Law Enforcement Insights Episodes

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...

Drug Gangs and Violent Crime. Are Politicians Making It Worse? Retired NYPD Lieutenant Peter Pranzo is our guest. He talks about his years policing in the NYPD. Peter talks extensively about the years, the police lives lost, the injuries and close calls in their struggles to rid Harlem of the entrenched and violent drug street gangs. He sheds light on the flow of Heroin into New York City both then and now. And if politicians are freely giving away the hard earned gains in crime reduction by the...

A Police Officer In New York City. War On Cops? Bill Cannon is our guest. Bill is a retired NYPD Detective Sergeant, he is also a professional actor and stand up comedian. He is also one of the hosts in the Police Off The Cuff Podcast. Bill discusses his career in the NYPD and the current war on police from the NY Government. He talks about the realities of being a cop in NYC and his concern caused by the current anti-police climate. Bill also talks about his podcast, his career as a stand up co...

Motivate, On The Street, Online And On TV. Police Officer Parker. Gregory Parker is our guest. He is a Police Officer in the Baltimore Police Department. Gregory is also a social media influencer and a self described fitness fanatic. He talks about his mission and passion to motivate himself and others to excel in all aspects of their lives. Gregory discusses his experience as a police officer, keeping a positive mental and physical condition in spite of the job stress. Video of a foot pursuit w...

Do Police Officers Don't Get Enough Use Of Force Training? Say No To Defunding The Police. Scott Usry is our guest. He is a career law enforcement officer. He also trains police in self defense, hands on and firearms use of force. Scott talks about the severe lack of training that most law enforcement officers receive especially in the use of physical force. He states that this lack of funding in self defense and hands on use of force puts the lives of both officers and suspects at risk. Scott d...

Black And Blue, Whose Lives Matter More? Jay Stalien, a career law enforcement officer, is our guest. He talks about the current national climate and how it is to be an African American and a law enforcement officer. In addition he is the son of immigrants to the United States. Jay discusses his perspective on the state of law enforcement in the United States. Plus, he talks about his perception of the hypocrisy in the national protests. Jay also discusses and asks, “Whose Lives Matter More?" I...