Costco to Host Book Signing for San Diego Police: Case Files

SAN DIEGO - June 17, 2016 - PRLog -- Costco to Host Book Signing for San Diego Police: Case Files

Steve Willard and Ed LaValle will be available to sign copies of the local history book

A Pacific Coast metropolis famous for beautiful beaches and perfect weather and an American municipality since 1850, San Diego is America's eighth-largest city. Known as America's "Finest City," it contains a wealth of history, evolutionary as well as revolutionary, in its crime files. Among those are the founder of the California wine industry, Judge Roy Bean, a black officer before the Emancipation Proclamation, a 19th-century Native American police chief and women who had the power to arrest before they had the right to vote. Major incidents include massive floods, civil unrest, wildfires, and some of the largest police gun battles in history. San Diego also witnessed mass murder, America's first major school shooting, the worst aviation disaster in American history, and the deadliest streets, per capita, to police. How the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) handled it all became text book for many other police agencies.

Authors Steve Willard and Ed LaValle share almost 50 years of police experience between them. The story of how the original group of 12 brave men with no formal training has evolved into what is now one of America's best law enforcement agencies is a fascinating journey through some of San Diego's greatest triumphs and tragedies.

About the Authors:

A writer of several SDPD books, Willard serves as vice president of the San Diego Police Historical Association which supplied the vintage images for the captivating visuals contained within this book. LaValle serves as the association's executive commissioner and has authored numerous published articles of association activities.

Join the author for a signing:

Where:  Costco

650 Gateway Center Drive

San Diego, CA 92102

When: Saturday, June 18th, 2016; 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9780738595481).

The combination of Arcadia Publishing & The History Press creates the largest and most comprehensive publisher of local and regional content in the USA. By empowering local history and culture enthusiasts to write local stories for local audiences, we create exceptional books that are relevant on a local and personal level, enrich lives, and bring readers closer - to their community, their neighbors, and their past. Have we done a book on your town? Visit www.arcadiapublishing.com