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Bleeding Blue: Four Decades Policing the Violent City of Baltimore
For nearly four decades, Gary McLhinney was in the forefront of the fight against crime in one of America's most dangerous cities.
In this riveting new memoir, he recounts his decision to forgo the family business of firefighting for the thrill of "chasing bad guys down alleys" as a cop, his years working alongside the brave men and women of the Baltimore Police Department, and how the tragic line-of-duty deaths of so many of his fellow officers-and the needs of their grief-stricken families-eventually spurred him into serving as the longest-tenured head of the police union.
Here, too, is the story of his days as chief of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police, the agency that protected the Port of Baltimore, BWI Marshall Airport and the state's bridges, tunnels and toll roads in the tense years following the 911 terrorist attacks.
Decrying the anti-law-enforcement mood so pervasive in this country, he also offers new thoughts on how the criminal justice system often fails to stand up for the victims of violent crimes, and on the essential, unequivocal truth that one can be pro-police and anti-racism at the same time.
In this riveting new memoir, he recounts his decision to forgo the family business of firefighting for the thrill of "chasing bad guys down alleys" as a cop, his years working alongside the brave men and women of the Baltimore Police Department, and how the tragic line-of-duty deaths of so many of his fellow officers-and the needs of their grief-stricken families-eventually spurred him into serving as the longest-tenured head of the police union.
Here, too, is the story of his days as chief of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police, the agency that protected the Port of Baltimore, BWI Marshall Airport and the state's bridges, tunnels and toll roads in the tense years following the 911 terrorist attacks.
Decrying the anti-law-enforcement mood so pervasive in this country, he also offers new thoughts on how the criminal justice system often fails to stand up for the victims of violent crimes, and on the essential, unequivocal truth that one can be pro-police and anti-racism at the same time.
218 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 3, 2022
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August 14, 2022
The book is a very easy and quick read. There are some really good stories in it about policing in Baltimore but I would have liked to hear more details about how the officers actually police the streets and specifics about how the criminals in Baltimore operate. The author’s comments in the Epilogue are “spot on” and clearly lay out the reasons why crime has surged in America these last couple of years and why it will continue to do so unless a drastic course correction is taken by politicians and elected officials, Chiefs of Police Departments, the Media, and the police officers themselves. There needs to be more publicizing of the good deeds performed by the police instead of focusing on the extremely few bad examples of policing.
October 17, 2022
An easy read. Poignant anecdotal tales of an interesting career inside law enforcement in a very troubled city.
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