A Police Horse, Alaska and Cocaine

Police-Writers.com is a website dedicated to listing state and local police officers who have authored books. Three police officers and one civilian police employee were added to the list of more than 550 state and local police officers who have written books: Rena Dearden, Alan White, B.A. Hartford and Dorothy McCoy.

Rena Dearden started her career with the in law enforcement as an animal control officer for the City of Sedona. Today, she is a Police Officer for the Sedona Police Department. She is the author of a children’s book, A Day in the Life of a Police Horse. According to the book description, “This book is about a horse that used to be for cattle driving and one day left the ranch to become a police horse like he had always wanted to be. The horse, T-Bone, explains what he does now that he is a police horse. This includes getting ready for work, helping people, chasing bad guys and what he does after work.”

Alan L. White is a police officer with the Clare Police Department (Michigan). He began his law enforcement career with the Clare Police Department. He relocated an even colder climate and went to work as a police officer for the Skagway Police Department (Alaska). After two years, he returned to the Clare Police Department. Presently, besides working patrol, he teaches the DARE program and is a chemical weapons instructor.

Alan White’s book, Alaska Behind Blue Eyes, is the story of his time as a police officer in Alaska. According to the book description, Alaska Behind Blue Eyes is “Alan White's journey as a young police officer struggling with life. More than a collection of police stories, he blends observation and memory into thoughtful essays that will touch anyone, who has either survived young adulthood or left home for parts unknown, or both. With tourism as its base, Skagway, Alaska, challenges the author in many ways. "I quickly found one of my main duties as a police officer in Skagway was keeping the tourists from killing themselves" he explains. If you have ever dreamed of Alaska, contemplated leaving home, and venturing to a wonderful place, or simply enjoy a refreshing outlook on life, 'Alaska Behind Blue Eyes' will keep you entertained from cover to cover.”

Alan White is also the author of Standing ground: Alaska stories, police tales, and things I'd rather not talk about.

B.A. Hartford was a Los Angeles Police Department police officer. He is the author of Sergeant Ranger and the Cocaine.

Dr. Dorothy McCoy is a lead instructor in the Master Instructor Program of the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. She has a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology and is an accomplished therapist with a background encompassing counseling and crisis work, teaching, and writing. She is a long-time consultant to law enforcement agencies on pre-employment evaluations, group crisis invention, and trauma recovery. Additionally, Dr. Dorothy McCoy is a State Constable in South Carolina.

Dr. Dorothy McCoy is the author of three books: The Ultimate Book Of Personality Tests: Personality Tests For Enjoyment, Entertainment And Self-Discovery; From Shyness to Social Butterfly; and, The Manipulative Man: Identify His Behavior, Counter the Abuse, Regain Control.

Police-Writers.com now hosts 553 police officers (representing 229 police departments) and their 1168 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.