Episode #4: The Crossroads: Interstate & City interdiction I-90 / I-94 Corridor with Cody Digre

In this episode of The Front Seat with Nick Jackson, Nick welcomes Cody Digre, a K9 handler who works both interstate and inner-city interdiction along the I-90 / I-94 corridor between Chicago and Minneapolis.Together, they explore a practical and often misunderstood side of interdiction: how intelligence, geography, and human behavior come together during real roadside encounters. From short turn-around trips and LPR data to interviews and consent searches, this conversation focuses on how cases are built through observation, communication, and decision-making in the moment.Cody shares how being personable and building rapport has played a critical role in his success, especially early in his career when consent searches were often the primary tool. He breaks down how establishing a behavioral baseline, recognizing stress, and identifying deception can move a stop forward without force or confrontation.They also discuss the challenges facing proactive work today, including finding motivated personnel willing to work interdiction, adapting tactics to different local expectations, and balancing consent-based searches with K9 deployment.In this episode, you’ll hear:How intelligence and geography influence interdiction decisionsThe role of interviews and rapport in developing reasonable suspicionConsent searches versus K9 use, and how to decide between themWhy some officers struggle with interdiction workHow experience and exposure sharpen behavioral awarenessWhere interdiction is headed in a changing policing environmentWhether you’re in law enforcement or simply curious about how interdiction really works beyond the headlines, this episode offers an honest look at the mindset, skills, and challenges involved in working the road.Once you start paying attention to behavior and patterns, you begin to see how much of this work happens long before the search and long before the stop ever feels routine.No hype. No fluff. Just real interdiction talk from the front seat.