Things Police See: Firsthand Accounts

Duane Michaels did 16 years with the Wichita Police Departemnt as patrol, gang unit officer, financial crimes detective, and hostage negotiator. He now spends all of his time playing roles on TV show…

Jack McFarland did 32 years with the DEA, retiring a Supervisory Special Agent . He started his career as a high school teacher and football coach in Pennsylvania. We just scrapped the surface of Jac…

Really fun interview with K9 and Interdiction Specialist, Sgt. Kenny Williams. 

Sgt. Kenny Williams, began his career in 2007, and currently works as a full-time K9 interdiction officer. He has estab…

AJ Jacobs has gone from Arizona State Trooper to marijuana advocate. I talk about my concerns with marijuana and AJ brings some great info about the benefits of responsible use. Of course, AJ also br…

Billy Perry did 31 years on the Jacksonville, FL Sheriff's Department. While on the job he worked SWAT, Dive Team, and the HDT (Bomb Squad). Billy has some great stories from the job, one of which is…

Eric Dym started his career of service as a US Marine and finished it by retiring as a NPYD Lieutenant. He was part of a now defunct unit known as Anit-Crime.  These guys were the real deal, taking s…

Tyler Hoover did 9 years as a Deputy Sheriff in Florida before leaving the job to put all of his efforts into the popular, Anti-Hero Podcast. Really fun interivew hearing his stories form the job and…

Todd Taylor started as a full time firefighter for 7 years. He went to the PD to be able to have full custody of his son, something a FF schedule wouldn't allow. He never intended to stay with the PD…

The great Vernon Geberth returns to walk us through some of his most interesting, brutal, and bizarre homicide investigations. As always the Godfather of Homicide does not disappoint! 

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Happy 4th of July everyone!! Since this is a very busy holiday week I decided to post an interview I did way back in 2018.  I worked side by side with Miguel and finally got the courage to ask him to…

Brian Brady worked 35 years in law enforcement with four departments in two states.He worked every rank and assignment from Patrol Officer to Chief of Police. Brian did 10 years as the Vice President…

Eric Immesberger worked 14 years local law enforcement followed by 21 years ATF. He commanded 2 of the largest ATF Task Force Groups; Grp 4 Joint firearms Task Force in NYC and Kansas City Grp 5 Gun …

Sheriff Staly began his law enforcement career in 1975 as a police officer in the City of Oviedo, Florida and later in the City of Altamonte Springs, Florida. In 1977, Sheriff Staly joined the Orange…

Stu Jones works in law enforcement, has served in patrol, narcotics, criminal investigations, and as a team leader of a multi-jurisdictional SWAT team. He is trained and qualified as a SWAT sniper, a…

Stephen Murphy worked his up way from his start as a police officer in a small West Virginia town to the Deputy Assistant Administrator of the DEA. During his 37 years in law enforcement Steve was st…

Lt. Commander (ret) Vernon Geberth is known as the Godfather of Homicide. His NYPD career was nothing short of incredible and his stories are great! He retired as the Commanding Officer of the Bronx …

Unafraid and unapologetic. Retired Police Officer, Candidate for Sheriff in Chicago, Published Author and Speaker. Dominick Izzo is not afraid to speak his mind. Had a really great time getting to kn…

Tom Smith is a retired 2nd Grade Detective from the NYPD where he served in numerous units such as Bronx Narcotics, Bronx Gang Unit, 52 Pct Robbery Squad and the FBI/NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force. …

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Alex Villanueva is the 33rd Sheriff of Los Angeles County. He is the first Spanish-speaking sheriff in the county. In 2018, retired sheriff’s lieutenant Villanueva defeated incumbent Sheriff Jim McDo…