Season 3

May 29, 2019

S3E38: Stabbed Many Times In An Attack And Her Throat Was Slit - Police Officer Jill Kidik.

Hartford Police Officer Jill Kidik was stabbed multiple times, her throat and trachea were slit and one of her tear ducts was ripped out during a sudden and totally unexpected assault. It was a routine call for service that …
May 25, 2019

S3E37: He Survived A Murder Attempt Only To Have To Fight His Agency and County

Retired Sheriff’s Corporal Eddie Richardson talks about the incident where a suspect tried to murder him with a motor vehicle. He survived but the suspect did not. He talks about the permanent devastating injuries that cause…
May 19, 2019

S3E36: Dangers And Damage From A Law Enforcement Career, Often Unspoken.

Drinking, depression, divorce and the dark days. Patrick Cullinan, a retired law enforcement officer, talks about his struggles from the often unspoken effects experienced by many working in a Law Enforcement career. He als…
May 15, 2019

S3E35: From Newlywed to Law Enforcement Officer's Widow - Sherry Graham - Potter.

Sherry Graham - Potter talks about how her husband was killed in the line of duty, how she was notified and all that encompasses the departmental funeral. She discusses the emotional hardship that she and her two sons endure…
May 12, 2019

S3E34: He Was Shot, Died Twice, Left Paralyzed And Still Continues To Serve - Detective Dan Brite.

Detective Dan Brite was shot by a heavily armed and suicidal man on a SWAT call out. The high power rifle round entered through the side of his vest, causing catastrophic, life threatening injuries. He died twice during emer…
May 8, 2019

S3E33: Changes In Policing Since The Late 70s and Preventing Law Enforcement Suicides

Dr. Robert E. "Bob" Douglas Jr, is our guest. Prior to his 25 year career in Law Enforcement he was a US Marine Corps veteran who served in Vietnam. He has a Masters degree in Criminal Justice, continued his education to get…
April 27, 2019

S3E32: Police Officer Husband Was Ambushed And Shot.

Kelli Hill-Lowe learned that her police officer husband had been shot and had no idea if he was dead, alive or if his condition was life threatening. Charles, a career law enforcement officer, was ambushed and shot in a pre-…
April 23, 2019

S3E31: Do Law Enforcement Officers Have The Same Constitutional Rights As Everyone Else?

Lance LoRusso a former Law Enforcement Officer that went back to school to get his law degree is our guest. Known as the Blue Line Lawyer in part due to his legal representation of Law Enforcement Officers. Lance talks about…
April 20, 2019

S3E30: Retired Police Officer, Nurse, EMT & Combat Vet Talks About Traumatic Stress.

Michael "Mike" Zannitto is a retired police officer. He is a combat Veteran and served as a US Navy Combat Corpsman. He is also an EMT and a Nurse. As a Navy Combat Corpsman, an EMT, a Nurse and a retired Police Officer He H…
April 17, 2019

S3E29: Reducing The Threat Of Dangerous Drugs, Explosives And Gun Crimes.

Greg Giuntini is on the front lines working with local, state and federal agencies helping to develop products that that easily detect low levels drug, explosives and gun crime residue. Greg and his team are experts in helpi…
April 13, 2019

S3E28: Dreaded 911 Calls - Trauma For Our Emergency Dispatchers.

Diana Register a career 911 Dispatcher, who lost her police officer husband is our guest. Diana wrote the bestselling book, “Grief Life” and has also written numerous articles for Law Enforcement Today. Diana talks about the…
April 9, 2019

S3E27: Inside One Of America's Most Successful Drug Investigation Task Force Units, And How A Politician Shut It Down.

Former Police Detective Robert Young joins us to give a unique inside look into the operations of one of America’s most successful Drug Investigation Task Force Units. He sheds light on their extensive use of wiretaps to mak…
April 6, 2019

S3E26: When The Non Stop Murders, Death and Trauma Of Police Work Becomes Too Much.

Everyone working in Law Enforcement or as a first responder has a breaking point. Former New Orleans Police Officer Dylan Warter joins us to talk about his career in law enforcement and why he walked away. He talks about and…
April 2, 2019

S3E25: A Nightmare Attack On This Cop Caused Him To Spiral Out Of Control.

Former Janesville Wisconsin Police Officer Andrew Smith talks about the "nightmarish" assault, when his service weapon failed to fire. He talks about how his life began to spiral out of control afterwards, which eventually l…
March 30, 2019

S3E24: Insufficient Use Of Force - Self Defense Training for Law Enforcement Officers

Amir Khillah states that widespread insufficient Use Of Force - Self Defense Training for Law Enforcement Officer makes our officers and communities less safe. Amir Khillah is a retired professional MMA fighter, is a regist…
March 26, 2019

S3E23: Fighting Crime And Breaking Stereotypes About Law Enforcement Officers.

Rebecca Hendrix grew up in a dysfunctional family with one alcoholic parent and another in prison due to drug related crimes. She was determined to break that cycle to become a law enforcement officer. Rebecca has gone from …
March 23, 2019

S3E22: The News Media Creates Mistrust of Law Enforcement.

The News Media creates, exaggerates and enflames mistrust between minority communities and Law Enforcement. Daniel Burgess of the Mark Pappas Foundation explains how they are bridging the gap between Law Enforcement and the …
March 13, 2019

S3E21: Is There A Crisis At Our Southern Border?

Jason Piccolo, a US Federal Agent, former Border Patrol and Homeland Security agent says yes. In addition to being a federal agent, Jason is a US Army veteran and author. He talks about the dangers and extremely tough workin…
March 9, 2019

S3E20: Keeping Schools Safe In One Of America's Most Violent Cities

Clyde Boatwright talks about the Baltimore schools police department's mission to keep all children and school staff safe and how politics sometimes interferes with that mission. Clyde Boatwright, with more than 18 years law…
March 6, 2019

S3E19: The Unbridled Heroes Project - Helping Veterans and First Responders

Amy and her husband Mark, founded The Unbridled Heroes Project based on their needs as a result of their military service and the after effects of a horrific crime. They took their experience as veterans, they found and deve…
March 2, 2019

S3E18: Nicole Romans- Hall, Remembering her husband Sgt. Ervin Romans Oakland P.D.

On March 21, 2009, 4 Police Officers were murdered in Oakland California, Sgt. Ervin Romans was one of them. Nicole Romans - Hall talks about her husband Ervin Romans, the type of person, father and police officer that he w…
Feb. 27, 2019

S3E17: Jonathan Hickory - Police Officer, His Career, Book and Recovery From Alcoholism

Career Police Officer Jonathan Hickory talks about the stress of working in Law Enforcement and how that led to a dependence on alcohol. He discusses how that abuse spiraled into his own struggles with alcoholism. Jonathan d…
Feb. 23, 2019

S3E16: Michael "Mike" Burke - Retired NYPD And the Group Brothers Before Others

Michael "Mike" Burke, responding to and working the scene at the first World Trade Center terrorist attack. What it was like working as a Police Officer in America's largest city. Plus, the organization Brothers Before Other…
Feb. 19, 2019

S3E15: From Police Officer to Prolific Author and Motivational Speaker

"I loved police work, but I wanted to help even more people on a larger scale." Former Police Officer Adam Davis is our guest. He went from handling homicides and fighting crime as a police officer to being a prolific author…