Episodes

His Badge, My Story, Life For Police Officer's Families. Vicki Gustafson is an author, a Christian life coach, a public speaker and has been married for decades to Jay, a Law Enforcement Officer. She shares insights into the joys, challenges and pitfalls they’ve experienced as a result of his career in law enforcement. Vicki discusses her book and her passion to share what she has learned with other police, first responder and military families. Many of her insights can be benefit everyone, rega...

Is Recruiting and Retaining Police Officers A Big Problem? Sheriff Timothy Cameron, leader of one of our nation’s oldest departments, and John O’Connor a Police Officer and St. Mary’s County Commissioner join us on the show. They talk about the nationwide problem of recruiting and keeping great Law Enforcement Officers. They discuss how the problem affects their County and everyone across the Country. Most importantly they talk about the causes and solutions for the recruiting and retention prob...

Militarization Of Police. What Police Officers Can Learn From Special Forces. Robert Vaughan, retired U.S. Army Special Forces Master Sergeant and former Law Enforcement Officer is our guest. During his military service he was awarded the Silver Star and three Purple Heart medals. Robert talks about the causes of and need for military style tactics and weapons in civilian law enforcement. He also discusses the need for on going Special Forces inspired S.W.A.T. training. Never miss out on an epi...

Deputy Sheriff Lost To Suicide, She Says His Agency Wasn’t There For Them. Deputy Homero Calderon died by suicide in 2018. Sharonda Calderon, talks about the death of her husband and how she feels that the agency wasn’t there for them. She shares the details of the days and months before his death. Plus, when he reached out for help, she feels that the agency abandoned them. Sharonda talks about the heartbreaking details of his death on the station parking lot, where he had been for days, with l...

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...

Shot In The Head, Police Lieutenant Barely Survived. Abandoned By The Town and State Government. Retired Oologah Oklahoma Police Lt. Neill was shot in the head during a police pursuit. The shot caused him to lose control of the car, which led to a tremendous accident. Thanks to first reponders, medical trauma teams and miraculous intervention he survived. In spite of life long devastating injuries the Town and State Government have failed to take care of him and his family. Read more about him ...

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 ...

How You Can Help Police K9s And Partners, their Special Work. Kyle Briley, a Career Police Officer and President of the Ga.Police K9 Foundation is our guest. He talks about many aspects of Police K9 work. From breeding, initial training, on going training, the various roles they perform, and the special bond between the K9s and their partners. Kyle also discusses the unique needs of K9 teams across our Country and how you can help. Never miss out on an episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Podcast...