033 Ride Along With Best Selling Author And Senior Lead Police Officer Kathy Bennett of the Los Angeles Police Department

Cops and Writers Podcast

On today’s show, we will be traveling to Idaho where I will chat with Retired Senior Lead Police Officer Kathy Bennett of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Kathy spent 29 years with the LAPD where she was a Firearms Instructor, a crime analyst in the “War Room”, a Field Training Officer, a Senior Lead Officer, and the different assignments she worked as an undercover officer. Kathy was honored to be named Officer of the Year in 1997.
Kathy is also a best-selling crime writer! Kathy's debut novel, A Dozen Deadly Roses became a bestselling E-book at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Her second novel, A Deadly Blessing was chosen by Barnes and Noble as a Best Book of 2012. She’s currently working on the final book, Damage Control, in her second series, the Buckner Suspense Thriller Trilogy.
In today’s episode you will learn:

• How she transitioned from working a civilian job in the LAPD to becoming a sworn police officer for the Los Angeles Police Department.
• What was academy life like for her and other female recruits?
• What being a cop on patrol in Los Angeles is really like.
• What it was like training a new police officer out of the academy and the special training and experience required for becoming a Field Training Officer.
• The challenges and rewards of being a female police officer in a big city department and what Hollywood gets wrong when portraying female cops.
• The lingo used in the LAPD so you can write more realistic police stories involving the LAPD.
• A peek inside how Kathy became a best-selling author and how she continues to pump out award-winning content.

All of this and more on today’s episode of the Cops and Writers podcast.
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