Article: Mike puts a modern spin on tales from the force

A FORMER police officer has given policing tales a modern twist with a book about his career.Mike Pannett based his book on the two decades he spent pounding the beat in England's largest county, and has now secured a publishing deal.He has based the tales in the book on the events he came across as he patrolled North Yorkshire.He said: "I am marketing it as a 21st Century Heartbeat."I have got 20 years of police experience and I have met so many strange and wonderful characters and seen some horrific sights."I have been able to draw on that for my books to provide a humorous and, at times, serious, book."The 43-year-old is following in a family tradition because his wife, Ann, is related ...

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