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Police Stories: tales from a small-town cop
short stories by
Chief George Berrigan (retired)


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279 pages

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$19.95 CA
ISBN 9780888873682

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About the Book For those who wonder what cops do for a living "Police Stories - Tales from a Small-Town Cop" will satisfy that curiosity. From the mundane duty that breaks into a terror-stricken gun battle to that routine shoplifting call with humorous overtones "Police Stories" has it all. The stories are set in a Northern Ontario community and follow the members of the local police service through their difficult and sometimes comical duties. The author, Chief of Police retired) George Berrigan´s thirty-two year police career put him in a unique position to reveal the private world of policing.

About the Author The author, George T. Berrigan, is a former Chief of Police of the North Bay Police Service. Berrigan´s police career spanned thirty-two years, most of those spent in the investigation of major crime. During the research for this book, Berrigan had access to individuals who would normally be reluctant to tell their stories.

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National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data
Berrigan, George T., 1951-
   Police Stories : tales from a small town / Chief George T. Berrigan.

ISBN 978-0-88887-368-2

1. North By (Ont.). Police Service--History. 2. Police--Ontario--North Bay--History. I. Title.

HV8160.N67B47 2008   363.209713´147   C2008-903978-5

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