142: Changing the Culture: How One Officer's Suicide Changed an Entire Department with Lorenzo Glenn

Lorenzo Glenn is active lieutenant for the Anaheim Police Department in California. If you're not familiar with Anaheim, it's the epicenter of Disneyland, Angels Stadium, and the Honda Arena. Lorenzo is currently in charge of the Air Operations Unit and the Peer Support Team. He is also the current president of the Public Safety Peer Support Association. Lorenzo has over 30 years in law enforcement experience and we got connected through Nick Wilson of The Resiliency Project (check him out on episode 130)-- and here's where the story gets interesting.  When Nick was a cop, he was best friends with Anaheim PD Officer Derek Trusk. On October 8, 2017, Officer Trusk took his own life, one of hundreds of officers to do so that year. At the time he committed suicide, Lorenzo Glenn was his supervisor.  On this episode, Lorenzo talks openly and honestly about the warning signs they missed, what more could have been done to save Derek Trusk, and how you can implement some of his lessons to prevent a tragedy from occuring at your own department. Lorenzo is a fantastic law enforcement leader and his honesty and willingness to come on this show and talk about the lessons he learned is a testament to his character.  I want to offer you something that I'm very excited about, and it's absolutely FREE. We are launching Tactical Tuesdays - a free weekly email where we bring you a few tactics, tips and strategies to help you succeed in the week ahead. It may be about a book I want to share, gear I've found useful, an inspiring quote, or anything else I think you'd like. To sign up for the Tactical Tuesdays email list, you can visit thesquadroom.net/tacticaltuesdays or just text your email address to 805-364-2331. I promise we won't sell or spam your email account.  If you want to know how you can support the show, there are a few ways to do that:  If you like what you heard today, if you got something out of the conversation, please consider leaving a review on the podcast player of your choice. If you got a few seconds, please leave a comment with your review.  Second, share this episode or any other episode you loved with people you know need to hear it. You can share episodes right from our webpage at thesquadroom.net and from most podcast players. Also, join our FB group and follow me on IG @thesquadroom  A special thanks to our sponsor for today's episode, CommGear Supply. If you're looking for the best prices and industry leading warranty coverage on your radio equipment, make sure you check them out and use the coupon code thesquadroom to get 10% off your order.  A special thanks to our sponsor for today's episode, Hard to Kill Fitness. If you're looking for an effective and challenging at-home workout program that can get you results and get you back in shape, check them out at hardtokillfitness.co.