OUT ON PATROL

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Lifesaving Medal recipient Don Delorey spent nearly two decades with the Groton Police Department—saving lives, walking into chaos, and carrying a secret that could have changed everything. One of those calls began with a newborn who entered the world without breathing. Don performed CPR three separate times before the baby finally began breathing on his own. The town later honored him with its Lifesaving Medal. But that was only one night. Don’s career took him through fatal crashes, domestic violence, troubled teenagers, bizarre calls, department politics, unforgettable town characters, and the dark humor cops sometimes relied on to get through the things they could never unsee. Long before Don wore a badge, he had been the kid waiting for police officers to arrive at his own home—a family fractured by alcoholism, violence, and fear. Years later, he became the officer walking through somebody else’s front door. And while Groton knew Officer Delorey, few knew the whole man behind the uniform. Don was a husband. A father. A respected small-town cop. And he was gay. At a time when telling the truth could threaten his marriage, friendships, reputation, and possibly his career, Don lived between the officer everyone thought they knew and the man he was still learning to accept. OUT ON PATROL goes beyond the police reports and into the dangerous, heartbreaking, absurd, politically charged, and often hilarious reality of small-town policing. This isn’t a cops-versus-criminals story. It’s about the human beings on both sides of the badge—and what happens to the person wearing it after the sirens stop. The boy who once waited for someone to save him eventually became the man who showed up for others. Duration - 3h 48m. Author - Don Delorey. Narrator - Digital Voice Burt Reynolds E. Published Date - Wednesday, 07 January 2026. Copyright - © 2026 Damon Zwicker ©.