My Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Wesley Hawkins

It''s in the back of every officer''s mind: the bullet that could end his or her life. They take the risk and are heroes for it-but can you imagine doing this at a time when bulletproof vests were not standard? In the early 80s Hawkins and his partner chased down a suspect in Atlantic City NJ only to end up in a shoot out. This is hardly out of the ordinary-except Hawkins wasn''t wearing a vest because it was not yet part of operations policy. His partner was wearing a vest, but he died and Hawkins..