A Dream Turned Nightmare

Wednesday, November 15 2006 | Send to a friend

A DREAM TURNED NIGHTMARE

Renae in uniform

Renae Griggs is a former S.W.A.T officer and Major Crimes Detective who can attest to the overwhelming psychological demands of a police career and the emotional toll the job can take.

After thirteen years in law enforcement, Ranae was left a shell of a person and she nearly took her own life.

Renae Griggs

Believing she had been given a second chance, Ranae turned in her badge in exchange for a student I.D. She began a relentless pursuit toward an advanced education and helped set up Copline, a national crisis hotline that's staffed by retired police officers.

Today Ranae is devoted to assisting police departments nationwide to reduce the number of domestic violence incidents and suicides in police families.

• Find out more about Copline 
• Listen to Heroes Unsung written by Steve Siler
• Read more about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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