Rarely is a police officer given an organized crime number, but the IRS branded three in Kansas City. Captain Robert B. Heinen was exposed as one of the three during a senate subcommittee investigation of the IRS. Thus began an investigation of Heinen that lasted for seven years, the same years that he was methodically knocking out various rackets controlled by the Mafia; the underworld organization the IRS acussed him of consorting with. In this candid, unusual book, Captain Heinen reveals his remarkable life of nearly three decades on the Kansas city Missouri Police Department. After serving four years in the navy during WWII he joined the KCPD and became disillusioned with the thieves and grafters among the officers. The Battle Behind the Badge is a personal account of a man who tried to hold to the ideals he learned while growing up in a typical American rural town, where simple values such as honesty are the rule, and a man's word is his bond.
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Patrol the streets of Kansas City with Captain Bob Heinen.,
By hannibal@kcnet.com (Sibley, Missouri) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Battle Behind The Badge (Hardcover)
"The Battle Behind the Badge" takes you on the streets of Kansas City with Captain Heinen as your partner. BEWARE! On your shift you'll not only encounter dangerous street thugs, but high-powered organized crime figures. When you return to the station house to file your reports, be prepared to battle corrupt police officials and egocentric city hall politicians. "The Battle Behind the Badge" is an excellent hardball account of Kansas City during a time when it was difficult to tell who the bad guy was. Captain Heinen is an honest cop who pays for his integrity by being yo-yoed up and down the ranks. He is Kansas City's "Serpico." This is a very good read that took a lot of guts to write.
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It would make a good movie,
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This review is from: The Battle Behind The Badge (Hardcover)
It's about someone who cares more about doing a good job then worrying about how much money he can make. If it wasn't easy to verify his many far out actions it would seem like fiction. He takes lots of chances.
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