A Touch of Blue

By Dr. Reinaldo Irizarry Sr. PhD

Step into the complex and compelling world of American law enforcement with "A Touch of Blue" This insightful and meticulously researched book offers an in-depth exploration of the United States police department.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Oxford Book Writers
• Release date: May 2, 2023
• ISBN: 9781088028711

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A Touch of Blue

By

Officer Reinaldo Irizarry, Sr., PhD

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Copyright © 2023

All Rights Reserved

Dedication

I was inspired by a former partner of mine who has long passed away. May he rest in peace. He believed in me and always kept advising me to write a book about police work. This book is dedicated to his memory concerning different police patrol procedures involving calls for service, showing the officer who will handle it when dispatched to the call. It will also show some illustrations about me, my assigned vehicle, and the department I was privileged to have been a member. The City of Miami Police Department is one of the finest police departments in the Nation.

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A moment of relaxation at my home with my partner on our days off.

Table of Contents

Dedication

Illustrations

Chapter 1  My Police Philosophy

Chapter 2  The Modern Gladiators,  the Neighborhood Resource Officers NRO.

Chapter 3 Sample Narrative of a Violent Domestic  Incident Police Report

Chapter 4 Sloppy Police Work

Chapter 5 Nature of Police Work

Chapter 6 Sample narrative of an Armed Robbery Incident Report

Chapter 7 Guilty Until Proven Otherwise

Chapter 8 Patrol Procedures

Illustration of my vehicle after the accident.

Problems we have in our society today.

Anarchy:

Civilization:

Thin blue line:

Democracy vs. Republic:

Democracy:

Republic:

About The Author

Illustrations

Miami Police Headquarters

Miami Police Headquarters

Phone: [phone]

Address: 400 NW 2nd Avenue

Miami, Florida 33128

Miami Police North Station

Miami Police North Station

Phone: [phone]

Address: 1000 NW 62nd Street

Miami, Florida 33150

Miami Police South Station

Miami Police South Station

Phone: [phone]

Address: 2200 West Flagler Street

Miami, Florida 33135

Officer Reinaldo Irizarry, Sr.

City of Miami Police Department

1998

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On a Call.

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On directive Patrol, waiting for calls.

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My assigned Police Vehicle.

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Working at a traffic accident.

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Working Off duty.

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Chapter 1

My Police Philosophy

Throughout my 26-year career as a police officer, both local and federal, my philosophy has always been to hold myself as well as others accountable to the highest standard for a quality, timely, and cost-effective outcome and to pass it on to my subordinates. Always prepared to meet the demand of customer service, both internal and external, strongly believing in being decisive in keeping myself well informed in making efficient and timely decisions with limited data.

Always keeping an open mind in implementing flexibility for change and striving for added information to adapt rapidly to changing trends. As a retired Senior Administrative officer with the City of Miami Police Department, I acquired experience in patrol procedures, administration, communications, property evidence and confiscation, community relations, community policing, prisoner processing and transport, front desk duties, formalization of emergency mobilization roster during city disturbances, and report writing. In addition, I was a former police supervisor lieutenant with the Veterans Affairs Police Services Miami, Florida.

As a former Captain of Operations and Patrol with the Greater Los Angeles area Veterans Affairs Police Services, I experienced the responsibilities of helping run a progressive police Department similar to a regular Metropolitan Police Force.

I am a follower of the highest standard in ethics, and my philosophy is to be dependable and consistently exercise integrity and honesty when dealing with people. Always leading by example, expecting all staff members to do the same. My experiences as a police officer throughout my career have shown me the proper way to treat others, displaying courtesy and people sensitivity with a high level of respect.

As Chief of Police, one of the most significant needs