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Failure To Stop
by Failure To Stop
Cops, dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics and truth-seeking civilians this show is for YOU. It’s TRUE true crime and current events by current and former first responders. Mondays: UNCUFFED - where comedy meets crime news. J Derrell White and Eric Tansey are two ex-cops turned comedians and they deliver the funny truth. Wednesdays: LAST CALL - Eric Tansey and Josh of Dead Leg Media team up to give you their spin on today’s current events. Thursdays: ILLEGAL SHIFT- Chief Kiefer is a firefighter in Ohio with a clear Bengals bias. Calling him out on his spicy sports takes is Jon, a 911 dispatcher and probably the best Cowboys fan ever. If you're lost on sports, they'll keep you caught up. Fridays: BREAKDOWNS - Former cop Eric Tansey and current street cop Tyler use their experience and job knowledge to break down audio/video of topical events that affect policing i
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701. Did A Former Capitol Police Officer Plant The J6 Pipe Bomb?
Breaking news in the January 6 investigation: federal sources and new reporting point to Shauni Rae Kerkhoff as the possible identity behind the mysterious hooded figure long sought in connection with suspicious activity near the DNC and RNC. Kerkhoff, who previously worked for multiple police...
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700. Code 3 Crash: A Cop's Worst Nightmare
Running hot with lights and sirens on at high speed is like running with scissors on the ice. It's so dangerous and although it's necessary, the danger you impose onto the community trying to stop some other catastrophe in progress should never be taken for granted. Los Angeles police have…
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699. Weak Cops Are Dangerous To Everyone: Real Cop Reacts To Excessive Force
Best-selling author and former cop Eric Tansey takes viewers inside newly released bodycam footage from Charlotte County, Florida — where Deputy Timothy Poole shot and killed unarmed Deep Creek resident Daniel Scott Burch. Tansey’s law enforcement experience brings clarity to the split-second...
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698. Running For Sheriff: The Seedy Underbelly of Cops And Politics
In this episode, best-selling author and former police officer Eric Tansey sits down with special guest Erik Johnson to tackle one of the toughest questions facing modern law enforcement: can a peace officer truly stay true to his oath while running for public office? Across America, sheriff...
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697. Every Cop Is A Negotiator: You Have To Be Willing To Talk
Best-selling author and former police officer Eric Tansey breaks down intense body-camera footage from a Wisconsin police standoff that ended in tragedy. Early on July 26, 2024, De Pere Police responded to reports of a man armed with a rifle at the Perkofski Boat Launch. Multiple…
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696. Captain Shot and Left Behind By Rookie Officers
Police Officers Should Not Have To Work Like This. Last year in in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, a routine domestic assault call turned into a life-or-death ambush caught on body cam footage. Veteran officer Captain Gray entered a multi-unit home with rookie Officer Jasmine Hendry to investigate…
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695. The War On Police Still Rages
Former police officer and best-selling author of PIG LATIN Eric Tansey breaks down newly released bodycam and dash cam footage from a harrowing Memorial Day traffic stop in Bloomfield, New Mexico. What began as a routine stop over a broken headlight tragically escalated into the fatal shooting of...
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694. Cops Save 9-Year-Old from Knife-Wielding Father
Best-selling author and former police officer Eric Tansey breaks down intense body cam footage from Gaithersburg, Maryland, where officers rushed into a terrifying hostage situation. On July 26, 2025, Montgomery County Police responded to a domestic disturbance in Germantown. Inside the home,...
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693. MMA Champion & Army Captain Eli Donker Explains Police Use Of Force
Join bestselling author Eric Tansey as he sits down with Eli Donker, a former U.S. Army Captain and Indiana State Heavyweight MMA Champion, to unpack the realities of police use of force. Eli shares insights from his time training soldiers in hand-to-hand combat and how those same principles now...
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692. Lawnmower Man Pulls Gun on Cop
Former police officer and Pig Latin Eric Tansey author reacts to shocking bodycam footage of a Michigan lawnmower chase where a fleeing suspect pulls a gun, is tased, and accidentally shoots himself. Get expert breakdown of tactics, use of force, and split-second decisions. Jackson, Michigan — On...
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691. PIG LATIN is finally here!
Eric Tansey opens up about his brand-new book Pig Latin: A Seriously Funny True Story of a Former Police Officer. In this candid and unfiltered interview with Abby Ellsworth (On Being a Police Officer), Tansey shares the wildest, funniest, and most shocking stories from his years in uniform, how…
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690. Houston Sergeant Shot By Bobby Alverado Returns Effective Fire
The incident happened July 17 on Mykawa Road near Almeda Genoa Road. Bobby Alverado shot an officer, and that officer fired back. This episode we dive into the mental aspects of preparedness coupled with the training aspects which ultimately determines your survivability in a gun fight like this....
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689. Good Cop Bad Cop and A Crazy Drug Case
Special Guest Quint a Good Cop who became a part of a wild drug case that would ultimately end in a corrupt cop being arrested and charged. This is a first hand count of a wild story that you don't want to miss. Sponsors - Pig Latin a Seriously Funny True Story https://a.co/d/amn6CAb Learn more...
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688. Scumbag Dad Drives Into Cop with Kids in Car
Bodycam shows North Las Vegas police shooting Auftan Green after he struck an officer with his car while fleeing a gas station. One child fell from the vehicle, two others were inside. Green circled back at high speed toward officers and was shot. He had initially tried to flee during a stop,...
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687. Cops Beat William McNeil Jr. : Ben Crump's Next Payday
22-year-old William McNeil Jr. was pulled over by the Jacksonville County Sheriff's Office. No headlights in the rain, no seatbelt. Petty offenses escalated as McNeil began refusing commands and demanding a supervisor. Race-baiting opportunist civil rights attorney is ready to chase this…
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686. Knifepoint: Cops Standoff With Hostage Taker
A man on a violent rampage in Bath, Michigan shatters the peace, breaking into homes and cars—until a chilling 911 call changes everything. "I've been stabbed," a voice cries out. Within minutes, police race to the scene, sirens screaming, only to find the suspect barricaded inside... and holding…
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685. Tyler Grey-- 'SEAL TEAM's Trent Sawyer-- Delta Force Veteran on Police Trauma
Tyler Grey, who portrayed Trent Sawyer on the CBS Drama SEAL TEAM-- and a real Delta Force operator and author of FORGED IN CHAOS: A WARRIOR'S ORIGIN STORY-- takes a break from acting, directing, writing and technical advising to talk to Eric Tansey about the reality of the trauma that police...
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684. Moore PD's Burglar Beat Down
Hell yeah. Moore Police Officers responded to a house Jason Girod had accessed without the homeowner's permission. He had active warrants and was going into custody. Girod refused and the house became a wrestling ring. A taser was deployed but it wasn't enough; he had to be safely escorted to the...
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683. Be Ready To Rumble: Florida Deputy Vs. Charles St. Fleur
24-year-old suspect Charles St. Fleur didn't survive his decision to fight the police. Former cops break down shocking dash and body cam footage of an Orange County deputy caught in the fight of his life. This isn’t theory—it's survival. They’ll show you how real training, like Brazilian Jiu…
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682. Joseph Navarro Refuses To Be Taken Alive By Chicago PD
Last Month Chicago Police Officers responded to a weapons violation call. Suspect was identified as 50-year-old Joseph Navarro, wanted for an aggravated battery. Navarro fled from the area and crashed his vehicle across the state line in Indiana. Officers caught up to him and were fired upon.…
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681. Cops Take Down Dirt Bag Sex Offender
In Florida, Deputy Trujillo stopped a vehicle suspected of carrying Matthew Rollie, wanted for child enticement and failure to register. After confirming his identity and having the driver exit, Rollie removed his seatbelt and reached for a weapon. Despite commands to stop, he opened fire on the...
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680. Jamal Wali Draws Gun on Fairfax County Police
He hates Americans, and he just tried to kill two of them. Just days before this lethal encounter, Jamal Wali was pulled over for driving on a suspended license. In 2018 he was charged with eluding and resisting. On April 23 'Today's the day' as Wali engaged with a Fairfax County officer on a…
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679. Osean McClintock Gets Shot After Stealing Cop's Gun
Fountain Valley, California, the Fountain Valley Police Department responded to a suspicious person outside a middle school by a male subject without a shirt who appeared to scare a woman in car there. Officers located 26-year-old Osean McClintock, who matched the description provided by the...
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678. The Shooting of Geoffrey Stirling
Two veteran officers-- Eric Tansey and Cameron Santana-- break down the fatal shooting of Geoffrey Stirling during a traffic stop in Newport Beach, where Stirling attacked police and tried to steal a taser. They walk viewers through the body cam footage, offering insight into use-of-force...
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677. Revenge: Ryan Hinton and Rodney Hinton Jr. Case
Former cop Eric Tansey examines the body cam footage in the case of Rodney Hinton, an Ohio man accused of executing a calculated act of revenge: the killing of a Hamilton County sheriff's deputy, Larry Henderson. Investigators allege Hinton targeted the deputy in cold blood, a retaliatory strike...
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676. Jorge Cardenas' Intense Shootout in Victorville
Join two former police officers as they break down the dramatic bodycam footage from a high-stakes encounter at a Victorville gas station. With firsthand law enforcement experience, they analyze the tactics, decision-making, and split-second choices made in the heat of the moment. This video…
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675. Why This Bismarck Officer Opened Fire
Bismarck police shot 53-year-old Melanie Udell after she struck Officer Matthew James with her vehicle during a traffic stop involving Officer Nathan Anderson. But was it intentional? Was the shooting justified — or a split-second mistake? We break down what happened, what bodycam and witness...
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674. Deshawn Leeth's Last Crazy Ride
Earlier this month 30-year-old Deshawn Leeth crashed his vehicle on the turnpike. An Ohio trooper responded, but failed to recognize that Leeth was in a state of excited delirium. Talking nonsense, assaulting the trooper and enduring the deployed taser, he was able to steal the Trooper's car and…
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673. Officer Involved Shooting of Dyshan Best
38-year-old Dyshan Best was asked a simple question. To step out of the vehicle for a pat search. Officer Erin Perotta of the Bridgeport Police Department was looking for a gun after responding to a call about a big fight. Best agreed to step out of the vehicle and be searched, but instead…
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672. Eric Sits Down with ACTUAL Bank Robber
Glenn Wilkins’ journey is one of resilience and reinvention. Raised in Knightdale, NC, he raced motocross while being homeschooled before facing the realities of the criminal justice system. After serving time for a credit union robbery, he refused to be defined by his past. Now 29, he is a...
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671. Insane Police Chief Runs Department Like Frat House
Chief Robert Farley, a veteran of the North Bergen Police Department, is accused by five of his own staffer of turning his station into a house of debauchery. Specified in the complaint-- the chief defecating on the office floor, spiking the office coffee pot with Adderall and Viagra, and jabbing...
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670. Officers Drop Nutcase With Chainsaw
St. Charles Police Officers responded to a senior assisted living center and found a man their wielding a chainsaw and threatening the officers. In body camera footage released by the Kane County State Attorney's Office, officers are shown using terminal force to subdue the suspect. Real former...
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669. Cornfed Scumbag Bulletproof in Shootout with Police
Three counts of attempted first degree murder charges for Ryan Aeron Stanley Hurst, 18, of Siloam Springs. He pointed a gun at Illinois State Police. Officers shot him in the chest, but the bullet just rolled out of his shirt. Well it went through a windshield first, and another round did go...
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668. Revisiting America's Most Hated Mom Casey Anthony
Eric and Mike The Cop will break down the case of Casey Anthony, who was accused and acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee Anthony in 2008. Anthony initially told investigators Caylee had been kidnapped, prompting a massive search for the girl. In 2011, after more than 10 hours of...
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667. The Epstein List Phase I? List Not Released
Attorney General Pam Bondi's Justice Department is releasing documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financial mogul and convicted trafficker. Many names of associates could be at last made public at Congressional insistence. Names and flight logs to his island are potentially on the...
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666. St. Louis Metro Police Leaves Breathing Suicide Victim Behind
Shocking body camera footage shows two St. Louis Metropolitan Police (SLMPD) officers walking away from a still-breathing victim of a gunshot wound to the head because they said they did not want to take the call. Officers Justin Fraser and Ty Warren responded to a 911 call placed by Urayoan...
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665. Deranged Dad Accuses Columbus Cop of Excessive Force
Going viral is the story of a Columbus Police officer who is being accused of excessive force and racism. While attempting to enforce parking on a street, the officer engaged with a subject who started yelling and screaming and using his own infant child as a shield. The entire incident reveals...
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664. Female Cop Shoots Hostage Taker Jacob Preece
Salt Lake City police saved the life of a man taken hostage by a knife-wielding suspect on a sidewalk near a supermarket. Eric breaks down the dramatic bodycam footage of the July 25 incident that ended the life of suspect Andrew Jacob Preece after officers fired nearly a dozen rounds. Learn more...
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663. J6 Rioter Matthew Huttle Killed By Police
On Sunday in Jasper County Indiana, Matthew Huttle was stopped by the Sheriff's Department. He resisted arrest while in possession of a firearm. He fought the deputy and terminal force was used to stop the suspect. Huttle was just released from federal prison on a highly controversial pardon…
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662. The Murder of Virginia Olson in 'A Murder On Campus'
Police officer Cameron Santana and his brother Brian Santana join the show to talk about North Carolina's most notorious cold case. The book A MURDER ON CAMPUS: The Professor, The Cop, And North Carolina's Most Notorious Cold Case is a true crime investigation that unveils the shocking story…
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661. Point Blank Range: Gunfight in New Jersey
Last Year in East Rutherford, Officer Brad Steve, the cop with two first names, responded to a 911 call-- but the problem was unknown. When he got to Garfield street, he found 52-year-old Raymond Noel entering a house and refusing commands to cooperate. Steve went inside to apprehend him when…
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660. Jeffrey Schopp Shot For Jaywalking?
In San Antonio, December 3, 2024, An officer attempted to talk to a male subject on the road. The subject ran away. The officer gave chase, and they ended up near a drainage ditch. A second officer showed up issued commands for compliance to the male. The officer observed the suspect holding a…
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659. Former Cop and CO React To Robert Brooks Death
At Marcy Correctional Facility in New York, 43-year-old inmate Robert Brooks was fatally beaten while handcuffed and the incident was filmed on bodycam footage. Robert Brooks died on December 10, one day after correction officers were filmed assaulting him. The AG and the media call the in…
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658. The Madison School Shooting
Another school has joined the long list of those carved into our conscience. Abundant Life Christian School in Madison. Suspect Natalie Rupnow was already dead when officers responded to Abundant Life Christian School. A staff member and another student were killed in the attack, while six others...
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657. Smashing Raid: Deputies Waste No Time Getting Inside
In Hillsborough County Florida, Deputies in a standoff on a porch wtih a knife wielding suspect have had it. With lives at risk and a heavy locked door between them and the subject, without hesitation or planning they went full Kool-Aid Man mode to make entry into the house and save the day.…
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656. The Chase: Lone Pine Police Officer Commandeering Kid's Bike
Lone Tree Police Officer Jacob Tarr could not be stopped. Chasing a felon in flight, he tipped the odds in his favor when he commandeered a kid's bicycle. The suspect stole a motorscooter but Tarr would not be left in the dust. Dogged to the end, Lone Tree Police got their man. He was booked on a...
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655. Home Invasion: Officer Involved Shooting of Brandon Durham
On November 12, 43-Year-Old father Brandon Durham called the Las Vegas Metro Police Department about a possible home invasion. Police responded and found Durham struggling with Alejandra Bourdeaux. Officer Alexander Bookman entered the home and gave verbal commands to drop the knife, and after...
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654. Excessive Force: OKC Police vs Lich Vu
Lich Vu had a mouth on him. The problem was his mouth was 70 years old. A tiny Asian man with bone cancer, Vu was willing to go jail rather than sign a citation for a traffic violation in October. So often habitual criminals choose to decide their fate at the time of arrest through flight and...
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653. The Arrest and Death of Daniel King
Daniel King, a 30-year-old man from Millville, New Jersey, died in the custody of New Jersey State Police troopers on July 9, 2023. Troopers responded to a 911 call from King himself at his residence, and upon arrival King told the trooper he wanted to remove some property from his home. Trooper...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Cops, dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics and truth-seeking civilians this show is for YOU. It’s TRUE true crime and current events by current and former first responders.
Mondays: UNCUFFED - where comedy meets crime news. J Derrell White and Eric Tansey are two ex-cops turned comedians and they deliver the funny truth.
Wednesdays: LAST CALL - Eric Tansey and Josh of Dead Leg Media team up to give you their spin on today’s current events.
Thursdays: ILLEGAL SHIFT- Chief Kiefer is a firefighter in Ohio with a clear Bengals bias. Calling him out on his spicy sports takes is Jon, a 911 dispatcher and probably the best Cowboys fan ever. If you're lost on sports, they'll keep you caught up.
Fridays: BREAKDOWNS - Former cop Eric Tansey and current street cop Tyler use their experience and job knowledge to break down audio/video of topical events that affect policing i
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