The Newhall Incident: America's Worst Uniformed Cop Massacre (Paperback)

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Midnight, April 5, 1970. Minutes after a red Pontiac with two men in it was stopped, four young California Highway Patrolmen lay dead of gunshot wounds. The incident still stands as the worst of its kind and has changed the way police forces operate the world over.

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Product Details Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Linden Publishing; 1 edition (March 1, 1999) Language: English ISBN-10: 1884956017 ISBN-13: 978-1884956010 Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #299,965 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Linden Publishing; 1 edition (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884956017
• ISBN-13: 978-1884956010
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #299,965 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but not complete, December 1, 1999

By	C. Darren Price (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Newhall Incident: America's Worst Uniformed Cop Massacre (Hardcover)

This was a very interesting book that looks at the deaths of four California Highway Patrol officers in 1970. The story is told in an engaging fashion that draws the reader in, in the style of The Onion Field. The background information is good, and paints a strong image. When describing the actual event and its aftermath, I was left wanting more detail. While I realize that it was not designed to be a true after-action report, I was still left wanting for some of the details. I would like to have seen a large section on the lessons learned from the event. All in all a good book, but there is more to be told.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well written, but lacks in places, December 7, 2000

By	Robert Gonzalez (SoCal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Newhall Incident: America's Worst Uniformed Cop Massacre (Hardcover)

I read this book while I was an explorer with the CHP. It has good background information and the stories of both sides of this conflict prior to the incident. It seems that it focuses more on the criminals, and what drove them to do it, but it lacks many of the officer safety innovations that the CHP developed after this incident. Everything from basic PMA to felony stops were revised because of this. While I was at the explorer academy, they stressed this incident to us over and over, and why we needed to be alert, in shape, and knowledgeable in out tactics as an individual, and as a team. Now I know why, after reading about the darkest day in the history of the California Highway Patrol. But the book is lacking, and could have been a bit better. A CHP PT instructor could probably give you an as good or better account of what happened.

1.0 out of 5 stars Weak, April 20, 2008

By	C. Homer Rose III (Millburn-Short Hills, NJ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was looking for a factual acount of the Newhall Incident. The author's attempt at clairvoyance was of no interest to me. A more prophylactic discussion of the aftermath of the shootings, and the measures instituted by the CHP to prevent this type of tragedy from ever happening again would have been far more interesting. The book borders on more fiction than fact. From my standpoint the book was disapointing.