Excerpts

All of a sudden I saw four headlights in front of me with no where to go. I tried to aim for the woods but it was to late. We hit head on with a Buick doing 35mph.........

Someone comes to the door of the raided apartment and asks, “Is this where the party is?”

“Sir, I'm sorry that you can't read that big sign. You don't appear to be handicapped nor does your car resemble a fire truck”........

Most of the women were HIV positive. If anything you were trying to keep someone's husband or boyfriend from making a fatal mistake....

She picked up a gardening hoe to hit her husband. I tried to block it but ended up getting struck in the wrist.........

We went to get the children by the court order. The house had seven cats and six dogs. The floor was literally covered with feces........

He jerked away from me slamming the handcuff down on my left hand. The knife was still in his other hand........

He’s laying face down with several holes in the back of his head. Steam was coming out of his head it was so cold.........

I could feel the hammer on my .45 coming back as I aimed.......

It was a bad night. We had a wreck where four people were seriously hurt and one killed. Our attitudes about chases would change.........

My closest friend had been charged with murder...........
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      Your book belongs right up there with the best! I have a hard time putting it down. ....TG, Jersey City, New Jersey

       His book reflects the inside life, behind-the- scenes look from an  inexperienced “new kid on the block” into a seasoned, hardened 18 year veteran. The book is perfectly suited for anyone interested in first hand law enforcement accounts particularly in NC! Daily Advance-Elizabeth City, NC

       It’s a GREAT book! It gives me great respect for those on the force. Let me know when you will be writing another. I will be the first to buy it! JB, Utah

      He takes the readers through jail hostage situations, undercover drug buys, car chases, shootings, and a growing problem in the law enforcement community-divorce. Courier-Times, Roxboro, NC

       He had “lemons” thrown at him and made “lemonade” out of the incidents he      was in!....... AH, Dalton, Ga.

     It gives a personal account of what it’s REALLY like to be an officer and the sacrifices that come with it! I enjoyed it immensely! RP, student NC Wesleyan College

     It’s so interesting, like you’re talking to me! WA, Shenandoah, Va.

    Much to the point; humorous at times; DC, Oxford, NC

     Very hard book to put down! RDS, Durham, NC

     Appalled at the situations underpaid officers encounter on a daily basis! BT, Rome, Ga.

    The author has done an excellent job of taking the reader by the hand through the daily life of a cop; This is a MUST read for anyone wanting to enter that field and those of us that take for granted the people in uniform who protect us daily! JJS, Elizabeth City, NC

    Your book really exhibited the internal complexity of working within the legal system and society’s failure to acknowledge our social problems. Opening up your personal life added strength to your focus of “standing alone.” WH, Chevy Chase, Md

    It gets to the REAL nitty gritty. It’s written in very easy to understand language. You can’t put it down! FR, radio announcer Hertford, NC

   On a scale of 5, I give it a 9! Hard to put down! JP, Durham, NC    For a cop or deputy on patrol, the details are remarkably routine, even as they  shock the everyday reader’s senses every few pages or so. What is routine for police would knock most of us down. It is an insider’s view of what street officers do and what that does to them...I found it honest and important TG, Durham Morning Herald, Durham, NC

    I dare you to put it down! DJ, Durham, NC

    It’s well written...I felt like a part of it. When’s the sequel due out? LW, Morrisville, Penn

    We really like your book! Your writing is great and of course the subject  matter.....NW, Durham, NC

    A wonderful book with so much emotion put into it!.....ST, Tahlequah, Ok

    This book is a “must read” for anyone wanting to get into law enforcement....B& N, Brandon, Fla

    A best selling book about the inside and outside life of an 18 year veteran cop. It takes you to everything that TV shows don’t! B& N.......Frisco, Texas

    This is the REAL eye opener for those not involve in law enforcement as to what really goes on! .........RG, Fla.

    I loved it! It was an exciting journey through a world most people don’t know exists........PM, Sneads Ferry, NC

    I couldn’t quit until I finished it! I WILL read it again!.......MF, Burnsville, NC

    This book could only have been written by someone whose “been there.”...DS, retired NC Sheriff.
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     RICHARD A. SMITH spent almost 18 years in law enforcement as a Deputy Sheriff, jailer, patrol deputy, Vice Investigator, Public Safety Officer (Police&Fireman combined)
Airport Police Officer, Uniform patrol Police Officer, and an Investigator in Criminal Investigations Division.
     He has an Advanced Law Enforcement Certification, the highest level to achieve in this field in N.C.  He has over a thousand hours of training from various law enforcement schools.  He attended Durham Technical Community College and N.C Central University where he majored in Criminal Justice.
     The author belongs to Durham Masonic Lodge #352,Raleigh Scottish Rite Bodies, Amran Shrine Temple, American Legion, The 40 & 8th La Socie’te, and The Fraternal Order of Police.  He served with the U.S, Army (Reserve) in the field artillery.
     He is currently medically retired from the Durham Police Dept. and is attempting to join others in the fight against Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy commonly known as RSD.
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