Friendly Fire? (Paperback)

This is the true story of corruption in City government. It starts out with the Department targeting and attempting to kill an ex-employee where officer Peach was shot twice by his own Department and the subsequent cover up that occurred. The same officer then exposed a police officer serial rapist to the Department and they ignored him and hoped that therapist would go away. When it became apparent that he was right, the Department turned their corrupt investigative might on officer Peach in an attempt to discredit him and served an illegal warrant and conducted an illegal interrogation and then fabricated lies to cover up their illegal conduct. Officer Peach's methods and credibility were called into question, ironically the very same methods that had discovered the police officer rapist. This is a true story that exposes the seedy, dirty underside of Law Enforcement politics that the public should realize exists in all police agencies. If the officer isn't willing to ignore crimes committed by other officers then the Department has to get rid of them, by any means possible, legal or otherwise, to maintain their facade of quality police service and reduce their lawsuit liability.

Stephen Peach was born in England and emigrated to the United States and became a police officer in Southern California. He was a highly regarded SWAT and gang officer for over a decade that had a knack for developing informants that led to the discovery of a police officer serial rapist. He has received numerous commendations for outstanding police work throughout his career and is a Superior Court recognized gang expert. He lived a nightmare as a victim of a corrupt Police Department that is still ongoing and remains a resident of the City of San Bernardino with his wife and children.