You Can't Make This Sh#t Up: Policing Through Stories

Forty-three short stories- A man soaks himself in gasoline and starts to light himself on fire; A bank robber and future murderer runs at you with two large military knifes; you fight for your life at a traffic stop with three criminals; a suicidal man sits on a ledge 150 meters above the ground. What would you do? Find out what happened! Randy Ward’s true police stories take you into the heart-pounding world of policing. The stories captivate you, allow you to experience the terror, violence, heartbreak, humour and sadness of policing. His accounts will inspire you, and make you laugh, cry, and shake your head in disbelief at what cops experience. These true-life events tell of shootings, stabbings, assaults, tragedies and the thrilling and funny experiences of a beat cop. His stories admit you into the unique sub-culture of policing and will allow you to understand why cops around the world say, “YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS SH#T UP!”

Randy Ward is a retired police officer from Alberta. He has been published in three books of short stories by Canadian authors: “The Sun Shall Rise”; “Fireside Dreams”; and “Setting The Scene”. In this book he writes about unusual situations that have happened to him over his 27 years in policing. Randy has been involved in all aspects of policing including street patrol; Community Liaison; working in the Criminal Investigation Division doing warrants; and the Break and Enter detail for the police service. Randy is also working on a fiction book that starts with a true event of him arresting a multiple-time bank robber and murderer and then continues to a fictional event of revenge. This book is scheduled to be out by the end of 2018. Randy has been married for over 40 years. He is the father of three boys as well as a grandfather.