Ken Moore

Ken grew up in Portland Oregon, after high school he attended Mt. Hood Community Collège in Gresham Oregon. There Ken earned an Associate Degree in Social Science. As a young man, Ken trained in rifle shooting as a sport. He went through the ratings of Marksman, Sharpshooter, Expert and finally the highest level Distinguished Expert. Ken shot in local, state and national matches. He has collected a large case of trophies and metals from many years of competing. Ken got his start in police work when he was hired as a part time Reserve Deputy Sheriff. After the police academy he worked in patrol and was eventually promoted to Sergeant. After about 5 years, a better paying job lured Ken away to work in the largest county jail system in Oregon, the Multnomah County Sheriffs Department. He was hired as a Corrections Deputy and worked there for 2 years before the Oregon State Police phoned him and asked if he was still interested in becoming a State Trooper. He had filled out an application and taken all tests 3 years earlier, but there had been a hiring freeze.

Ken asked for and was assigned to the Portland Patrol Office. He mainly worked patrol on the graveyard shift. Because of his knowledge and skills with firearms he was asked to become a range instructor. It was a part time assignment that took up about 6 weeks throughout the year. Ken taught handgun, rifle and shotgun training to new and seasoned cops. Also while learning how to work on department firearms. After 8 years in patrol, the station commander picked Ken to be transferred to the Portland Police Bureau into a newly formed task force comprised of cops from several other police agencies. There he would be working undercover and in plainclothes for the next 5 years. Ken was involved in about every type of major crime in the city. During that time Ken earned many commendations from the city for his hard work. One commendation was awarded to the entire unit by the mayor of Portland and the Chief of Police. When that temporary assignment ended, Ken was reassigned back into patrol at the Portland Office of the Oregon State Police. Several years later Ken was transferred to the Fish and Wildlife enforcement Division of the Oregon State Police. With 24 years of state service under his belt, Ken had earned a full pension and retired. Before the year was over Ken was a working cop again in the city of Beaverton Oregon. He was hired to work in the traffic Division 2 days a week.

In 2020, with a total of 39 years of police work behind him, Ken and his wife decided to relocate to Idaho. He resigned from his last police job and moved to a small quiet city in Idaho. In his spare time Ken has enjoyed the outdoors by camping, fishing, boating, hunting and hiking. He also handloads rifle ammunition and enjoys working on and shooting rifles when ever possible. As another hobby, Ken took up writing. After reading many books by independent authors in action books. Ken thought that with his insights on real police work. He might be able to write a good story and use that knowledge. So, he naturally enjoys writing stories involving real police tactics, methods, weapons and other gear used by cops. He then puts all that into fictional stories. It's just a hobby for Ken and he is learning how to become better at it with every chapter written.