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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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101 Road Patrol Tales: Memoirs of a Chippie of the California Highway Patrol

101 Road Patrol Tales: Memoirs of a Chippie of the California Highway Patrol

Thompkins, E. W.
Tompkins, E. W.

Paperback

Biographies GeneralHumorCriminology

Publisher Price: $16.95

ISBN10: 1610350006
ISBN13: 9781610350006
Publisher: Craven Street Books
Published: Aug 1 2011
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.09 Depth: 8.93
Language: English
Bringing to light an entertaining array of anecdotes, this collection of police stories recalls some of the strangest, funniest, and most poignant accounts from the freeways, highways, and country roads throughout California. From the family who pulled over for a picnic on the median strip of a busy freeway to the angelic-looking 5-year-old girl who defused a tense traffic stop by sweetly confessing, my daddy has a beer under the seat, this is an uncompromising view of the everyday pursuits, enforcement stops, arrests, accidents, and weird encounters that patrolmen must endure. Also featured is a panoply of unlikely drunk-driving suspects, including Santa Claus, a Boy Scout troop leader, a newlywed couple, and an airline pilot on his way to fly a plane; the traffic stop of an elderly driver whose license had expired 35 years earlier--and who explained he was on his way to the DMV; and many more hilarious, odd, and tragic stories of life and death on the open road. Encouraging a renewed respect for the men and women in uniform who risk their lives to protect the public, this compilation also contains advice on highway safety and how to behave when pulled over by a patrol officer.

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