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San Diego Police: Case Files
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.
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San Diego Police: Case Files
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.
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San Diego Police: Case Files

San Diego Police: Case Files

by Steve Willard, Ed LaValle
San Diego Police: Case Files
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San Diego Police: Case Files

San Diego Police: Case Files

by Steve Willard, Ed LaValle

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780738595481
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 07/23/2012
Series: Images of America Series
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 6.52(w) x 9.06(h) x 0.43(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Diversity of Personnel 9

2 Patrol Operations 21

3 Special Weapons and Tactics 43

4 Investigations 51

5 World War II 71

6 Special Operations 81

7 Community Policing 89

8 The Crime Lab 95

9 Defining Events 103

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