In 1982, after attending Chabot College,
Richard Paloma became a reserve deputy sheriff for Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. Later, he joined
the Newark Police Department (California) as a full-time police officer. After fourteen years with the
Newark Police Department, he decided to move to a department closer to his home in the Central California Valley.
He joined the Stockton Unified School District Police Department as a sergeant. Richard Paloma has
worked as field training officer, detective and field sergeant.
Richard Paloma is the author of The Beach Club
and Brushed Back.
According to the book description of
The Beach Club, it “is fiction, but every principle scene in it is real.
There are strong action scenes surrounded by equally strong scenes of police humor and wit. The novel is a frolic of maverick
and freewheeling cops in their quest to identify and apprehend a sexual predator, internal challenges of morality and commitment
as well as overcoming interference by department administrators
Officer Vincent Patrone, Detective Ray Depietro, and
the rest of the Eden Valley Police swing shift are plunged into the midst of the pursuit for a serial rapist that plagues
the California city. To compound matters, Lt. Alex Santos, a headhunting-backstabbing administrator who is pursuing the chief’s
job, exploits the mishaps of the shift to use to his advantage. Despite Santos’ belief that the shift is out of control,
they are actually a group of high performers who in the end, identify and capture the rapist.
Richard Paloma reveals a behind the scenes look at the dark humor and aggravations
of being a uniformed police officer. He uses his years of experience as a patrol officer and police detective to capture the
camaraderie, challenges, and internal politics within law enforcement today. The Beach Club will keep you entertained start
to finish as you get to know the members of the Eden Valley Police Department.”
According to the book description of
Brush Back, “"Dignity is best defined as how well you rise after you have fallen."
Police Detective Gino Spinelli must rebuild his police career and credibility after he’s linked to the suicide of his
ex-girlfriend. He escapes disciplinary action by taking a sergeant’s position with a nearby small suburban city. After
a few months at his new department, Spinelli receives a late-night phone call informing him one of his fellow officers is
accused of murdering his wife. Spinelli is assigned to monitor the case and takes the unfavorable position of the officer’s
innocence.
He relies on his instincts, putting
his career on the line and following leads to other potential suspects. Spinelli, who is no stranger to trouble and controversy,
confronts obstacles to the case including the US Marshals Service protecting a federal witness, a stagnant and paranoid police
chief, disputes with other police agencies, and technology advances he’s not equipped to understand. During his investigation,
Spinelli whose self-described love life includes two ex-wives and a handful of past live-ins encounters his former high school
sweetheart, Annie, and is tempted to rekindle the relationship. Will Gino solve the murder of Theresa Pucci, and seize this
second chance with Annie, after the ‘Brush Back’ pitch life has thrown him?”
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