Four Police Officers and a Civilian

Police-Writers.com, a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books, added four police officers and one civilian police employee to the growing list of police officers turned authors.

Commander Doug Drummond joined the Long Beach Police Department in 1959 and retired after 39 years in 1988. He has a BA and MPA in Public administration, as well a doctorate in criminology from August Vollmer University. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy; a two term city council member; part-time faculty at California State University, Long Beach; and, the President of the Historical Society of Long Beach. He is the author of two novels, Cyclone Racer and What Goes Around Comes Around.

After retiring from the Beverly Hills Police Department, Detective Lynn Franklin has written three books: The Beverly Hills Murder File: The True Story of the Cop City Hall Wanted Dead; Beverly Hills Copy Story; and, Beverly Hills Murder File.

In 1971, Sergeant Leo J. Coakley of the New Jersey State Police wrote Jersey Troopers: A Fifty Year History of the New Jersey State Police while assigned to the Division Planning Section. According to one reader, “I have read this book many times over the years. The stories told reflect greatly upon the storied past of the New Jersey State Police and the sacrifices that have been made from the beginning up to the date of publication.”

In 1975, Andrew K. Dutch, of the New Jersey State Police published Hysteria: Linbergh Kidnap Case. In 1983, George Homa of the New Jersey State Police published The Law Enforcement Sketch Artist.

Mark Falzini, is the archivist at the New Jersey State Police Museum. His book, Letters Home is a unique account of daily life for a military family living in Occupied Germany as they experienced the aftermath of World War II and the dawning of the Cold War. Through extensive letters written home to family left behind in America and supplemented by interviews with the family, the reader will discover insights not seen elsewhere.

Police-Writers.com now hosts 335 police officers (representing 142 police departments) and their 759 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.