PhD, NYPD, LAPD and the Three Little Pigs

September 27, 2006 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com, a website dedicated to police officers turned authors, has added four local police officers.

Dr. Isaiah McKinnon has more than 39 years of experience in the public and private sector, education, law enforcement and private security. Since his retirement as Chief of Police of the Detroit Police Department, he has continued to educate more than 4 million television viewers on Personal Safety on his WDIV-TV program, "Stay Safe With Ike." Additionally, his Motivational, Inspirational, Educational presentations are heard by audiences nationally.

Isaiah McKinnon holds a Doctorate of Philosophy from Michigan State University, a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Detroit, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Mercy College of Detroit. In addition he is a graduate of the FBI Academy in Virginia, and the United States Secret Service Dignitary Protection School in Washington D.C. He is also certified by the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute in Homeland Security at Level 111 (the highest level).

He has written three books: "North Between The Houses,” a collection of very funny anecdotes collected over thirty years of service; "In The Line of Duty,” a tribute to fallen law enforcement officers from the State of Michigan; and, "Stand Tall," an autobiography.

Robert Roots joined the New York Police Department where he reached his goal of becoming an Undercover Police Officer. Assigned to midtown Manhattan, Robert was involved in cases ranging from petty theft to murder. In the peak of his career, Robert was recruited to work as a Police Officer for one of Florida’s wealthiest communities in the Coral Gables Police Department.

Using his copyrighted approach, Robert Roots presents a message that neither you nor your organization will ever forget. Because he incorporates a familiar story, The Three Little Pigs, audiences not only enjoy the ideas shared with them; they subconsciously start applying the information to their daily life. Audiences learn that the way they handle obstacles and challenges affects every area of their life. And discover whether their Straw, Wood or Brick and the habits and mind-set that it takes to become Brick. Brick is what most people want to be, but most people settle for Wood.

Sergeant Mitchell Grobeson was the Los Angeles Police Department’s first openly gay police officer. Following the publicity from his groundbreaking lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department’s discriminatory practices, Mitchell Grobeson created the first formal support group for Southern California gay and lesbian law enforcement, fire, rescue and paramedic professionals. He also formed and hosted the first Statewide and National conference of gay officers in California.

His first novel, “Outside the Badge,” tells the story of a serial killer hunting the streets of Los Angeles. According to Jack Connolly, “That some members of the LAPD could use a good spanking is no secret; allegations of abuse within and outside the Los Angeles Police Department have been surfacing for years. In Outside the Badge, former LAPD Police Officer Mitchell Grobeson (who sued the department for discrimination--and won) takes actual events to weave a fictionalized account of a cop under siege--from the streets and from his own department. Grobeson obviously knows his territory. Those with a cop fetish will enjoy his authentic voice and his attention to police procedure. And the unconventional cover image of him as a hunky bare-chested hustler will surely win him fans. But his gritty tale is not for the faint-hearted: the descriptions of the doomed hustlers--mostly runaways--are heartbreaking, and the torture scenes are cold and graphic.”

Ruben Benjamin Whittington was born and raised in Norristown, Pennsylvania. At the age of seventeen, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. During his enlistment, he spent a one year tour of duty in Vietnam as part of the U.S. build up during that war. He began his law enforcement career with the Norristown, Pennsylvania Police Department for four years before he moved to Los Angeles and joined the Los Angeles Police Department. He worked for LAPD for 21 years and retired at the rank of sergeant. Ruben also joined the California Army National Guard and the California Air National Guard. Ruben taught law enforcement for seven years to high school students at Los Altos and Workman High Schools under the direction of the La Puente Valley ROP. Today, Ruben is a franchise owner for Mr. Handyman, a national handyman franchise. Ruben has published one novel, Soldier: Behind the Badge.

His fictional novel tells the story of the dual life of an American special agent, like that of James Bond, who disguises himself as a police officer and fights crime on the busy and dangerous streets of Los Angeles. Then, when his country needs him, his true identity is revealed and he becomes a secret CIA special agent in this action-packed novel set in today's treacherous and volatile world. For fun, Lance Kessler is a Los Angeles Police Department police officer; but his real profession is being a top-notch freelance agent for the CIA. He's the best the CIA has. But now Lance has crossed paths with a secret worldwide criminal organization known only as PHANTOM, and PHANTOM has decided that Lance needs to be eliminated.

Both Mitchell Grobeson and Rueben Benjamin Whittington were also added to LAPDAuthors.com, a website dedicated to Los Angeles Police Department officers turned authors.

Police-Writers.com now lists 141 police officers and their 423 books in six categories.