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Diana Drummey

Sgt. Diana Drummey, of the Coronado (Calif.) Police Department, works on a variety of cases, such as DUI, suicide jumpers, property thefts and crimes of opportunity relating to Coronado's thriving tourist trade.

Lori Connelly

Lori M. Connelly is a retired officer from a large police agency in the southwestern United States who now lives in the D.C. area.

Paul Clinton

As the POLICE Web editor, Paul Clinton contributes posts about patrol cars, motorcycles, and other police vehicles. He previously wrote about automotive electronics as managing editor of Mobile Electronics. Prior to that, he was an award-winning newspaper reporter.

Paul Clinton Web

Erica Ortiz

Erica Ortiz is a detective with the Philadelphia Police Department. She's assigned to the Northeast Detective Division, which covers a 45.8-mile area that makes up about 30 percent of the city. She works "last out," starting her shift at midnight and making morning court appearances.

Dina Zapalski

Sgt. Dina Zapalski is the public information officer for a Southern California department. As a sergeant, she has worked patrol, internal affairs. As a detective, she worked burglary, child abuse, backgrounds and DARE. She was also a SWAT crisis negotiator.

Melanie Basich

Managing Editor Melanie Basich joined POLICE Magazine in 2000 (when her last name was still Hamilton). An award-winning journalist, she has covered such topics as agency budgets, officer suicide, emerging law enforcement technologies, and active shooter tactics. She writes and manages the product section of POLICE.

Melanie Basich 2012

Mike Detty

Mike Detty is an NRA-certified rifle, pistol, and shotgun instructor. A certified rangemaster and competition shooter, Detty served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps and holds a degree in criminal justice from the University of Arizona.

Paul Scarlata

Paul Scarlata has served as an auxiliary police officer and is a frequent contributor to POLICE.

Joseph Petrocelli

Det. Joseph Petrocelli served with the New Jersey State Police and Passaic County Sheriff's Office during a 25-year law enforcement career. He has written two books and more than 75 police-related articles.

Joseph Petrocelli

Steve Ashley

Steve Ashley served 15 years as a sworn law enforcement officer and has 22 years of experience in police training.

Devallis Rutledge

Devallis Rutledge, a former police officer and veteran prosecutor, is Special Counsel to the Los Angeles County District Attorney. His latest book is “Criminal Investigations and Evidence.”

Devallis Rutledge Bio

Michael T. Rayburn

Michael T. Rayburn is a 29-year veteran of law enforcement and is currently an Adjunct Instructor at the Smith & Wesson Academy. He is the author of three books and can be reached at www.pointshooting.org.

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