Behind The Seven-Point Star

My Life As A Deputy Sheriff

De: John G. Roberts

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

When the author came home from Vietnam in 1970, he had no idea what he wanted to do with the rest of his life. A chance encounter with the Marshal of San Bernardino County led to his being hired as a deputy for the San Bernardino County, California, Sheriff's Department. Thus began a 22-year career helping to police the largest county in the contiguous 48 states. At 20,105 square miles (nearly 13 million acres), San Bernardino County could hold the states of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey and Rhode Island within its borders with room to spare. It is larger than the entire country of Switzerland.
During his career, he served as a jail deputy, patrol deputy, and as a helicopter observer with the sheriff's aviation division. As a member of the West End Search and Rescue Team, he participated in the search for singer Frank Sinatra's mother Dolly Sinatra when she was killed in a plane crash on San Gorgonio Mountain. He worked as a detective, field training officer, correctional training officer and shift supervisor until he was injured while serving a search warrant and had to retire.
During an interesting and rewarding career, he met many colorful characters, such as actors Steve McQueen and James Garner. He had the opportunity to meet Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan before his career ended. During his time with the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department, he helped bring the department from an 'old west' style of law enforcement into the modern age of helicopter patrols, computer-aided dispatching and computers in patrol cars. He hopes you will join him on this adventure of a lifetime.