Juli Boyd broke barriers by keeping the peace."I always knew I was a peacemaker just my whole life. I come from a pastor's family," Boyd said.Boyd, with her disarming smile and heart full of faith, did what many would not. In 1988, she became a police officer in Compton, California."Working in the city with Black folks, and being a Black person, it was always good," she said. "I don't know if I made a big impact, but it was certainly good to be kind of an anomaly because there were only two women in patrol at the time."Boyd eventually joined the department's helicopter squad. Her job was operating the spotlight over crime scenes while searching for suspects.Then there was the day that changed everything: June 17, 1994. Boyd and 95 million other Americans watched live as police chased a white Ford Bronco with O.J. Simpson in the backseat days after the brutal murders of his ex-wife and her friend."So, when it got to the city limits of Compton, we swooped down on it," Boyd said. "I remember getting a really good shot and seeing O.J. hunkered down behind the seat and just kept the light steady, and we just kind of flew along in slow motion."The memory has not faded 28 years later."That was history. Just to be a part of that, you know, it's a place of pride. And a good conversation piece," Boyd said.Not long after that historic night, Boyd moved to Kansas City with her husband, who was also a Compton police officer. Their oldest son is a Kansas City police officer.