Ron McCarthy served as a Los
Angeles police officer for twenty-four and one half
years. He was assigned to the department's tactical
unit, Metro Division, for 20 years and retired from
Special Weapons and Tactics as the senior supervisor
and assistant commander in 1984.
Mr. McCarthy was the chief of Tactical Operations
for the U.S. Department of Energy from 1984 through
1986. He was the director of the Deadly Force Training
Grants for the U.S. Department of Justice and the
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
from 1986 through 1988. McCarthy served as manager
for IACP's Center for Advanced Police Studies from
1985 through 1992.
Since 1992, Ron McCarthy has been the owner of R.M.
McCarthy & Associates, a training, consulting, and
marketing resource for law enforcement. He has trained
police officers from Europe, South America, the Middle
East, and more than 30,000 police officers and military
here in the United States.
Ron McCarthy was awarded the Los Angeles Police Department
Medal of Valor for action against the Symbionese Liberation
Army in 1975, and the Police Star for the rescue of
hostages in 1983. He was presented with the National
Tactical Officers Association Award for Excellence
in 1990. In 1995 the City of Erie, Pa., presented
him with the All American Hero Award for his service
to law enforcement throughout the United States.
In October of 1996, Mr. McCarthy was awarded the National
Tactical Officers Association's Lifetime Achievement
Award.
