Cleveland Cops: The Real Stories They Tell Each Other

By John H. Tidyman

Book Overview

Gritty, scary, hilarious, and heartbreaking ... these remarkable true stories will take you on the roller coaster ride that is life as a Cleveland police officer.

These are the real stories cops trade with each other after the shift, over a couple of beers. They're stories the rest of us rarely get to hear, because cops are often reluctant to open their world to outsiders. But now they share their compelling personal tales with the rest of us.

Listen in as dozens of cops--active and retired, young and old, from rookie to chief--tell about their most memorable moments patrolling the streets of Cleveland. The biggest arrests, the dumbest criminals, the funniest practical jokes, the most frightening calls ... Their stories will give you goose bumps on one page and make you laugh until you're gasping for breath on the next. Some hit like a punch in the gut, some will make you stop and wonder.

On this ride you'll get a front-seat look at one of the toughest jobs in town--and gain a better understanding of the men and women who put their lives on the line every day to do it. A real eye-opener, and great fun to read.

"This book should be required reading for every elected official and for every citizen." -- Chief Edward P. Kovacic (retired), Cleveland Police Department

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598510312
• ISBN13: 9781598510317
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Gray & Company Publishers
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Jimspolice

I found this book very exciting and interesting. It is a book that I could hardly lay down, I had to keep reading it. This book brought to my attention just how critical a Police Officer's job can be, and a job I feel very few could do. I recommend this book for readers who like reading true stories that they can enjoy reading.

Good Cops...Tough Town

After a lot of bad press, this book may help remind folks they have some very good cops in Cleveland - courageous and solid. One retired cop to all others - read this one!

Straight to the point, Honest, No holds barred.

As a retired Police Officer, I have read literally hundreds of Police Books. Cleveland Cops takes out the "sanitizing" usually done on Police stories and takes you inside the real world of law enforcement. This book is "in your face" from start to finish. The reader will get to ride in the police car and learn the realities of the job. Chapter 8 "Some stories you never want to talk about" [ Kids in the crossfire] was a moving tribute to the officers involved. One story takes you to the scene as 2 officers respond to a domestic, only to arrive to a man holding a baby and shooting at them. Then having to feel the helplessness as this man pistol-whips the baby, throws a samauri sword at the officers having set fire to the house. He goes to the roof and jumps with the baby in his arms. It doesn't get any more real than this book. Straight from the Cops who were there.