxycodone, are enormously harmful to the individuals who use them and to the communities where they are trafficked,” said U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance. “Our goal is to stop criminal enterprises that profit from the illegal trade of dangerous narcotics and take away any financial benefit they receive from their crimes,” she said.

“IRS Criminal Investigation together with the law enforcement community in Birmingham are united in our resolve to investigate and financially disrupt any organization that is allegedly engaged in illegal drug distribution,” SAC McDaniel said.

SAC Maley credited the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the United States Attorney’s Office, and special agents from the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation with the investigation. Maley also thanked and expressed appreciation to the Birmingham, Hueytown, and Midfield Police Departments, as well as the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force (SSTF), which includes the Homewood, Hoover, Bessemer, and Irondale Police Departments, as well as Jefferson and Shelby County Sheriffs' Offices.

Members of the public are reminded that indictments contain only charges. A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges and it will be the government’s burden to prove a defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

Fiction and Reality in Policing

Police-Writers.com, a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books, added three police officers to the list of authors: Christopher Garraty, Dennis L. Potter and Terry J. Manwaring.

Christopher Garraty retired as a lieutenant from the Brigantine Police Department (New Jersey) after 25years of service. Garraty spent the beginning of his career close to Atlantic City as the casino industry was in its infancy stages and watched the area change from a quiet seasonal destination to the year round attraction that it is now. In his book, Blue Undertow, “Drug busts, shady land deals, sex for jobs and an egg fight; that’s just Chapter One. All Officer Dick Cambridge wants is to go to work, enforce the law and have a little fun. Cambridge and his circle of friends while away the hours playing pranks and keeping the administration on their toes. When a routine car stop uncovers an up and coming organized crime figure, business turns serious. People die, others disappear. Follow Officer Cambridge and friends as they investigate who is behind the murders and a waterfront restaurant in the sleepy shore town before it’s too late. With mob hits, police shoot outs and flirtatious waitresses, Blue Undertow will keep you guessing and amused until the explosive ending.”

Dennis L. Potter and Terry J. Manwaring teamed up to write Law Enforcement Incident Command. Their book is designed to provide answers and tools for law enforcement in order to better function in a public safety environment using a command concept designed on the principles of a fire related emergency. It explores those compromises necessary to comply with, or add to, the National Incident Management model in order to ensure that law enforcement issues are addressed. According to the authors, “without these compromises, future emergency responses to critical incidents by all public safety responders will prove as confusing and frustrating as those incidents NIMS is trying to renovate.”

Dennis L. Potter retired in 2004 as a Captain with the Jefferson County Colorado Sheriff’s Department in Golden, Colorado. His assignment experience during his 33 years as a police officer includes Patrol, Jail, Homicide Investigations, Victim Services, Motorcycles, Forensic Laboratory, Evidence, Communications, Civil and Fugitive, Recruiting, Police Training, Dispatch, Records Management, Crime Prevention, Public Information Officer, Accreditation, Policy Development, Emergency Management, Staff Inspections and Director of the Law Enforcement Training Academy.

Dennis has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colorado State University and a Masters Degree in American Military Studies from American Military University in Manassas, Virginia. His critical incident management experience includes police operations of the 2002 Hayman Wildfire, Colorado’s largest wildfire in history, Department manager for three police officer deaths, and Headquarters Supervisor and Operations Chief at the Columbine High School shootings in 1999.

Dennis is currently a college professor in criminal justice and criminology, a critical incident instructor for the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), a certified incident command instructor for the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG), an instructor for the National Incident Management System (NIMS), and a certified critical incident instructor with the New York State Office of Criminal Justice. He has conducted critical incident management seminars for line, staff, support staff, and chief law enforcement executive officers in Florida, Colorado, North Carolina, Delaware, Oregon, Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey and Michigan.

Terry J. Manwaring is a Captain with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. He has thirty years of law enforcement experience, including fifteen years in managerial and command positions with the Jefferson County Colorado Sheriff’s Office, a dual Inter-National Accredited Agency. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Colorado Christian University in Organizational Management, and is a graduate of the Law Enforcement Staff and Command School of Northwestern University.

Terry has been assigned to various Sheriff’s Divisions such as Patrol, Investigations, Civil and Detention of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. In 1984, he was promoted to Sergeant and assigned to the Patrol Division, and later back an investigation position. In 1991, he was promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to Patrol as Precinct Commander of the Mountain Precinct (50,000 citizens), employing a full service law enforcement sub-station of forty Deputy Sheriffs and four sergeants. In addition to his patrol, investigations and management accomplishments, he was the commander of a 35 member regional SWAT team from 1994 to 1999. His is a Medal of Valor recipient.

Police-Writers.com now hosts 320 police officers (representing 138 police departments) and their 741 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.