Three Weeks in October; The Manhunt for the Serial Sniper

Moose, Charles A., and Fleming, Charles

ISBN 10: 0525947779 / ISBN 13: 9780525947776

Edité par Dutton, New York, 2003

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[10], 322, [4] Pages. Map. Signed by the author (Charles Moose) on the title page. Charles Alexander Moose (August 4, 1953 - November 25, 2021) was an American author and police officer. He was best known for his role as being the primary official in charge of the efforts to apprehend the D.C. snipers in October 2002. During his law enforcement career, Moose served as the chief of police for Montgomery County, Maryland, and Portland, Oregon. In 1975, he joined the Portland Police Bureau in Portland, Oregon. He then earned a Ph.D. in urban studies and criminology in 1993. In 1993, Moose became the police chief of the Portland Police Bureau and served as the top law enforcement official for the city until 1999. In 1999, he became the 15th Chief of the Montgomery County Police Department in Maryland. In October 2002, he was the primary official in charge of the efforts to apprehend those responsible for the Beltway sniper attacks. Until 2005, Moose served as the Squadron Commander of the 113th Security Forces Squadron, D.C. Air National Guard, United States Air Force. Moose deployed to Operation Katrina and served as military liaison and adviser to the New Orleans Police Department in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Moose was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and served as the 154th Security Forces Commander in Hawaii. Moose later graduated from the Honolulu Police Academy and reported for duty as one of the members of the Honolulu Police Department. On August 4, 2010, The Gazette reported that Moose was no longer employed at the department. In this New York Times bestselling book, the police chief who led one of the most suspenseful manhunts in American history takes readers behind the headlines into the notorious "D.C. sniper" case that held the nation spellbound. In October 2002, ordinary Americans feared for their lives, too frightened to pump gas at the local station or let their children play outside. For twenty-three nightmarish days, a series of random sniper killings terrorized the Washington, D.C. area and launched the largest manhunt in American historyâ "under the harsh glare of a media frenzy. Three Weeks in October follows Charles Moose's efforts to crack a seemingly unsolvable case. As a stunned nation watched, Chief Moose stood tall in the face of horrific eventsâ "a courageous presence whose tenacity brought snipers John Allen Muhammed and Lee Boyd Malvo to justice. But this is also the inspirational story of Moose's rise from a young African American cop battling prejudice to a respected chief of policeâ "who couldn't stop until he captured two of the most bizarre killers America has ever known.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Three Weeks in October; The Manhunt for the Serial Sniper
• Éditeur: Dutton, New York
• Date de parution: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0525947779
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780525947776
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Illustrateur: Virginia Norey (Map)
• Édition: First American Edition. Fifth Printing.
• État de l'article: Very good
• État de la jaquette: very good
• Signé: Signé par l'auteur
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Black Studies
  • Law Enforcement
  • Racism

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Synopsis

Book by Moose Charles A Fleming Charles

Présentation de l'éditeur

Wednesday evening 2nd October 2002, a man is suddenly shot dead in a parking lot in Maryland, Washington DC. There are no witnesses. The killing fails to make the following morning's papers. As Montgomery County Police Chief, Charles Moose notes this, and rues the cheapness of modern life, another call comes in -- a man has been shot dead mowing a lawn; half an hour later a taxi driver lies dead on the forecourt of a Mobil station. Chief Moose's worst nightmare is about to unfurl -- a serial sniper is on the loose in the affluent Washington suburbs. Three Weeks In October is the inside story of America's worst sniper case on record. Chapters detailing the tense, day-by-day unfolding of the killing -- there were ultimately 13 victims before John Allen Muhammad and his young nephew Lee Malvo were arrested asleep in a beaten up car -- are intercut with the life story of one of America's most high-profile police chiefs. Moose worked his way up the ranks against the backdrop of the mean streets of Portland, Oregon. Shy, often unorthodox in his methods, but ultimately very popular in the force -- a cop's cop -- Moose's story is all the more remarkable given the colour of his skin. Or, in the words of a psychiatrist Moose was once referred to after one outburst too many: 'You are a black policeman, and the police department is a racist institution. The history of police departments in America is a racist history. You better get used to it, or get out.You cannot get angry.'