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Donna Brown began her twenty- six-year career in law enforcement when women were still relatively new to the profession. Like most new police officers, Donna began her career working the streets answering calls for service. She then started training new recruits and turned that passion into teaching department wide, at the academy, and to community groups.
When she was promoted to sergeant, she remained on the streets and continued training new recruits. Career progression moved Donna to the Criminal Investigation Division where she spent fifteen years, ten years supervising the Homicide Unit.
Donna received the Tallahassee Police Department’s award for bravery and the inaugural Commander and Chief’s Award for Excellence, which at that time was the department’s award for Officer of the Year. She was also recognized for her part with the Tallahassee Police Department’s team that responded to South Florida days after Hurricane Andrew devastated that area.
Donna knows that there is so much more behind the badge that people don’t realize or understand. She had spent much of her career speaking to citizen groups in hope of educating and broadening minds about law enforcement.
She grew up in Titusville, Florida and after graduating from Astronaut High School, she moved to Tallahassee, Florida, obtaining her bachelor of science degree from Florida State University in 1979. She’s a proud Seminole!
Donna is married, and together, they enjoy spending time with their four-legged fur babies, friends, and family, as well as playing golf.
Reviewed by Christian Sia for Readers' Favorite
Behind and Beyond the Badge: Stories from the Village of First Responders with Cops, Firefighters, Dispatchers, Forensics and Victim Advocates by Donna Brown is a compelling book that will change the way most people see officers with Police and First Responder badges, a compendium of stories that feature people who put their lives in danger in order to protect the lives of others and who, unfortunately, receive very little appreciation from most people. Written by a career professional who spent twenty-six years as a detective sergeant in the Homicide Unit, this book explores the thrills and perils of being a front line defender of life, of risking one’s life for one’s community, and the uncertainty and the fears that accompany the job.
Readers will encounter heroes in this book, people who have their own personal struggles to face, their fears to overcome, and loved ones to look after. It features endearing stories that showcase the joy of serving and what it takes to protect the lives of others. Readers will find themselves smiling as they read some of these stories. At times they will be silently applauding the people behind the badges whose stories are featured in the book. At other times, they will share their sympathy and pain as they narrate stories of loss. Behind and Beyond the Badge: Stories from the Village of First Responders with Cops, Firefighters, Dispatchers, Forensics and Victim Advocates is beautifully written to entertain and inform readers about what life behind the badge looks like. Donna Brown is a gifted writer and readers will love the beauty and the simplicity of her prose.
