Wolves, shepherd and Shield: A Deacon-Cop Breaks the Silence Using Faith, Law, and the Fight for the Innocent

A deacon. A cop. A survivor. One man breaks decades of silence to expose the wolves hiding in plain sight.

In this raw and courageous memoir, retired police officer and ordained deacon Gary Chwastiak reveals the hidden battles that shaped his life—battles fought in patrol cars, in church sanctuaries, in therapy rooms, and inside his own memory.

From childhood groomed for obedience, to years of clerical abuse buried under shame, to a law-enforcement career marked by suicides, violence, and tra...