Episodes

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...

Black Hawk Down, Intense Battle of Mogadishu. Life After Special Forces. Tom Satterly is our guest. Tom is a highly decorated retired US Army Command Sgt. Major. He served in the elite Delta Force for 20 years. He was part of the ground force at the battle of Mogadishu which was portrayed in the movie "Black Hawk Down". In addition to that, his special forces career put him in the middle of numerous violent armed conflicts. Tom talks about the battle of Mogadishu and the effects this and other b...

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...

U.S. Navy Veteran Dr. Tracy Hejmanowski, clinical psychologist, is our guest. She has 2 decades of clinical expertise working with service members, veterans, first responders, and their families. Dr. Hejmanowski founded the First Responder Project, Inc. She talks about her experience treating, and helping Military & First Responders. Dr. Hejmanowski discusses their mission to connect military and civilian first responders through their shared bond of service and their necessary bearing of burden...

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...

Hidden Threat for Police Officers and Their Families. Scott Medlin, an active NC law enforcement officer is our guest. Scott talks about his police career, from his time in patrol to the K9 unit and finding unexpected rewards from working as a school resource officer. He discusses the much needed role of school resource officers and their mission to keep the children safe, while also being mentors for the students. Scott talks about the hidden threats to our nation’s law enforcement officers and...

FBI Working With Dangerous Informants, Investigating Mafia Crime Families. Retired F.B.I. Agent and author Tom Vinton is our guest. He gives an inside look at how the F.B.I. took down some of the most violent NY Mafia Families. From wire taps to working with informants. Tom also details the hazards that many law enforcement officers face when working closely with dangerous and unscrupulous informants. He talks about his book "Sanctioned Treachery, Portrait of a Drug Informant" and how these info...

Blunt Conversation about Police Officers and Race. Plus, His Movie. Kevin Jackson, nationally syndicated talk radio show host, founder of the Black Sphere is our guest. Kevin has a direct and hard hitting conversation about race relations and police. He discusses the politics behind the defund the police movement and how it endangers communities that need police the most. Kevin talks about the motivation behind his film Bleeding Blue Movie and how it impacts our Country. He talks about his MMA c...

Racist Problem Or A Dangerous Exaggeration? Police Shootings. Maurice “Maury” Richards former Police Chief of Martinsburg WV and retired Chicago Police Lt. is our guest. In addition to discussing the realities of his police career, he talks about the myth of racist police shootings in America. His discussion includes facts and conclusions based on his own law enforcement experience. Maury also discusses his approach to the age old problem of drug abuse and violent drug gangs. Engaging the local ...

National Programs for Child Safety by Crime Stoppers of Houston. Rania Mankarious, Crime Stoppers of Houston C.E.O. is our guest. Everyone knows Crime Stoppers for their role as a crime tip line, but most people have no idea about their role and programs to help keep kids safe all over the Country. Their programs help keep children safe in schools, plus they have taken the lead to help keep kids safe in camps. They also actively teach crime awareness and prevention for everyone in our communitie...

Our Heroes Need Help. Police Officer's Traumatic Brain Injury. Retired Orlando Fl. Police Officer Tammi Cliborne is our guest. While cross training for the Department’s Mounted Horse unit she was severely injured when the horse began bucking. The incident resulted in a traumatic brain injury, hearing loss, a spinal cord injury and ever increasing brain white matter disease. Tammi talks about her career before the training accident and how her physical, mental, emotional life has changed ever sin...

Is The Defund The Police Movement Making Us All Less Safe? James H. Lilley a retired Howard County Md. Police Sergeant is our guest. In addition to his career as a law enforcement officer, he is an expert in the martial arts, earning a black belt and he is the author of numerous books. James talks about his police career and focuses his discussion on the use of force by law enforcement officers to subdue and diffuse violent situations. He discusses the use of and need for choke holds in certain ...

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...

Police Officer Shot his Lifelong Injuries And Return To Full Duty. Retired Troy Police Lt. William Tullock is our guest. He talks about the life threatening incident when he was shot by a rifle wielding barricade suspect. William discusses the incident, his struggle to survive and what it took to return to full duty on the Troy Michigan police department. After retiring from his full police career, in spite of his lifelong injuries he worked as a civilian employee at the Las Vegas Metropolitan P...

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...