His Police Officer Father Was Murdered While He Was in the Academy: His Story. Special Episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast. Gary Edgington was only three weeks into the police academy when the dangers of his chosen profession reached his own family. Supporting articles about this and much more from Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast in platforms like Medium , Blogspot and Linkedin. His father, Patrolman Harold L. Edgington, was murdered while issuing a parking citation. Supporting articles about this and much more from Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast in platforms like Medium , Blogspot and Linkedin. Before Gary had completed his training or begun his own police career, he faced a devastating question: How does a son continue toward the badge after losing his father in the line of duty? The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast social media like their Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn , Medium and other social media platforms. The Podcast is available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartradio and most major podcast platforms. #LawEnforcementTalk #Free #Podcast #Radio In this special episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, Gary shares the story of his father’s murder, its impact on his family, and a career that eventually took him from Southern California investigations to counterterrorism work in Iraq. A Conversation That Became Their Last On September 30, 1979, Gary spoke with his father before the older Edgington left for work. Their conversation touched on academy training and the use of force, the kinds of subjects a police officer and his recruit son might naturally discuss. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, is available on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and other major podcast platforms. The interview is also featured across Facebook and Instagram. His Police Officer Father Was Murdered While He Was in the Academy: His Story. Special Episode. Neither knew it would be their final conversation. “Little did I know this was the last time we would ever speak,” Gary writes in a remembrance published on his website. Three hours later, his father’s office called and asked him to come to the emergency room. When Gary arrived, he learned his father had died. The future he had been preparing for now carried an intensely personal loss. A Parking Citation Turned Deadly Patrolman Harold L. Edgington was issuing a parking citation when a man attacked him with a knife. Despite being mortally wounded, Edgington drew his firearm and shot the fleeing attacker in the hip. A bystander used the officer’s motorcycle radio to call for assistance. Responding officers confronted the suspect, who threatened them with the knife. They shot and k