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Preface

I have been in Law Enforcement for almost thirty years. I have been blessed with a wonderful career that has been full of incredible memories. That is what these pages contain. As I look back over my Law Enforcement career, I don’t know that I would have changed a thing. I am a street cop. My entire career has been one in which I have put on a uniform everyday, got into my marked police car, and gone to work, serving the citizens and residents of our community. I have spent the bulk of my time with the police department working at the various precincts as a uniformed officer, a Field Training Officer, a Shift Supervisor, and ultimately as a Watch Commander. I also did tours in two different Special Operations Units. Both of these were uniformed, enforcement positions. One sad reality is that the higher you go in rank, the less actual enforcement that you are involved in. As a Lieutenant, I don’t get into nearly the amount of “stuff” that I did as an Officer, a Corporal, or a Sergeant.

What follows in these pages are some of the interesting calls and incidents that I was involved in over the course of my career. I have not tried to organize them chronologically. Instead, they are loosely grouped by the type of incident. They are all true. In many cases, I have supplemented my memory with the actual police reports and other documents. I have chosen to only use officer’s first names because I do not want to embarrass anyone. I have changed suspect’s names and made minor changes to some locations. I also cleaned up the language so as not to offend. Some of these stories will make you laugh and you may find some of them to be disturbing. At any rate, I hope you enjoy them. More importantly, though, I hope that through these pages you will develop an even greater appreciation for the men and women in blue who are out on the streets of America 24/7 protecting our communities from predators.

I would like to express my thanks, love, and respect for the incredible men and women that I have been privileged to work with over course of my career. Thanks for watching my back on bad calls, sharing a cup of coffee with me on those long winter’s nights on third shift, and thanks especially for the part each of you played in writing this book.

David Spell

Buford, Georgia

2010