Episode 764: The Journey of Policing with Gary Edgington

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with former counter terrorism task force commander and author, Gary Edgington. Gary is a former counter terrorism task force commander with over thirty years in law enforcement. From 1999 to 2008 he was a member of the LA FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. After 9/11 Gary commanded a counter terrorism task force for the California DOJ.   In 2008, Gary deployed to Iraq as an advisor with the US Army. After redeploying, Gary worked intelligence assignments with the Department of Defense and the Long Beach Police Department.  Gary is also the son of a law enforcement officer who was murdered in the line of duty while Gary was only in the third week of police academy training.  Today, Gary tells some stories from his 30+ year law enforcement career, the lessons he learned, gives advice for all cops on the job today and discusses his new book "Outside the Wire".  Check out Gary's website: https://garyedgingtonauthor.com/ Check out Gary's book: https://www.amazon.com/Outside-Wire-Novel-Murder-Love/dp/1646639235 If you like what you are hearing and want to stay in the loop with the latest in Street Cop Training, please follow our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/StreetCopTraining Don't forget to subscribe and rate the podcast, it truly helps!  Sign up for classes here: https://streetcoptraining.com/course-list/Follow our podcast here: https://streetcoptraining.com/street-cop-podcast/    or    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/street-cop-podcast/id1538474515