Dangerous Beauty by Ken Metzler, Oregon History

Dangerous Beauty Ken Metzler, editor
The Deputy rappelled down the icy cliff by rope. He stopped about twenty feet from the bottom. Finding the hiker standing and apparently uninjured, he shouted, "Sir! - do you like cops?"

$19.95

It's easy to get lost in Lane County, Oregon - in many ways. Since the 1850's, the county's law enforcement agencies have worked to protect the county's people, in an environment that has changed in ways the early pioneers could never have imagined.

The latest book from the Lane County Historical Society & Museum is Dangerous Beauty by Ken Metzler.

Here is police work from the inside, told by the cops themselves: tragedy, humor, and the daily grind, from the first sheriff coping with robbery, murder, and hogs running wild in the streets of Eugene to the age of DNA analysis. Throughout, the constants remain: courage, intelligence, a sharp eye, and a feel for the subtleties of human behavior - and misbehavior.

Ken Metzler

"These true life stories of officers - investigating murders, being shot at, and feeling the pain of crime victims - will hold your attention and force you to keep reading. The kindness of detective Lloyd Davis as he gave silver dollars to young children; the despair of Steve Swenson when he rescued a young child from a burning house only to find she had been suffocated by her own father; and Kip Kinkel's horrific rampage at Thurston High School - all these stories make for an emotional ride through Lane County's law enforcement history."

F. Douglass Harcleroad
Former Lane County District Attorney

"Dangerous Beauty is a thoroughly enjoyable read and a wonderful description of the evolution of our law enforcement community and many of the fine people who shaped it."

Alex Gardner
Land County District Attorney

ISBN 978-0-9648434-5-5

Photograph at the top of this page: A large group of what appears to be convicted bootleggers lined up in front of the Lane County Jail, 75 East 8th Avenue. Original sleeve indicates that photo was taken for property officer. Another inmate is seen looking out 2nd story window. date unknown - Catalog Number: KE2622