Undercover Policing and the Corrupt Secret Society Within

by Garry Rogers, Keith Potter

Garry Rogers played a key role in one of the UK’s most successful undercover policing operations, targeting the football hooliganism which blighted the domestic and international game. From Old Trafford to Turkey and Sweden to Sardinia, this working class lad turned undercover cop infiltrated some of the most notorious hooligan gangs at club and England level as part of Greater Manchester Police’s groundbreaking Omega Unit.

When the force extended its undercover policing operations to target serious and violent crime, it was Garry who gained the trust of armed robbers, drug dealers and a murderer securing the evidence to take them off the streets, often for many years.

But after five years at the cutting edge of covert operations, and with a new, inexperienced and ultimately corrupt officer in charge of the unit, Garry found himself dangerously exposed to violent criminals living just minutes from his family home. And when he turned to the force for support he was met with a wall of silence, accusations, and what one chief constable later described as a Masonic conspiracy that eventually pushed him out of the job after 28 years. Now he’s determined to tell his story – the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

328 pages, Hardcover

Published December 11, 2020

About the author

Dr. Garry Rogers writes about an Earth on which the animals are smarter than humans. He never wrote anything about undercover police work. Besides fiction, he writes nonfiction articles and books about wildlife and nature conservation. Before turning to full-time writing, he served on the faculties of UCLA and Columbia University in New York, and he served as CEO of an academic computing corporation.

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 rounded to 5

This was really a interesting memoir about an undercover police officer who was failed by the higher ups within the police and the cover up that ensued.

It talks about how Freemasonry affects the police force and the lengths at which some officers are bullied out or bullied into silence.

Even implies that the Masons encouraged the cover up of the Hillsborough Disaster.

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A powerful insight to undercover police work. Then the failings of gmp and how the Mason Lodge undermined the chain of command, affecting the career and mental health of one individual. Not that one person adversely affected is acceptable. His long and arduous battle against discrimination and bias. How it affects not just the individual but their wider family members. Corrupt silence is Just as bad as the original offence. I wish Gary and his family every happiness and success in the future.

[Louise Gray · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love true crime books and this one certainly did not disappoint. From the perspective of someone right in the thick of investigating some of the worst crimes imaginable, there is so much information in this book that even the most details-focused reader will come away satisfied. Football hooliganism is so shocking and alien to most of us that the insight offered through this book almost seems like fiction, except the authors put so much analysis into the text that you must keep reading.

[robert patrick reddy · Rating 5 out of 5]

disturbing but excellent true story

After many corrupt attempts to discredit a dedicted officer his honesty and stubborn fight mostly paid off but without the satisfaction of seeing his tormentors finally brought before the courts and punished.

[Kay Townsend · Rating 5 out of 5]

Found this a very interesting read.

[Stephen Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

If this was a work of fiction it would be gripping. But as a factual account it is chilling. Thought provoking. It deserves a wide readership and should be compulsary reading for all trainee coppers in the hope that lessons can be learnt and passed on. It would also be a good refresher for those in the job , some of whom need to take a step back and have a good look in the mirror