Booze and the Badge: A Cop's Battle with the Bottle

by Barry Ruhl, David Hoath

THIS MEMOIR is an examination of the author’s lifelong battle with alcoholism, how it affected his lengthy policing career, and his efforts to help others battle addiction once he was in recovery and had retired from policing. Along the way, this manuscript details many of the cases he was involved in as well as his subsequent battle with prostate cancer. Moreover, in addition to telling the author’s life story, the book aims to help other members of the law enforcement community who are struggling with addiction, encouraging, them to seek help before it’s too late.

177 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 9, 2020

Reviews

[Cindy Sylvest · Rating 3 out of 5]

Loved reading a book from a very local author. He was a man that dealt with alcoholism and being a police officer. He did a lot of great things in his life. And the Meaford Dr he drank with delivered me LOL. It’s a small world

[Kimm Zaawaawaawaaskone · Rating 2 out of 5]

Disappointed.
Page after page of a man with spotty sobriety bragging about his unremarkable life like there was something noteworthy about it.
Should have saved it for the AA meetings. Unless you are a relative of Barry Ruhl you won't care.