A Cop in the Sixties - Hardcover

Parsley, Ronald G

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1438942915 ISBN 13: 9781438942919

Publisher: Authorhouse, 2009

Synopsis

The book begins in August 1965. I tell my story as I begin to work as a deputy sheriff for the Butler County Sheriffs Office in Hamilton, Ohio. The first day I report to the chief deputy's office, he takes me downstairs to the jail and a deputy takes my picture with a Polaroid camera. We go back upstairs to the chief's office with photo in hand. Once in the office, he proceeds to type out an I.D. card with my name,height, weight and blood type. He then attaches the photo to the card and hands it to me. As I take the card, I see him open the center drawer of his desk and take a gold badge out which he then hands to me. He then finds me a pair of uniform pants, two shirts and a jacket that is two sizes to big for me and tells me to report to the jail tonight at 11:00p.m.. That in a nutshell, was my training. This is where my story begins. I have a gold badge,uniform, gun belt and gun Thanks to all of the honest and hard working deputies, who taught me how to do the job. This was one of the most rewarding periods of my life. I hope everyone who reads this book enjoys the story of how we managed to do the job with so few officers and none of the technology that today's officers enjoy. We did not have bullet proof vests. We used typewriters to write reports. There were no backup officers if you were on a dangerous call. Most of the time the only backup you had were your two brothers, Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson and they could talk very loud, six times without reloading.

About this title

About the Author

Born in 1942 in London, Kentucky, we soon move to Dayton, Ohio. After a few years, we move to Hamilton, Ohio where my father purchased a home and that is where I grew up. I attended Hamilton Public Schools. After purchasing a new home, we move again out of the city and into the county where I attended the Fairfield Public School.I left school in my senior year and married in 1960. The following year, I was a new father unable to secure a good paying job. I returned to high school and graduated from Middletown High School.I was now able to secure a position with the Ohio State Highway Patrol as a Drivers License Examiner while I waited for the next patrol academy to start. I had an uncle that was a State Trooper and I was always impressed by him. I was hoping to follow in his foot steps.While working at the Hamilton Examining Station, I began to change my mind about becoming a State Trooper. I now had discovered that the Sheriffs Department appeared to be more of what I was wanting.With the assistance of my uncle, I got the job at the Sheriffs Department. I left the Highway Patrol and began my new job as Deputy Sheriff on August 2, 1965.Over the next fifteen years, I also worked for the Middletown Police Department, the Trenton Police Department and the Fairfield Township Police Department.Now retired, I'm the proud father of three sons and six grand children.

Edition details

• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1438942915
• ISBN 13: 9781438942919
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224