Law Enforcement Insights Episodes

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 Fighting Street Gangs and Her Department in California. Janelle Perez is our guest. She is a former Law Enforcement Officer from the Bay area of California. She talks about various aspects of her police career. Janelle discusses her experience fighting violent street gangs during her career. She also discusses her childhood that she feels gave her a different perspective in law enforcement. Janelle also talks about her book "The Moral Police" which is about the surprising battle t...

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...

Police Officer Murdered. The Shooting and His Life After. Retired Law Enforcement Officer and author Keith Knotek is our guest. He talks about his career and discusses the details of a shooting incident that he was involved in. His partner, Deputy Randy Jennings was killed in the shooting by the suspect. Keith talks about the immediate effects and how his life began to spiral out of control. Post Trauma, feelings of survivors guilt, nightmares and more. He also discusses how he found recovery af...

Social Media and Police Officers, Friends, Foes Or Both? Louis Quijas is our guest. He was the Chief of Police for the High Point Police Department, he is retired from the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department and was a top administrator in 2 Federal Law Enforcement Agencies. He talks about the current relationship between law enforcement agencies and social media. From public relations, portrayal of law enforcement and the ability that law enforcement has to use it as an investigative tool. F...

Shootings to Devastating Auto Accidents, Police Officer's Story. Retired Anne Arundel County Police Officer Andrew Klausing is our guest. Andy talks about his police career, he discusses a shooting he was involved in and the realities of the trauma that law enforcement officers in his area faced. From working narcotics to road patrol, he and fellow officers handled everything from shootings, armed stand offs and devastating auto accidents. Andy discusses the overwhelming frequency of severe auto...

Why Police Officers Do What They Do. Car Stops And Dangerous Criminal Interdictions. Burke County Ga. Sheriff’s Sergeant Eric McCants is our guest. Eric is a Patrol Sgt. with the Sheriff’s Dept. In addition to his patrol duties he specializes in traffic criminal interdiction on the roadways of Burke County. He discusses the truth about the many dangers that our law enforcement officers face during the “routine” car stops. Eric talks about the criminal interdictions that he and other officers per...

Anti-Police Unrest And Pandemic. Effects on Police Officers job performance. Police Chief Tom Weitzel from the Riverside Illinois P.D.is our guest. Riverside is a suburb of Chicago Illinois. Chief Weitzel talks about the impact of the anti-police movement and the Covid-19 pandemic on policing in Riverside and the Chicago suburbs. From morale to staffing levels and patrol tactics they’ve had to change everything to meet the needs of their communities. The chief talks about professionalism in poli...

What The Biased News Media Won’t Report About Police Officers. Patrick Fitzgibbons, a retired Police Commander and podcaster, is our guest. He discusses the many truths about law enforcement that the biased news media doesn't and won't report. Patrick talks about the realities he and other officers faced during his police career. He discusses his passion for combating the biased reporting via his podcast and his mission to help improve the lives and professional image of law enforcement officers...

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...

Officer Involved Film, Censored By Amazon? Plus, The Documentary “Composite”. Patrick W. Shaver, a former law enforcement officer turned filmmaker, creator of “Officer Involved” and several other films is our guest. Patrick talks about the latest action that Amazon has done with his first documentary film "Officer Involved". Many would consider the action censorship, do you? He also discusses his latest documentary "Composite" which tells the fascinating story of world famous Mother and Daughter...

Are Politicians To Blame for the Crime And Violence Return? Guardian Angels. Arnaldo Salinas one of the founders of the Guardian Angels is our guest. He talks about the history of the Guardian Angels and how the politics of the late 70s contributed to their mission. Arnaldo, talks about personal responsibility that we share for our neighborhoods and helping the police. He also discusses the politicians that seem to be ushering in the return of crime and violence. Background song Hurricane is us...

Is The News Media Biased About Police Officers? Retired FBI Agent, contributor for both CNN and The Washington Examiner James Gagliano is our guest. James talks about his law enforcement career in the FBI. He also talks about the truths about policing from his experience and statistics that the news media doesn't report. Background song Hurricane is used with permission from the band Dark Horse Flyer. If you enjoy the show, please tell a friend or two, or three about it. If you are able to lea...

Police Officers and Race. Is The Media Reporting Truth? His Great Program To Help At Risk Boys. Our Guest King Randall is the founder of The X For Boys, Activist, part of a Law Enforcement Family and more. When he was a teenager his Mother married a Law Enforcement Officer, who has appeared on the First 48 tv show many times as a Homicide Detective. He talks about the facts about Police and Race. Plus, he discusses his program that helps at risk boys called The X For Boys. Follow us on MeWe, Tw...

What Hollywood Gets Wrong about Police Officers. Mark DeMayo is our guest. Mark is a retired N.Y.P.D. Detective, professional actor, stand up comedian and one of the hosts of the Police Off The Cuff podcast. Follow us on MeWe, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook. Background song Hurricane is used with permission from the band Dark Horse Flyer. If you enjoy the show, please tell a friend or two, or three about it. If you are able to leave an honest rating and, or, review it would be appreciated. Nev...

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 ...

Polie Officer, Is Violence In Our World At An All Time High? Timothy Dimoff is our guest. He is retired from the Akron Police Department he is considered to be one of the nation's leading authorities in high-risk workplace and human resource issues. As a consultant to human resource directors, law enforcement and the media, Dimoff has been called upon to examine evidence from crime scenes, victims and to develop offender profiles. Tim talks about the growing threat of violence and aggression tha...

Police Officer at a Terror Bombing, His Life Afterwards. Peter Killeen, Ed. D is our guest. He is a former police officer and was on scene at the LaGuardia Airport terror bombing attack. Peter talks about working the scene and his life afterwards. He is now a recognized expert on the effects of stress on the law enforcement professional. Peter has worked as a “Therapist, Counselor, Educator, & Author assisting law enforcement professionals to better manage stress, both personally and professiona...

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...

He thought he was prepared and knew self defense until one day his home was the target of a drive by shooting. Dr. Ignatius Piazza tells the story of the attack and how it changed his mission in life. He trained to become an expert in gun safety and self defense. Which led him to leave his medical practice and start Front Sight, one of the nation’s largest and most successful firearms training institutes. He and his team have trained millions in safe operation of and gun self defense. They have ...

Serial Killers and Rapists. Cop To Forensic Artist. Michael W. Streed is our guest. He is a Retired Police Sgt. and award-winning, internationally recognized, Forensic Facial Imaging Expert. He talks about his career as a street cop in California and how his passion for art eventually led to him becoming an internationally recognized forensic sketch artist. Michael discusses how his childhood passion for art eventually became part of his crime fighting tools. He eventually became part of the Cal...

Canadian and American Police Officers, Similar Threats And Challenges? Dan McGovern is our guest. He is an active duty career member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Dan, a pseudonym, talks openly about the similar threats and challenges that they American and Canadian Police experience. He talks about the effects of the violence and trauma that they face in Canada. Dan also dispels many of the commonly held misconceptions that Americans have about Canadian Police and Canada. Don’t miss thi...

Are Lies and Mistruths Fueling the Anti-Police Movement? Retired D.E.A. Agent Jeffrey James Higgins is our guest. During his career he specialized in fighting Narco-Terrorist groups in America and around the world. In addition to narco-terrorism expertise, he is an author, a media analyst and a speaker on many facets of Law Enforcement. He analyzed the facts behind many of the cases that are cited as the cause of the anti-police movement and sheds light on the facts behind the tragedies. Intere...