Cop - Forty-Three Years in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (818 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1460216121 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
For over forty-three years he served in British Columbia where he upheld the law in Trail, Burnaby, Castlegar, Surrey, North Vancouver, Coquitlam and Langley. These are his stories of basic training, followed by first-hand accounts of violence, tragedy and interesting events - experiences recounted with honesty and humour. - Renée Layberry, Editor. COP is the true story of Bill Sharp's service in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from 1968 to 2011. It is a lucid, credible and articulate memoir of the author's career as a front-line policeman in the RCMP
In 1968 he joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and after basic training he worked at nine detachments located in the Metro Vancouver and West Kootenay areas of British Columbia. Among other awards he has received in his service, he was honoured by the Insurance Corporation of BC for his dedicated impaired driving enforcement and the i
In 1968 he joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and after basic training he worked at nine detachments located in the Metro Vancouver and West Kootenay areas of British Columbia. Among other awards he has received in his service, he was honoured by the Insurance Corporation of BC for his dedicated impaired driving enforcement and the instructing of DUI investigations. About the Author Bill Sharp grew up in the small towns of Lacombe and Barrhead, Alberta, Canada, where he became interested in becoming a policeman at an early age. All of his career in the Force was in uniform general duty where he served as a first-responder, patrol supervisor, watch commander and a member of the Emergency Response Team (SWAT). Sharp retired from the RCMP in 2011 and he and his wife live in Langley, BC.
funny. interesting. enjoyable read TJ I was drawn to the book cover and immediately recognized that iconic yellow stripe + red serge as Canada's national symbol. The story of a Mountie is interesting to me so i gave it a go plus author is a fellow BCer. Bill Sharp writes about his 40 plus years serving as a general duty police officer with RCMP which these days is nearly unheard of. What a career! Starts in the 1960s to his recent retirement. An enjoyable read from cover to cover. Laugh out loud funny. Very interesting. Informative. Some well known publicized st. A Great Read John Eldridge This is a great read about Bill Sharp's career as a police officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. You couldn't make this stuff up! He writes about his experience policing small communities in British Columbia as well as larger cities. It's entertaining and funny but also gives the reader a good look at the serious side of policing. He is a wealth of knowledge about life as an RCMP officer. Know someone who might be thinking of becoming a police officer? Have them read this for a first-hand insight into what it's reall