作者: Murphy

Having a grandfather and a father on the Chicago Police Department, Murphy’s choice of becoming a police officer was relatively simple. Between the excitement of having a real profession and the prospect of following in the family tradition, the CPD seemed a natural choice. He donned his recruit uniform in November 1977, at the age of twenty-five. After seventeen years of patrolman status, Murphy was promoted to sergeant. As a supervisor, he continued his teaching of young men and women, until 2008. Murphy retired at the age of fifty-six after thirty years of police work and assignments. He would like to pass this history on to you. This book is separated into two parts. The first part consists of memories as a patrolman. The second part references Murphy’s years as a sergeant. I divided the book this way for the ease of reading because patrolman’s work and sergeant’s responsibilities are so completely different. Some memories are hilarious and others will leave a tear in your eye. Some have been embellished for your enjoyment and others have been recreated from accounts learned after work while sharing a cold beer with fellow officers. Names have been changed and any reference to any real person is accidental and coincidental. These are all part of Murphy’s life-long experiences that he shares with you. Please enjoy these thirty years of vaudeville.