A Cop For 43 Years

This book is about the colorful forty-three-year police career of Larry Rahr, who went from patrol officer to the assistant chief of police of the Pasadena Police Department. It includes true cases of shootouts and years spent in the following divisions: undercover narcotics, detective division, patrol division, SWAT, motorcycle division, helicopter division, and identification division. He also worked as a licensed polygraph examiner. The book also includes narratives of notorious killings, corrupt politicians, and insights into incompetency and problems faced by police and the organization. Rahr provides thought-provoking ideas and observations on the controversy between the police and civilians happening today.


A complete account of police work, A Cop for Forty-Three Years also includes suggestions on ways to improve the image of police and puts emphasis on a strict procedure for the hiring of police officers.