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Ep. 72 Kent PD’s Tessa Melville discusses the critical incidents that formed her including responding to a line of duty death and her decision to return to patrol from Detective in Special Assault Unit.

Ep. 72 Tessa Melville has been with the Kent Police Department for eight years, though her introduction to law enforcement began much earlier through her stepfather, a police officer, and her mother, a dispatcher. The realiti...

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May 29, 2025

Ep. 72 Kent PD’s Tessa Melville discusses the critical incidents that…

Ep. 72 Tessa Melville has been with the Kent Police Department for eight years, though her introduction to law enforcement began much earlier through her stepfather, a police officer, and her mother, a dispatcher. The realiti...

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May 6, 2025

Ep. 71 – Officer Tevon Davis on Losing His Gang Member Brother in a P…

Ep. 71 – Officer Tevon Davis on Losing His Gang Member Brother in a Police Shootout In this powerful crossover episode, I co-host alongside former Raleigh Police Officer Cameron Santana on the Santana True Crime podcast. We s...

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April 22, 2025

Ep. 70 - From Raleigh PD to True Crime Author: Cameron Santana on his…

Ep. 70 - From Raleigh PD to True Crime Author: Cameron Santana on his law enforcement career and the Virginia Olson Cold Case. Cameron has 20 years in law enforcement. He started with Raleigh PD in 2005. In our conversation, ...

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April 4, 2025

Ep. 69 - LAPD Lt. Jeff Wenninger (ret) – Rodney King Riots; rebuildin…

Ep. 69 - LAPD Lt. Jeff Wenninger (ret) – Rodney King Riots; Rampart Scandal and rebuilding the Gang CRASH Unit through leadership and teamwork. Jeff Wenninger is a retired LAPD lieutenant with more than 30 years in law enforc...

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Feb. 25, 2025

Ep. 68 Talking Prison and Street Gangs with Brian “BC” Sanders retire…

Ep. 68 Talking Prison and Street Gangs with returning guest and gang culture expert retired Lt. Brian “BC” Sanders. In his 20+ years with a large agency in the southeastern U.S., Brian served on various proactive units includ...

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Jan. 28, 2025

Ep. 67 – NYPD Det. Tom Smith on 9/11, Joint Terrorism Task Force, Res…

Ep. 67 – In Part Two of my interview with NYPD Det. Tom Smith (Ret.) we discuss 9/11 and how the day unfolded for him; what it was like working rescue and recovery at Ground Zero and later at the landfill to identify belongin...

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