About The Author
D.E. Gray was born in Chicago, Illinois. At the age of five his parents moved the family to California and eventually settled in Van Nuys, California He attended grade school, Jr. High School and in 1963, he graduated from Van Nuys High School. Gray worked a couple of odd jobs until he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. He met his future wife, Suzanne, just before he began his enlistment with the Marines.
Upon returning from active duty, Gray landed a job as a big rig truck driver up in Northern California. By then, his long distance relationship with Suzanne had taken off and he was looking for more stable employment opportunity so they could get married. Gray was accepted into the LAPD police academy in 1967, completing 28 years of service, 26 of those years working as a motorcycle officer.
Gray retired from the LAPD in 1995, and was immediately hired by the Escondido Police Department in North San Diego County. He spent another 14 years there, much of it as a uniform street cop.