Fighting to Win: Sheriff Bob Vogel

by Bob Vogel

How a lone Florida Sheriff fought the U.S. Justice Department--and won! The amazing career of Bob Vogel began in the Florida Highway Patrol, where he personally took over billion dollars in street value of drugs off the market in just three years. Bob tells his story about the war on drugs, on the controversial practice of profiling, and about his years-long battle to prove that his law enforcement efforts were both lawful and prudent. His results helped stem the flow of drugs north and south up Interstate 95 for a number of years, and he was featured on 60 Minutes for his remarkable record. Bob Vogel had taken the upper hand in the fight against drugs. Word in the drug trade spread - avoid Volusia County. His office and officers received numerous citations for a job well done. What should have followed was thankful support from the local media, the state of Florida and even the U.S. Justice Department. Despite full clearance by two separate FBI investigations and a Governor's Panel, and further vindication from a judge who tossed out a class action lawsuit for lack of evidence, two Department of Justice attorneys spent more than two years investigating Sheriff Vogel and his office, at a cost of millions to taxpayers. Fighting to Win is Bob Vogel's own story of his nightmarish odyssey against forces he never dreamed he'd have to battle. But, as he will tell you throughout this compelling chronicle of his career, when you have right on your side you will ultimately triumph.

248 pages, Hardcover

First published April 23, 2001

About the author

Bob Vogel, Ed.D. recently retired from full-time teaching after 43 years
at La Salle University in the Department of Education and currently
serves as Professor Emeritus of Education. He taught in public schools for three years before earning a doctorate in Educational Psychology and Organizational Development from Temple University.
In 2005, Bob became the Founding Director of Writers Matter (a 501C3 -nonprofit). The program provides a unique and innovative opportunity for students in grades 2-9 to learn critical writing skills through personal journal writing. By creating the opportunity to write about their lives at a time when expressing personal ideas and having their voices heard is so important. Writers Matter offers research-based strategies which motivate students to write, work diligently to improve their writing skills and
to think more critically about the world. Since its inception, Writers Matter has served over 26,000 students. During the 2022-2023 school year the program had 18 schools, 75 teachers and 3000 students participate. see website -
https://www.writersmatter.org/

Bob lives in the Art Museum neighborhood of Philadelphia with his wife
Marlyn. They appreciate exploring the richness of city life. He also enjoys opportunities for adventure travel, biking, hiking and summers at the Jersey shore. Spending time getting together with his two sons Jon and Dan, their wives Kate and Katie, and his three granddaughters Anya, Tally and Mabel is a priority. And yes, all his granddaughters participated in Wondering, the genesis of which came from a casual conversation with a granddaughter that
any grandparent can appreciate!
Bob has co-authored numerous articles and several books.