Episodes

On this week’s episode, we talk with Sheriff Scott Rose of Dodge County, Minnesota and the Officer Down Memorial Podcast about how his unique experiences in broadcasting helped him to create moving tributes to fallen police officers. Sheriff Rose is a 20+ year law enforcement veteran from Minnesota who’s worked in patrol, warrants, investigations, and administration during his career. He is a member of the board of directors for the Minnesota Law Enforcement Memorial Association and the Law Enf...

On this week’s episode we discuss some of the topics impacting race and race relations in America with our guest, Kevin McGary, the President of Every Black Life Matters, an organization that considers itself a preeminent justice movement. Resources/Links/Websites: Home - Every Black Life Matters (everyblm.com) Kevin McGary is an entrepreneur, author, and public speaker. In the arena of civic engagement, Kevin serves as Chairman of the Frederick Douglass Foundation of California, and is an exe...

On this week’s episode we talk with our inspiring guest, Chris Singleton, a moving speaker, who recounts how the tragedy at the Emmanuel AME Church, which took his mother’s life, has impacted him and motivated him to affect the lives of others in a positive way. Resources/Links/Websites: https://youtu.be/ej_an9UVpgk Guest Bio: Chris Singleton is a former minor league baseball player drafted by the Chicago Cubs. He became a nationally-renowned speaker with a message of resilience, forgiveness a...

On this week’s episode we talk with CEO, Kassy Alia Ray and Community Outreach Coordinator, Jenny Wooten McGill of Serve and Connect. We learn how Kassy turned an immense personal loss into a mission to combat divisiveness through compassion and community partnerships. Resources/Links/Websites: https://serveandconnect.net/ Guest Bio: Kassy Alia Ray is the founder and CEO of Serve & Connect. Under her leadership, the organization has grown from a simple hashtag campaign to a valiant movement ded...

On this week’s episode we speak with Sarah Shendy, the Director of the Ohio Office of Law Enforcement Recruitment. We discuss how her unique perspective as a Muslim American, community service-oriented police officer and trainer helped her to obtain one of the most important positions in modern policing. She also explains how the State of Ohio is taking a proactive approach to recruiting and retaining quality police officers. Resources/Links/Websites: LER::Office (ohio.gov) https://youtu.be/pnB...

On this week’s episode we speak with a mainstay of the police tactical world, Trainer Matthew Little. His vast experience in both the US Army Special Forces and SWAT operations provides us with a unique perspective regarding police training. We discuss how through a commitment to improved police training methods, we can enhance officer’s abilities and strengthen our ties to the communities we serve. Matthew Little, is a US Army Special Forces combat veteran who has extensive law enforcement exp...

On this week’s episode we talk with a man that truly performs “God’s work,” Reverend Sandy Key. He provides us with a unifying message that helps us to make sense of the many tragedies that we all face. This is to honor our fellow officer Ella French who was killed in the line of duty this week. https://patriotprovisionsco.com/collections/memorial-tees/products/chicago-police-officer-ella-french-memorial-tee #ELLAFRENCH Resources/Links/Websites: https://youtu.be/ej_an9UVpgk This New Children's...

Today we talk about policing from the 1960’s to the 2000’s. How policing has evolved over time. A true honest conversation about how society and police officers have made mistakes over the years, and how we need to mend the relationship for a better future.

Today we're talking mental health for police officers and first responders . By bringing this epidemic to the forefront and not making it so taboo, we are able to save more lives . First Responders see the most horrific sites anyone can imagine. They have to live with them and used to be in fear of retaliation if they sought help. Well, this is no longer the case. We are getting better at realizing that people do need help, and there is no shame in that. By getting help, first responders are les...

Today we discuss the importance of finances. Whether you're an officer or civilian, one must not only protect themselves and their loved ones from a physical standpoint but protect what they have worked so hard for throughout their lives. Jeff discusses trusts, law suits, wills, probate and more. https://www.trattorneys.com/

In this episode we talk with Chief James Schrimpsher and Detective Marco Monteblanco of the Washington State Fraternal Order of Police. We discuss how they helped to form coalitions with police reform advocates such as Andre Taylor (Episode #30) to make positive legislative changes. As the leaders of the largest police union in the State of Washington they took the unprecedented steps of working with members of the communities that we need to better unite with the police and obtain realistic and...

Today we discuss the uniqueness of policing in the “South.” The Right to Work vs Unions, good will, community policing, work-life balance, faith, personal accountability and much more. In 1990 Mike spent six months studying at the Dallas Police Academy in Texas, then returned home and joined the Summerville (SC) Police Department. Mike started as a patrolman and eventually rose to assistant chief. In 1998, he joined the Dorchester County (SC) Sheriff’s Office as operations major. Mike oversaw ...

Today's Guest: Danny Stone, also known as "Coach Stone", is a Life and Business Coach, Transformational Speaker, Author of 2 best-selling books, and Host of The Grind and Gratitude Show podcast. He went from growing up in low-income housing surrounded by drugs and crime, headed down the wrong path to a successful entrepreneur. He has a POWERFUL story of overcoming many challenges and he uses his story to empower others to find their greatness. He has been inspiring audiences for more than 10 yea...

https://www.andersonaa.com/ Audrey Anderson is an experienced, dynamic, and accomplished trial attorney. She is a 20-year veteran of the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office who has conducted over 250 trials to verdict and received numerous commendations from law enforcement. During her tenure as an Assistant State's Attorney at the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office, Audrey was Supervisor of the Major Crimes/Narcotics Unit where she prosecuted serious and high profile crimes in DuPage ...

Guest: Melissa Woolever is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. https://willowtree-therapy.com/ We discussed mental health for police officers. How what we see and deal with are not regular sites. How we deal with them and how caring for your mental health is becoming less of a stigma and more prevalent in departments and fellow officers. How mental health care is needed so officers have an outlet to be able to maintain and deal with high stress situations better if they are able to tal...

A few years ago, a Utah police officer was caught on a 7/11 surveillance camera doing the "Whip" and the "Nae Nae" dances. The footage went viral, and was one of the first examples of the "humanity" of police officers being demonstrated to the public. Well, we have officer "Whip & Nae Nae" on today's show, Bryson Lystrup. Today's show talks about how Ofc Lystrup is bridging the gap between communities by using comedy, respect and truth. We talk about how civilians need to respect the police and...

https://www.facebook.com/TrooperBobSC/about_contact_and_basic_info On today's show we chat with Trooper Bob about how he and his family persevered from a detention camp in Hungary through Austria ultimately to the US. The guys talk about how it is to be a State Trooper working alone, with no backup for miles. We then dig into how Trroper Bob took his career on a new path by using social media and news to assist in making people safer drivers, and won an emmy in the process. CONNECT WITH "TROOPER...

The deadly 2016 shooting of Che Taylor by Seattle Police sparked outrage in the Black community and a level of demand for more police accountability not seen since the deadly shooting of John T. Williams. Che Taylor was shot in 2016 during an undercover drug operation in Seattle’s Wedgewood neighborhood. Taylor says going through the process and coming through on the other side with justice for his brother is phenomenal. “Perseverance is important, but probably one of the most important things, ...

This episode explores the media and it's relationship to police officers. Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith retired in 2009 as a 29-year veteran of a large metropolitan police department in the Chicago suburbs. Beginning her career as a police dispatcher at age 17, Betsy became an officer four years later and has held positions in patrol, investigations, narcotics, juvenile, hostage negotiation, crime prevention and field training. She received her four year degree from Western Illinois University in 1...

Today we hear from Anthony Farrer, co-owner of The Timepiece Gentleman. (@timepiecegentleman) Anthony’s story is how his mindset and determination turned his life around from prison to successful business owner and entrepreneur. Anthony helps bridge the gap between police and communities by telling his amazing story and showing people their past does not define their future. Broken. Incarcerated. Helpless. Understanding the state of mind when one is at their lowest is still a mystery to many. W...

On todays show the crew talks about GUN CONTROL. We discuss truthful statistics, the right to bear arms, and the need to end gun violence. The discussion is about holding people responsible for gun violence. We talk about how the government could significantly decrease gun violence by actually prosecuting people for the gun laws that already exist. We talk about our personal and profession views of gun control.

This episode we talked about obtaining and keeping good officers. Dr Amendola speaks about what agencies can do better to get the best cops, and retain the best cops to serve the communities. We talk about how officers are currently recruited, and what we might do to improve the system to keep the cream of the crop.

The police need to obtain more real world training to better serve the community. A better-trained police department means a safer community, and a better trained community. On today's episode we evaluate the different training methodologies and chat about how we might improve the training, how funding makes a difference, and what we might do moving forward.

he SPIDR Tech platform is the world’s first customer service infrastructure built exclusively for law enforcement. This show was about obtaining customer service data to make police better. It is a customer service database that lets people follow their cases, leave feedback for officers and have an interaction of what and how their case is working. The database allows officers to have immediate feedback on their performance and also the administration to get ahead of any problems or training n...