Alan Leek

The Killing Chronicle

Police Service and Shattered Lives [Large Print 16pt]

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Produktbeschreibung

Gripping true stories of police bravery and courage in the early 20th century, and the shocking and tragic crimes that ended their lives. Early 20th century criminals were at their worst and their excesses created havoc. Alan Leek, an awarded police veteran, recounts incredible true stories from this period. He pays tribute to the ethos and ......

Produktdetails

• Verlag: ReadHowYouWant
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 613g
• ISBN-13: 9780369391407
• ISBN-10: 0369391403
• Artikelnr.: 68299263

Autorenporträt

Alan Leek is a 34 year veteran of the NSW Police, having served as a detective in Sydney, its suburbs, and the surrounding Hawkesbury and Blue Mountains areas before becoming officer-in-charge of Blacktown-Mt.Druitt detectives. Promoted to commissioned rank, he held the position of staff officer-intelligence in the Blacktown District before taking up command of the tough Cabramatta patrol, then the centre of heroin trafficking in Australia and the site of Australiä¿s first political assassination. He was also the commander of Kuring-gai and Newtown local areas and by statutory appointment, the St. George-Sutherland District. He retired at the rank of superintendent. Leaving school at 15, he worked as a rouseabout in a wool store for two years before joining the police cadet corps.He holds an Associate Diploma in Justice Administration (Distinction); Post Graduate Diploma in Police Management and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Quantico, USA.He earned the Peter Mitchell Award in 1987, alas, not for courage, but for performance