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Today\\u2019s episode takes us over the pond to England where I chat with West Midlands Police Sergeant and author, Ralph Kern.\\xa0

Ralph Kern is a sergeant in the UK\\u2019s West Midlands Police. He has spent his sixteen years of service policing one of the most challenging areas in Britain in various roles. He\\u2019s also an author. While focusing on science fiction and techno-thrillers, his experiences and dealing with the pace and dangers of modern policing translates into his work.

\\xa0In today\\u2019s episode we discuss:

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 How Ralph went from studying aerospace engineering to becoming a police officer.

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 What the requirements, training, and equipment look like for a new constable in the West Midlands Police Department looks like.

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 How local police departments communicate or don\\u2019t communicate and work together trying to solve cases.

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 When an armed response unit, K-9, and motorcycle units are called into service and who summons them.\\xa0

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 Ranks and career paths in the West Midlands Police Department.\\xa0

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 Ralph takes us through a homicide scene including who does what and why.

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 The arrest process and when a lawyer/solicitor is summoned to an interrogation.

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 We chat about Ralph's successful author career writing science fiction blending elements of crime fiction into his stories. \\xa0

\\xa0All of this and more on today\\u2019s episode of the Cops and Writers podcast.

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