Badge 112, Peter Stipe
Badge 112, Peter Stipe
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Badge 112

Author: Peter Stipe

Narrator: Terry Shepherd

Unabridged: 9 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Peter Stipe

Published: 03/13/2023


Synopsis

Badge 112 is the story of a restless boy orphaned in high school, and his unlikely passage from juvenile delinquent to decorated police officer. A 29-year-old rookie, Stipe left his mark, combining instinct, orientation and superb fitness to catch criminals and save lives. He confronts the memory of his own mother’s death by handling the suicides of several more victims, many to gunfire. His negotiation skills spare the lives of many more.While on the force, Stipe embarked on a series of high-profile arrests, high-speed pursuits, foot chases, bank robberies, hostage situations, homicides, life and death struggles and harrowing rescues. In 1994, a serial killer investigation exposed the strained racial tensions between the police and the public they serve. Stipe and the killer confront one another in court.Stipe’s tactical training results in his assignment as the point man on the SWAT Team. He engages in a sequence of armed encounters, some at point blank range. The peak in his career is toppled by a turbulent marriage to an unfaithful wife, an ill-fated affair with an attractive partner, and the tragic drowning of two teenage girls, trapped in a submerged car.When the veteran officer bottomed out and became immune to hope and humor, he was rescued from the brink by a succession of intuitive patrol partners and the girl that sold him coffee. Badge 112 is about survival in the darkest corners of society, and about a cop turning tragedy and adversity into hope and redemption in the dim light of life on his patrol beat.

Reviews

Super interesting book / autobiography about the career of a well decorated now retired Ann Arbor, MI police officer. The day-to-day of What We Do is fascinating. As a current and long-time Ann Arborite, I very much appreciate Mr. Stipe's past service to the community, as well as the details of enco......more

Goodreads review by Dan

I received this book as a Christmas gift. I started reading it the day after Christmas & only put it down because of some other obligations. Stipe has written an outstanding book.......more

Goodreads review by Patty

I imagine any AnnArborite would enjoy reading this book. I sure did!......more

This was an interesting one. There's nothing I like better than reading a book set in a place I've lived, and in this book I recognized every single address, building and crime scene. What I don't understand is why he changed the name of almost every single person, even when it made no sense. Why, f......more