049 Derek Pacifico, Big City Homicide Detective To High School Teacher, And Everything In-Between.

Send us Fan Mail Send us a textToday’s show takes us to Knoxville Tennessee where I chat with Derek Pacifico.Derek started his 24-year career in law enforcement with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department where he served as a deputy, detective, and sergeant working in the jail and on the street in patrol and the homicide unit. After he retired from the sheriff’s department, he took a job in a small town in Tennessee where he was the chief of police for two years. In 2018 Derek landed a job teaching high school criminal justice where he enjoys teaching three different criminal justice classes to his eager students. Derek shares his vast experience in law enforcement and teaching with us in today’s show.In today’s episode we discuss:·      How Derek got interested in law enforcement and what life in the academy looked like.·      How Derek working in the jail, was always outnumbered by dangerous inmates and how he used his “gift of gab” to keep safe.·      How Derek worked his way to the homicide unit as a detective.·      Derek’s promotion to sergeant and unique challenges that brought. ·      What life as a small-town chief of police was really like. ·      How a homicide detective and sergeant wound up teaching high school kids. All of this and more on today’s episode of the Cops and Writers podcast.Visit Derek and check out everything he offers, including his books at his website.Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series.Please visit the Cops and Writers website.If you have a question for the sarge, hit him up at his email.Come join the fun at the Cops and Writers Facebook groupWhat would you do if you lost the one you loved the most? How far would you go to quench your thirst for vengeance?https://a.co/d/2UsJPbaSupport the show What's the craziest thing you saw when you were a cop?My first week on the job, a guy running at me with a butcher knife. He'd just killed his brother over the last hot dog.That's chapter 1. There are 33 more.Police Stories: The Rookie Years just launched - available on Amazon. Search 'Police Stories Patrick O'Donnell' or click thSupport the show