First Responder Stories Episodes

Police Officer Murdered, Another Wounded, Hunt For Killer. American Cartel.The bosses let us be police and we eventually caught the Mexican Mafia killer, even though his family and friends were hiding him. Police Officer Murdered, Another Wounded and Hunt For Mexican Mafia Killer - American Cartel TV. Retired LAPD Lt. Adam Bercovici is our guest. He talks about the the execution-style murder of Officer Matthew Pavelka and shooting that left Officer Gregory Campbell critically injured. The invest...

Hotel Fire Killed 87, Police Officer On Scene tells the story. It was a scene like hell on earth. The MGM Grand Fire = 87 Killed, His Experience As A Las Vegas Cop On Scene. Former Las Vegas Metro Police Officer and retired A.T.F. Agent Mark Rusin is our guest. Mark talks about his career as a police officer in Las Vegas and in particular the horrific events in the MGM Grand fire. He and his squad had to go into the smoldering hotel and retrieve the bodies of the 87 people that were killed durin...

Police Officer Murdered, The Career of the MotorCop. “...the victim officer was put on a backboard, my eyes focused on his left hand. Specifically, the gold band around his ring finger.” His Career As A “MotorCop”, Including The Murder Of C.H.P. Officer Kenyon Youngstrom. Jason Hoschouer, the“Motorcop” is our guest. He describes the murder of C.H.P. Officer Youngstrom, his experience from the traumatic events and life immediately afterwards. He talks about his career as a law enforcement office...

Black Hawk Down, Special Forces. Helping Veterans And First Responders with Rock Music. We use our music to help raise money to help those in need. Brad Thomas, retired US Army Special Forces and rock musician is our guest. Life After Special Forces, He Uses Rock Music To Help Veterans And First Responders. From the Battle Of Mogadishu, portrayed in the film “Black Hawk Down” and multiple deployments as a special forces operator, the demands and after effects. Brad tells his story of during and ...

Special Forces Techniques To Transform American Communities. Retired State Trooper. Michael Cutone, a retired Massachusets State Trooper is our guest. He was also a member of the US Army Special Forces (Green Berets). During his special forces training they were taught and used specific techniques to help liberate battleground communities where they were deployed. During his career in law enforcement he saw how these strategies could help transform American high crime communities. This led to th...

Police Officer Rookie To The Chief, His Career Journey - The Blue View. Rodney Muterspaw is our guest. He is the retired Police Chief from Middletown Ohio. He started his career as a rookie police officer and climbed the ranks to Chief. During his career he wrote a daily journal which was turned into a book titled "The Blue View". The book and his interview gives an unfiltered, realistic portrayal of a career in law enforcement. The challenges, successes and frequent mistakes made by politician...

Firefighter Death In The Line Of Duty, Government Refuses To Pay His Family. E. “Skip” Danielson, a retired Police Chief and career first responder is our guest. In 2016 his son E. Scott Danielson Firefighter - EMS and Warren County Department of Public Safety died in the line of duty. Scott was dispatched to a vehicle accident call that involved his daughter. After handling the call he went into medical distress and died from a major heart attack at the age of 49. Investigations and court proce...

Life And Death Behind Bars. Corrections Officers. Former Corrections Officer Torry Terry is our guest. He discusses the stress and dangers that our corrections officers face on a daily basis. Torry talks about how stress and danger is magnified due to lack of funding which causes an extreme manpower shortage. The overwhelming stress takes a toll on our corrections officers and their families, which Torry brings to the surface during this episode of the show. In addition to his career in correcti...

Violent Rape Lead Her To Help Police All Across The Country. K9s For Cops. Kristi Schiller, former TV and Radio Star and the founder of K9s4Cops is our guest. She talks about how she fought back and recovered from a brutal rape. Plus how the rape and an incident when a police K9 was killed inspired her to get involved. Kristi’s quest to help led her to start K9s4Cops which has now donated K9s to police departments in 41 States and Paris France. Kristi also started K9s4Kids which places highly po...

Police Sergeant and He's a Singer Songwriter. Metro Nashville Police Sergeant Henry Particelli is our guest. He breaks most of the commonly held stereotypes about police. Henry originally from Canada, was a professional singer - songwriter in Nashville before becoming a Police Officer at age 40. He discusses his feelings about the killing of George Floyd and how that inspired his song "Your Name". Background song Hurricane is used with permission from the band Dark Horse Flyer. If you enjoy th...

Killer Shot a Police Officer In The Face. Shocking Treatment By The City. Former Police Officer Cheryl Nici-O’Connell is our guest. She tells about being shot in the face, her recovery and the shocking treatment by the City govt. In 1984 in Richmond Virginia, while working in uniform, she was ambushed and shot in the face by a mass murderer. Cheryl talks about her the shocking treatment by the city afterwards, her miraculous on going recovery and how she still works to help others. Background s...

Rich Wistocki is our guest. As a retired Police Detective, he has many years of experience investigating and protecting children from internet predators. While he still works as a consultant to keep children safe online, his own recovery from police related trauma has motivated him to spend much of his time to saving the lives of law enforcement, firefighters, military veterans and other first responders from the often devastating physical and mental health effects caused by trauma. You can help...

Homeless Man and Police Officer Became Friends. His Small Size Hid A Huge History. David Yuzuk, retired Aventura Police Officer, is our guest. He talks about his police career and how he became friends with a small homeless man in his patrol area. They would often eat dinner together and during that time, he learned that his friend, despite his very small stature had a huge history. His name was Richard Flaherty and he was the shortest American Combat Veteran in history at that time. He also bec...

Pasquale "Pat" Russo, is our guest. Pat is a retired N.Y.P.D. Sergeant. During his career he became heavily involved in the N.Y.P.D. Boxing Program for at risk youth. He was also part of the first group of Community Patrol Officer Program (C-POP) in NY. Pat talks about how he got involved in the N.Y.P.D. Boxing program that was designed to help at risk youth. In addition to talking about the importance of these programs, Pat also discusses how the nationwide trend of defunding police can effect ...

My Toughest Days as a State Trooper and D.E.A. Agent. Larry Forletta is our guest. He is a former Maryland State Police Trooper and a retired U.S. D.E.A. agent. After retiring he started working as a private investigator and has been part of several high profile cases, one of which was the “Smiley Face Killer”. Larry talks about the Hollywood myths about police, federal agents and private eyes. He talks about the differences in State Police and the D.E.A. academies and his toughest days as a Tro...

Police Officer, From the NYPD to Fighting Terrorism In Baghdad. Retired NYPD Sergeant Chris Strom is our guest. He talks about his career in the N.Y.P.D. and the climate that cops face today. Chris discusses how his years of policing in NYC helped him become part of an elite counter terrorism team in Baghdad, Iraq. He talks about the similarities and the differences and the life and death realities that they faced in NY and Baghdad. Chris also talks about the book he co-authored about his experi...

Hardest Day as a Sheriff's Deputy, Giving Back To Help Others. Chris Thorp is our guest. He is a retired law enforcement officer from the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Dept. Chris talks about his career and his hardest day as a cop. In addition he talks about his desire and continuing drive to say thank you to law enforcement officers across the Country. Chris talks extensively about Operation Enduring Warrior - Task Force Sentinel and their programs to help military veterans, first responders and law...

Police Officers During The Pandemic, Realities They Faced. An active duty Law Enforcement Officer is our guest on the show. Due to the fact that he is an active officer we must call him John Doe to protect his identity. He talks about the current situation of policing during the global Covid-19 pandemic. From P.P.E. use while on duty, to the risks that our law enforcement officers and other first responders face. Plus the added stress for them and their family members. If you enjoy the show, pl...

Heroin and Opiods Battle, Effects of Trauma on First Responders. Filmmaker Conrad Weaver and Police Officer Desiree Palmer are our guests. While filming the documentary Heroins Grip, Conrad met Desiree. They describe the devastation caused by the heroin and opiate addiction problem. During the filming of that documentary, he became aware of the crushing PTSD problem that is occurring within our first responder ranks, and he started to work on his next film PTSD911. Off. Palmer talks about her ef...

Trauma for Police Officers And Other First Responders. Cathy and Javier Bustos, a married couple, have both been law enforcement officers with more than 45 years combined experience. During their police careers they have both been through several traumaticincidents. They discuss the solutions they have found that helped them as individuals and as a couple. Cathy and Javi also talk about their passion for helping law enforcement officers, other first responders with their work as “That Peer Suppo...

Couple Overcomes the Challenges of Police Officer Life. Ashlie and Clint Walton talk about the challenges that stem from his career in law enforcement. They discuss how the trauma and stress almost ended their marriage. More importantly, Ashlie and Clint discuss how they have learned to overcome these challenges to have a happier and healthier life. Their experience and successful tactics have led them to help other first responders and military to have healthier lives, through their Tactical Li...

Surviving Violent Assaults on Police Officers. Dennis O’Connor, a retired Police Master Sergeant and Law Enforcement Liaison for Government Training Institute, talks about his experience in surviving violent attacks while working in law enforcement. He also discusses the toll that repeated trauma from these violent encounters takes on our first responders. Dennis talks about his work and GTI's SWAT and tactical training for military and law enforcement officers. Never miss out on an episode of ...

Deputy Dinkheller Murder Caught On Video. His Father's Mission. Deputy Kyle Dinkheller was murdered during a car stop. The horrific murder was captured on dash cam video. Kirk Dinkheller, Kyle’s Father is our guest on the show. Kirk discusses the murder of his son. He talks about the type of person Kyle was, as a law enforcement officer, a father, a husband, a son and a friend to many. Kirk discusses how he uses the video of the murder to train countless LEOs across the Country and the World. Be...

His Police Officer Grandfather Was Murdered, He Became a Cop too. Police Officer Scott Savage talks about his career in law enforcement. Scott’s grandfather, Lemuel D. Savage was a Police Detective in the Amarillo Texas Police Department. He was shot and killed on March 15, 1945. One of his convicted killers later murdered two Corrections Officers and was eventually executed in 1948. Scott talks about how the murder of his grandfather affected his family and the realities of Police Work today. ...