He rose through the ranks, starting as a rookie and eventually becoming the chief of police.

He talks about his journey and changes along the way.

He also talks about the book and movie that made his hometown famous.

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Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show. Calling us from Middletown, Ohio, we have Rodney Mooderspa on the phone.

Rodney is retired chief of police of

Middletown, Ohio Police Department, also author of the book, The Blue View. Rodney, thanks for

being guests on the show, very much appreciated. Hey, thanks so much for having me. I really

appreciate that. Your book, The Blue View, is available on Amazon and wherever books are sold, correct?

Yes, it is.

So just do a search on Google.

I did it.

It's real complicated.

The Blue View.

And you put in Rodney, if you want, Meter Spa.

I would say how to spell it, but I'm afraid I'll mess it up.

But the Blue View and Rodney will get you there. How long did you write the book? Man, I started writing this when I was in the academy, actually, and it was journal entries is what it is. And it was never meant to be released. It was something I wrote for fun when I was a young officer. And then as I got toward the end of my career of the chief, I wrote it for therapy, basically.

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