{"product_id":"stop-police-from-northern-england-to-portsmouth-a-uk-police-officers-true-crime-memoir-of-policing-the-thin-blue-line-in-the-1990s-ending-in-sur-9781068292408","title":"Stop, Police!: From northern England to Portsmouth: a UK police officer's true crime memoir of policing the thin blue line in the 1990s, ending in sur","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Richard Foster | David Meikle\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Moorhill Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Moorhill Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Law Enforcement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTOP, POLICE!\u003c\/strong\u003e is a gripping, true-to-life memoir that takes you from the backstreets of 1970s-80s Rochdale to the front line of British policing in the 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard's story begins with a wild(ish) youth spent skirting danger and trouble - close encounters with stolen property, dodgy motors, drugs, robbery and na�ve decisions that could easily have landed him on the wrong side of the law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeeking a fresh start, he heads to the USA to grab a piece of his own American dream, only to return home and take an unlikely turn: joining the police.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the beat in the naval city of Portsmouth through a decade of change, Richard meets every shade of humanity - funny, tragic, absurd and brave. STOP, POLICE! is an expos� of life on and off duty, facing real criminals and real danger, and recounting unreported events that form part of the social history of Pompey - not forgetting the many practical jokes played between officers to keep up morale! Told with the eye of someone who has seen both sides of the thin blue line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead about the author's policing experiences as a uniformed cop, walking the beat or racing to 999 calls as an area car driver, including incidents such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolicing the Navy on shore leave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it is really like on a police stakeout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy covert cameras can be dangerous\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat it feels like to be in a police car chase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFacing rioting mobs at football matches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe grim realities of sudden death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrisoner escapes and manhunts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy domestic arguments are so dangerous for everyone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeing dispatched as the first officer to a murder scene, with the suspect still present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow it feels to tackle a sword-wielding youth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrugs busts that do not always go to plan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlus many, many more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a sudden brain haemorrhage strikes while he is on duty, the author is forced to confront the biggest battle of his life - his own survival. Everything changes when Richard collapses at work, the result of an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) on the brain. Extensive brain surgery becomes his only chance of survival, forcing a man used to saving others to confront his own fragility. The memoir also charts his recovery and the quiet reckonings that follow a career spent managing other people's crises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn immensely moving and deeply personal insight into what it is to be a police officer in Britain - and what it feels like to survive a brain haemorrhage and subsequent brain surgery - this is a story told with raw honesty and dark humour. STOP, POLICE! is more than a policing memoir; it is a story of resilience, second chances and what it truly means to wear the uniform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moorhill Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47774808834199,"sku":"9781068292408","price":1725.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781068292408.webp?v=1777986864","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/stop-police-from-northern-england-to-portsmouth-a-uk-police-officers-true-crime-memoir-of-policing-the-thin-blue-line-in-the-1990s-ending-in-sur-9781068292408","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}