EAGLE, Idaho — An Eagle City Council member says his life-and-death experiences in law enforcement are driving his mission to keep the rapidly growing city safe.
Robert Gillis retired as a sergeant from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department after more than 25 years in law enforcement before moving to Idaho. His career included work in the gang unit, organized crime, and South Central Los Angeles. He has been shot at, been the victim of violent crime multiple times, and lost multiple friends in the line of duty — including a close friend killed by a robbery suspect just one year into his career.
He recently published a memoir documenting that career — a book he said he wrote partly as therapy and partly to let others in law enforcement know they are not alone…