SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 25, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- If a group of police officers in the Beverly Hills Police Department met for coffee and old stories, their conversation would be much like the humorous and eye-opening new book, Echoes from the Beats: Beverly Hills Cops Tell Their Stories (now available through AuthorHouse). Fifty-three true tales written by retired and working officers make up this enthralling new book by Dick Clason.
In a city that has fiercely fought for its luxurious independence, cops do what they do best: keep the bad guys away from the good guys. Their careers are dotted with experiences that they relive in the pages of this book. Both humorous and distressing, the stories paint a realistic picture of an officer's life on the palm-lined streets of famous Beverly Hills.
In one story, an officer is dispatched to a busy sidewalk to investigate a report of soliciting. When the perpetrator turns out to be a robot, the officer is faced with a bizarre dilemma. Other stories tell of how a younger officer flooded his captain's office and how a string of clothing store burglaries was solved by the ingenuity of a street cop. After a call from the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, two cops heave an intoxicated man from a bathroom stall to the drunk tank, only to learn in the morning that the man died in his cell. Another officer is shot at point-blank range with a high-powered revolver during a traffic stop.
Told by the officers that lived them, the stories in Echoes from the Beats present the sometimes shocking events that take place in this California city with details that only veteran officers can recall. Personal insight, years of experience and a deep sense of duty to protect the citizens of Beverly Hills is evident throughout this unique collection.
Born in Chinook, Mont., Clason served in the Beverly Hills Police Department for more than 30 years, working as a patrolman, jailer and officer in charge of the crime lab. He received an "Officer of the Year Award," and has served as an expert in court numerous times. Raised in South Dakota, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and lives in Spokane, Wash., with his wife. Other publications to his credit include three western novels, The Kid from Custer, The Ranger and the Green Derby and The Deputy and the Devil's Eye.
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