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 Police-Writers.com is a website that lists state and local police officers who have written books. With the addition of the books written by James Henning, Tyrone Powers and Robert Cahill, Police-Writers.com now lists 1317 books written by state or local police officers.

James Henning is a Corporal with the Caroline County Sheriff’s Department.  He has extensive narcotics investigations experience, including work with the Caroline County Drug Task Force.  He is the author of Practical Narcotics Investigations.

According to the book description, Practical Narcotics Investigations is “for the beginning uniform police officer to the experienced Detective. Geared to be a no nonsense how to guide that is an excellent aid to police academy students beginning their career in law enforcement as well as individuals studying in the Criminal Justice field.”

In 1982, Tyrone Powers joined the Maryland State Police.  In 1985, he left the Maryland State Police and joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).  His duties included the investigation of violations of federal law and the preparation of investigatory results in written form in order that violators could be adequately prosecuted. He also conducted terrorism and counter-intelligence investigations. Tyrone Powers was involved in the recruitment, interviewing and selection of special agents for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and in the conducting of background investigations related to FBI recruits and Presidential appointees.

Upon resigning from the FBI in 1994, Tyrone Powers taught as a professor of Criminal Justice at several colleges and universities. He is the author of Eyes to My Soul: The Rise or Decline of a Black FBI Agent.  According to one reader/reviewer, “When I bought this book I was just looking for background information on the FBI from an former African-American FBI agents perspective. The book is very insightful, and gives great details on how there is still a hostile attitude toward African-Americans in Law Enforcement among their non-minority colleagues. It is a must read for any minority (especially African-Americans) interested in a career in Law Enforcement!”

In June of 2005, Robert E. Cahill, a former Sheriff of Essex County (Massachusetts) died of a heart attack.  In addition to being the Sheriff of Essex County from 1975 to 1978, Robert Cahill wrote over 30 books; including The Wayward Sheriffs of Witch County: the Misadventures of Running America's Oldest Jail and Courthouse. 

According to the description of The Wayward Sheriffs of Witch County: the Misadventures of Running America's Oldest Jail and Courthouse, “With no correctional or law enforcement experience, Robert E. Cahill ran for and won the office of High Sheriff of Essex County, Massachusetts, becoming the first Democrat elected to the post in it’s over 300 year history. What Cahill discovered as he took office in 1974 was a county correctional system in such a state of neglect and abuse that it was in violation of almost every health and human-rights regulation on the books.”

Robert E. Cahill published over 30 non-fiction books about New England life, lore, and history. Prior to his work as an author, he served as a lieutenant in the Army Intelligence in East Africa, dove professionally as a scuba diver, served as a Massachusetts state representative.  His other titles include:  Lighthouse Mysteries of the North Atlantic; New England's Pirates and Lost Treasure; Olde New England's Seashore Cookbook; and, Ancient Mysteries.

Police-Writers.com now hosts 614 police officers (representing 266 police departments) and their 1317 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.