Firestone Park: Policing South Central Los Angeles puts you in the front seat of a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Patrol Car in the 1960's and '70's as it goes from call to call in one of the highest crime rate areas in the United States. From humorous to horrendous, this book is full of real life action seen through the eyes of those who do work that few are able to. Frank, honest, and entertaining both for cops and those whom law enforcement protects.

Shortly after American Cop magazine began publication a few years ago I was asked by the Editor to consider writing a quarterly column which discussed pertinent law enforcement issues of the day from the perspective of a department head. From the Chief was the title of that column and it graced every issue, at first quarterly and then monthly, until the magazine ceased publication in August 2014. This book is a compilation of all of the From the Chief columns printed in American Cop and are included with permission. I appreciate their permission to use those columns. In addition there are...

Former police chief Jerry Boyd presents a sequel to his first book, Firestone Park, which began the chronicle of his law enforcement career. This second volume contains stories from the second seven years of that career. Some of that time was spent with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, but the majority of those years were played out with the Irvine California Police Department where Jerry served first as a Lieutenant, and later as a Captain.