 Ziv offered Roddenberry a writing position for a series it was developing called The West Point Story . He informed Parker that he was intending to resign in order to join the writing staff . To his surprise , the Chief revealed that he had been intentionally connecting Roddenberry with television professionals for the past few years with the hope that one would offer him a permanent position so that he could pursue his dream of writing . On June 7 , 1956 , he resigned from the force to concentrate on his writing career . In his brief letter of resignation , Roddenberry wrote : " I find myself unable to support my family at present on anticipated police salary levels in a manner we consider necessary . Having spent slightly more than seven years on this job , during all of which fair treatment and enjoyable working conditions were received , this decision is made with considerable and genuine regret . " 
