120 Deep Undercover With ATF Special Agent Ken Croke And Riding With Evil: Taking Down The Pagan MC

Send us Fan Mail Send us a textToday we are chatting with the author of Riding With Evil: Taking Down The Notorious Pagan Motorcycle Gang and ATF Special Agent, Ken Croke. Over 25 years, he took part in more than a thousand undercover operations, including gang, drug, and firearms trafficking cases. Married with three young daughters, he was a supervisor who seemed to cruise to a quiet suburban retirement.But, when a tip about criminal motorcycle gangs came into the Boston ATF field office in 2008, the experienced Croke was brought in to check out sources and information. Then came a chance encounter with an associate of the Pagans. “One thing led to another,” and he was on the case.Ken spent the next two years of his life in deep undercover where he became the first member of law enforcement to become a fully patched member of one of the most violent Outlaw Motorcycle gangs, the Pagans. In today’s episode we discuss:·      Ken’s path to becoming an ATF Special Agent.·      How long it usually takes an ATF agent to work undercover.·      The different types of undercover cases. ·      Through a series of unusual circumstances, he was pulled into the Pagans.·      Outlaw motorcycle gang vocabulary.·      The popular television show, Sons of Anarchy. ·      The heavy toll his undercover work took on him and his family.All of this and more on today’s episode of the Cops and Writers podcast.Check out, Riding with Evil: Taking Down the Notorious Pagan Motorcycle GangCheck out Field Training (Brew City Blues Book 1)!!Enjoy the Cops and Writer's book series.Please visit the Cops and Writers website.If you have a question for the sarge, hit him up at his email.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/2UsJPbaAvenging Adam Audiobook by Jodi BurnettGet 50% off Avenging Adam audiobook with this link! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support 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