| San Diego Police: Case Files Contributor(s): Willard, Steve (Author), Lavalle, Ed (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738595489 ISBN-13: 9780738595481 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Political Science | Law Enforcement |
| Dewey: 979.4 |
| LCCN: 2011945316 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.55" W x 9.25" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - San Diego, California - Cultural Region - Southern California - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Pacific Coast metropolis famous for beautiful beaches and perfect weather and an American municipality since 1850, San Diego is America s eighth-largest city. Known as America s Finest City, it contains a wealth of history evolutionary as well as revolutionary in its crime files. Among those are the founder of the California wine industry, Judge Roy Bean, a black officer before the Emancipation Proclamation, a 19th-century Native American police chief, and women who had the power to arrest before they had the right to vote. Major incidents include massive floods, civil unrest, wildfires, and some of the largest police gun battles in history. San Diego also witnessed mass murder, America s first major school shooting, the worst aviation disaster in American history, and the deadliest streets, per capita, to police. How the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) handled it all became textbook for many other police agencies." |
Contributor Bio(s): Willard, Steve: - Authors Steve Willard and Ed LaValle share almost 50 years of police experience between them. A writer of several SDPD books, Willard serves as vice president of the San Diego Police Historical Association, which supplied the vintage images for the captivating visuals contained within this book. LaValle serves as the association s executive commissioner and has authored numerous published articles of association activities. |