Review
"Bill's short stories as a motor officer for the LAPD are an historical account of man against machine, odds and circumstances. To have ridden a million-plus miles...is a tribute to the grit and dedication of those road warriors of the era." --Melvin W. Mouser, Retired California Police Chief
Code Two and a Half offers a fascinating look at the career of an LAPD motor officer during the fifties and sixties, through boredom, tickets, riots and earthquakes. Take a trip down the highway with Bill Wilhelm - his nostalgic memoir shows there's not all that much difference between patrolling on a Harley in Los Angeles and patrolling on a subway train in New York City. Captain Zoom, we salute you! --Trebor Nehoc, Retired NYC Transit Officer and author of The Electric Sewer
Code Two n a Half gives the reader an unbiased and uncensored look inside a large metropolitan police department. Bill Wilhelm writes brilliantly in such a way that he let s you live the life of a real life cop - the fear, the anger and the frustration. I had flashbacks just reading his book. --J McKay, former DEA officer and author of The Damned Never Die
Code Two and a Half offers a fascinating look at the career of an LAPD motor officer during the fifties and sixties, through boredom, tickets, riots and earthquakes. Take a trip down the highway with Bill Wilhelm - his nostalgic memoir shows there's not all that much difference between patrolling on a Harley in Los Angeles and patrolling on a subway train in New York City. Captain Zoom, we salute you! --Trebor Nehoc, Retired NYC Transit Officer and author of The Electric Sewer
Code Two n a Half gives the reader an unbiased and uncensored look inside a large metropolitan police department. Bill Wilhelm writes brilliantly in such a way that he let s you live the life of a real life cop - the fear, the anger and the frustration. I had flashbacks just reading his book. --J McKay, former DEA officer and author of The Damned Never Die
Product Description
Being a police officer in a big city is having a front row seat to the greatest show on earth. I was a police officer for the great city of Los Angeles from 1953 to 1973.
Even among law enforcement officers, motor cops are somewhat of a minority and most police departments don’t even have them…but it was the only job I ever had that I didn’t have to push myself out the door each time I went to work.
Retirement was the thing that eventually separated me from it. So, I invite you to come along with me and share one cop’s view of one heck of an interesting career in the "City of Angels."
Even among law enforcement officers, motor cops are somewhat of a minority and most police departments don’t even have them…but it was the only job I ever had that I didn’t have to push myself out the door each time I went to work.
Retirement was the thing that eventually separated me from it. So, I invite you to come along with me and share one cop’s view of one heck of an interesting career in the "City of Angels."
