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Officer Down: The Hidden Cost Behind the Oath

by Anthony Diponzio
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781665792516
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Archway Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Archway Publishing
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 206
  • Original Price: USD 29.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 363 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Memoirs

What happens in the seconds after you hear "shots fired, officer down"?


A 23-year-old police officer is shot in the back of the head while on duty, and his brothers and
sisters rush to save him. This is his story of service, survival, and recovery.


In Officer Down - The Hidden Cost Behind the Oath, Anthony DiPonzio delivers a powerful
law enforcement memoir that places readers inside the split second that changes his life forever.
Blending true crime reality with deeply personal reflection, this firsthand survival story reveals
the physical, emotional, and professional cost of wearing the badge.


On a cold January afternoon in Rochester, New York, a routine patrol call turns into an ambush.
He collapses in the middle of a city street as fellow officers enter an active kill zone to pull him
to safety. They make a life-or-death decision to transport him to the hospital themselves rather
than wait for an ambulance. That decision saves his life.


He survives despite overwhelming medical odds, but survival is only the beginning. Through
fragmented memories, raw honesty, and firsthand accounts from the officers who stand beside
him, DiPonzio recounts his fight to recover from traumatic brain injury and the challenge of
rebuilding identity after the career he loves is taken from him.


Positioned for readers of police memoirs, first responder survival stories, and inspirational true
accounts of courage under fire, this book offers an authentic insider perspective on what "officer
down" truly means and what it takes to rise again.

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