Busting Bad Guys by Mark Langan
13 seconds of pure terror in a shootout with a drug dealer. Real crime. Real-life cop stories. Sergeant Mark Langan relives his front-row seat working the seamier side of crime during his decorated twenty-six-year career from youngest rookie in 1978 to narcotics sergeant on the Omaha Police force. Langan caught bold burglars who silently entered homes to get thrills off of touching sleeping victims. He hit bookie joints in smoke-filled bars, squeezed snitches for information, and arrested prostitutes and their everyday Johns in dangerous downtown alleys. Langan worked his way up the ranks to command undercover narcotics operations in the 1980s when sinister LA gangbangers invaded Omaha and claimed neighborhoods to sell crack. In his celebrated career, Langan felt the gut-wrenching pain of innocent children caught inside the wicked world of drugs and crime, their safe worlds shattered when the battering ram knocked down their doors-their cries haunt him every day. And two players from his past reemerge in startling ways. Busting Bad Guys delivers a graphic and authentic look at solid policing on the streets of America's heartland and takes readers inside the high-adrenaline, top-secret investigations to develop innovative tactics to outsmart the criminals. Steven Eskew, book reviewer and writer in New York City, says Langan relates his many adventures with meat and potatoes precision, illustrating a cop's life with detailed imagery but without sensationalizing the excitement. He balances his memoir by sharing his years-later encounter with One-Eyed Jack's daughter, (the drug dealer that was killed during a shoot out at the beginning of the book), and an update on a childhood playmate who had descended into prostitution. The book's sheer readability and intriguing subject matter makes you sorry to find yourself on the final page.After a twenty-six-year career with the Omaha Police Department, Mark Langan retired. At the age of eighteen, Mark was the youngest police officer ever employed by the Omaha Police Department in 1978. In the Burglary, Vice, and Narcotics Units, he worked as a uniformed officer and a detective. Mark was promoted to sergeant in 1988 and worked in the Narcotics Unit as a supervisor until his retirement in 2004. Mark taught across the country and wrote nationally published articles on numerous law enforcement themes during his career.
Mark has testified hundreds of times in both state and federal court as a court-authorized expert on narcotics investigations. Mark is qualified to deliver workplace violence and active shooter training to private-sector personnel. He's featured on shows including The Nancy Grace Show, CNN, and The Today Show, among others. Mark received the Medal of Valor for his actions in the Chavez shooting and the Distinguished Service Medal for his service in the Narcotics Unit, as well as several commendations throughout the years from the Omaha Police Department.
Mark served on the Governor's Judicial Nomination Committee from 2000 to 2008, where he was involved in the selection of applicants for judgeships in Nebraska. Mark is now the Nebraska Humane Society's Vice-President of Field Operations, where he is in charge of animal-related crime investigations. He has continued to write articles for national law enforcement journals and is a nationally recognized speaker on topics of animal cruelty and dog fighting. For private clients, he works as a security and law enforcement consultant.
Mark and Annette, along with their black Labrador Laci, live in Omaha.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780991311019 |
| ISBN 10 | 0991311019 |
| Title | Busting Bad Guys |
| Author | Mark Langan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Mtl838 LLC |
| Year published | 2014-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 332 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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