Overview
"For nearly four decades, Gary McLhinney was in the forefront of the fight against crime in one of America's most dangerous cities.In this riveting new memoir, he recounts his decision to forgo the family business of firefighting for the thrill of ""chasing bad guys down alleys"" as a cop, his years working alongside the brave men and women of the Baltimore Police Department, and how the tragic line-of-duty deaths of so many of his fellow officers-and the needs of their grief-stricken families-eventually spurred him into serving as the longest-tenured head of the police union.Here, too, is the story of his days as chief of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police, the agency that protected the Port of Baltimore, BWI Marshall Airport and the state's bridges, tunnels and toll roads in the tense years following the 911 terrorist attacks.Decrying the anti-law-enforcement mood so pervasive in this country, he also offers new thoughts on how the criminal justice system often fails to stand up for the victims of violent crimes, and on the essential, unequivocal truth that one can be pro-police and anti-racism at the same time."
Full Product Details
Author: Gary McLhinney ,
Kevin Cowherd
Publisher: Loyola College/Apprentice House
Imprint: Loyola College/Apprentice House
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.440kg
ISBN: 9781627203753
ISBN 10: 1627203753
Pages: 266
Publication Date: 03 May 2022
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Author Information
"Gary McLhinney is a retired police officer from the Baltimore City Police Department and former long-term president of the Baltimore Fraternal Order of Police. McLhinney also served as Chief of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police and Assistant Secretary of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. He currently operates a consulting business, representing police unions in collective bargaining matters and political strategy. Kevin Cowherd is the New York Times best-selling author of ""Hothead"" and five other baseball novels for young readers written with Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. Cowherd is also the author of six works of non-fiction. His book, ""When the Crowd Didn't Roar: How Baseball's Strangest Game Ever Gave a Broken City Hope"" was praised in the Times' 2019 Summer Reading Issue as one of the five best new volumes on sports.Cowherd was an award-winning sports columnist and features writer for the Baltimore Sun for 32 years. He has also written for Men's Health, Parenting and Baseball Digest magazines"
