Black, White, And Gray All OverAuthor: Frederick ReynoldsGenre: Non Fiction - Memoir Publisher: MindStir Media Date Published: August 18, 2021 ISBN-10: 1638485216 ISBN-13: 978-1-63848-521-6 Click here to read a sample GoodReads Rating:
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Fred Reynolds's memoir Black, White and Gray All Over is an exciting look at the chaotic but inspiring life of a man who clawed his way from the back streets in Compton, California, to reaching the pinnacle of a career in law enforcement. He took the road less traveled and joined the police force in the hopes of making a difference in the community. Along the way, he saw it all – killing, rapes, drugs, gangs, and his brother officers killed in the line of duty. He even talks about weird things but deadly, like a man galloping on a horse, shooting and killing one man, and wounding a couple more. He talks about all the gangs, the Piru gang, the Crips, the Bloods, and more. He even narrates a bit of humor into the memoir, like a cop who Reynolds refers to as Fat Jack, who'd never fart in the squad car but would always step out of it and then fart, dramatizing it by shaking his leg to rid himself, of any lingering gas stench. |
Frederick Douglass Reynolds is a retired Black LA County Sheriff's homicide sergeant. He was born in Rocky Mount, Virginia, and grew up Detroit, Michigan where he became a petty criminal and was involved in gangs. He joined the US Marine Corps in 1979 to escape the life of crime that he seemed destined for. After a brief stint in Okinawa, Japan, he finished out his military career in southern California and ultimately became a police officer with the Compton police department. He worked there from 1985 until 2000 and then transferred to the sheriff's department where he worked an additional seventeen years, retiring in 2017 with over seventy-five commendations including a Chief's Citation, five Chief's commendations, one Exemplary Service Award, two Distinguished Service Awards, two Distinguished Service Medals, one city of Carson Certificate of Commendation, three-city of Compton Certificate of Recognition, one City of Compton Public Service Hero award, one California State Assembly Certificate of Recognition, two State Senate Certificates of Recognition, a County of Los Angeles Certificate of Commendation, a Meritorious Service Award, two City of Compton Employee of the Year Awards, and two California Officer of the Year awards. He lives in Southern California with his wife, Carolyn, and their daughter Lauren and young son, Desmond. They have six other adult children and nine grandchildren.
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