Today\u2019s episode takes us to the Great White North, yes, we are going to my neighbor to the north, Canada to speak with retired Det. Sergeant Desmond Ryan of the Toronto Police.\xa0
Born and raised in Toronto, Desmond P. Ryan graduated from the University of Toronto and joined what was then the Toronto Police Force. He has been a front-line officer, a beat cop, a patrol sergeant, an instructor at the Toronto Police College, and a detective over the almost thirty years of his career.
Now a retired detective, he writes crime fiction. Des is presently working on the Mike O\u2019Shea Series and the Mary-Margaret Series, both published by Level Best Books.
Des lives in the Toronto neighbourhood known as Cabbagetown, where he can be seen wandering about, considering his next plot point or on his way to the pub.
In today\u2019s episode, we discuss:
\xb7\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 What got Desmond interested in law enforcement.\xa0
\xb7\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 The selection process for the Toronto Police Service.
\xb7\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 What training Desmond went through at the Police University.
\xb7\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 The different positions Desmond held during his thirty-year career.
\xb7\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 Why he became a detective?\xa0
\xb7\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 The relationship between the RCMP and the Toronto Police Service.\xa0
\xb7\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 Retirement and his new career as a crime writer.
\xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0 \xa0All of this and more on today\u2019s episode of the Cops and Writers podcast.
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