Connie Dial is a 27-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department where she rose through the ranks as one of the first female patrol officers, promoting to detective, lieutenant and retiring as a captain and the commanding officer of the LAPD’s Hollywood division. She has a BA in Literature and Journalism from California State University in Los Angeles and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. She worked for many years as a journalist before her career in law enforcement. She earned her JD law degree while working as a narcotics detective and since her retirement from the LAPD had had nine books published.