A Unique Calling to Become a First Responder With LAPD is Provided in the Testimony and Life Changing Experiences of the Author

Like many of America’s largest publishing events, the Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago is an outdoor showcase that features prominent guest speakers and best-selling authors. It is also an opportunity for other creators and writers to showcase their own stories to curious readers. Many readers, in turn, get to learn about other remarkable people who contributed to their own community.

Patricia L. Blake is one of these earnest independent authors. In her case, she hopes that her book shares not only her life as a retired LAPD officer but also pays tribute to the many heroic first responders she had encountered in the over 33 years she has served.

Its is “Touched by the Hand of God: In the City of Angels SEND ME!” Her accounts not only share the emotional, human side of police work but also present them through the eyes of Blake’s own faith in God. Some of these accounts include life-changing miracles and unbelievable interventions that allowed people to overcome adversity with strength, courage, and “relentless resolve under fire.”

Blake joined the LAPD in May of 1983. At Rampart Division, she became one of the first two female Field Training Officers; and the first female Senior Lead Officer in 1987. She’s also a criminology graduate from California State University of Northridge and has a Master’s in Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix. Throughout her career, she was directly involved in a number of outreach and goodwill initiatives in various communities.

Now, through “Touched by the Hand of God,” she hopes to tell more people what she has seen.

Visitors to the 2024 Printers Row Lit Fest can find “Touched by the Hand of God: In the City of Angels SEND ME!” on display at the self-publishing and book marketing company ReadersMagnet. Exhibits will be open from September 7 to 8, 2024, at the historic Printers Row Park, 620 S Dearborn St (Ida B Wells & Polk). Copies of the book are available on ReadersMagnet Bookstore, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.

Patricia L. Blake still has plenty more stories and other content being shared on her website at https://warriorsandheroes.com/.

“Touched by the Hand of God: In the City of Angels SEND ME!”
Author: Patricia L. Blake
Published date: June 2024
Publisher: ReadersMagnet LLC
Genre:Spirituality

Author Bio

Patricia L. Blake was born in The Dalles, Oregon. She joined the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in May of 1983, with over thirty-three years’ experience upon her retirement in 2016.

Blake completed her probation at Foothill Division and was then assigned as a field patrol officer at Rampart Division, where she became one of the first two female Field Training Officers (FTOs) at Rampart. In 1987, Blake was recognized as the “Officer of the Year” at Rampart, and she was later chosen as the first female Senior Lead Officer (SLO) at Rampart Division.

As a sergeant, Blake transferred to Wilshire Division, where she developed a Special Problems Unit (SPU), targeting violent gang and narcotics activity. As the Officer-In-Charge (OIC) of this SPU unit, Blake and her special unit team received a Meritorious Unit Citation for impacting the quality of life in the local community.

Blake promoted throughout her career to the rank of sergeant and lieutenant, where she supervised four separate specialized units; and served as Acting and Assistant Detective Commanding Officer at two separate divisions.

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