Catch Wrestling for Cops: Control and Arrest Tactics for the Politically Incorrect (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781481834971)

Don Powers grew up in a large family of 6 boys on a Dairy Farm in northern Illinois. He left home at 17 to join the Marines and serve as a Marine Infantryman. After returning home to Illinois he became a Police Officer. He has been an Officer for 15 years. The first Police Department Mr. Powers worked at as a Patrol Officer and later as a team member for the Departments Emergency Response Team. He was assigned a Narcotic Agent for a joint Narcotics Team that was run by the Illinois State Police, and worked as an Undercover Narcotics Agent. He has been involved in strength sports and wrestling since childhood. He has competed in Powerlifting, Strongman contests, Arm Wrestling, Toughman and Submission Wrestling as an Adult. He is a Certified Catch Wrestler with Scientific Wrestling and a Bronze level coach for USA Wrestling. He lives in Northwest Illinois with his wife of 17 years, Amy, and his two children, Rene and Shawn. Mr. Powers still works' as a Police Officer at a small department giving him more time to devote to his family and other passions.