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Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.I already had all releases scheduled out through the end of July.  However, yesterday's interview with Packy felt fitting to cut the line and release on Mother's Day.Packy and I had a great conversation about the fastest four seconds of his life.  A simple citizen encounter transitioned into a brawl, his service pistol being taken, and an attempt on his life.  Packy discusses the incident itself and what followed in both the short and longterm.Thank you Packy for your openness and honesty.  Thank you for discussing your very personal issues that followed your shooting, and how you manage them to be the best man you can be.May this episode save a life, career or personal relationship.Happy Mother's Day.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Trash Pull!All police and military units are comprised of individuals that require two things:1. Individual Skills2. Team CohesionTrash pulls need to be a tool in your investigative toolbox to retrieve facts from your target.  Tune in for a down and, literally, dirty, on the legality and tactics to be successful dumpster diving!I hate them, but I do them, because they work.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.A good friend asked me to provide an episode on what I consider to be the most REALISTIC law enforcement shows and movies.  It's hard to capture the transitions from boring / mundane to life changing excitement and back, but I'll try to name the ones I like best in this category!Enjoy the weather!-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.The police academy will give you the barebones to be a cop:  Law, tactics criminal procedure.Field training will indoctrinate you into the culture of the agency you chose.This episode will provide realistic, day-to-day best practices that I adopted over years of patrolling and supervising a patrol shift.  These practices will lead you to success and great fortune!-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Confidential Informants.  CIs.Sources of Information.  SOIs.Rats.  Police.  Snitches.  12.On today's episode I will discuss how to utilize CIs to make your career and not break it.  Google "Whitey Bulger" for a great example of how to ruin a career and an agency's reputation through CI mismanagement.I've had many lessons learned, and today I will turn them all over!  Run your CI, don't let your CI run you.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.LEO speaks again with Kevin Grogan - former homicide detective, combat veteran and author of three published books.  Kevin provides his opinions on modern policing and what methods worked for him.Kevin admits he did not do everything perfectly, but he did give many years to the badge.  We can learn more from mistakes than someone that comes on here telling stories of their own glory.Tune in!-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Kevin Grogan started his career just like the rest of us - bright eyed, ambitious, curious.  After some years, some time wearing a yellow shirt, investigating homicides and working in the Savannah Gang Unit, it all came crashing down.Tune in for Kevin's account of his sudden fall during his climb.  We've all made mistakes, we've all had close calls, and Kevin opens up about the errors of his ways and what he would've done differently.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.If you're back, you're not reading this.  If you're not returning from last episode, read the last description first.Eric will go further into what ROCIC offers and what you can expect from training / intel analysts.-LEOROCIC - A Proven Resource for Law Enforcement Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Meet Eric with ROCIC!  This non-profit is built to serve the active LEO.  Whether you need training or intel, whether your agency is large or small, they can provide you free or low-cost services.Mid and Upper Management cannot cry about departmental issues if they do not push training and intel-driven policing.LEOs cannot cry about career stagnation if they do not attend training consistently.Listen here to what they have to offer, locations, and everything in between.I have no sponsors, so if they're on here, I believe.-LEOROCIC - A Proven Resource for Law Enforcement Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Any LEO I know will accept intervention dealing with mental health consumers.  Drew has studied and experienced this extensively and will continue to explain the points in the CJ system when his team can effectively get involved.Every point of contact after arrest has potential for intervention.  If a mental health consumer gets help, the hope is that he or she stops committing crimes.  Then all of our lives are better.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Drew Taylor has extensive education and experience in what most of us cops call CIT - Crisis Intervention Training.  Tune in to hear the innovative techniques that Lehigh County, PA is using to manage mental health issues as they fall within the criminal justice system.  Drew will delve into their system of intervention and how they shift some responsibility from law enforcement / courts to different areas.All of you cops and prosecutors will agree that not everyone needs to be charged with crimes.  Drew gives an honest and gritty take on how to manage mental health issues without developing a program that is easily manipulated by the criminal element.Intervention at various stages of criminal justice involvement sounds reasonable to me.  In this episode we will discuss Intercept 0 and Intercept 1.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Surprise bonus episode, and the most exciting yet!  US Attorney General Pam Bondi came through my city, and I had the pleasure of meeting her and, of course, blabbing about my podcast!  After talking for a few minutes, she agreed to knock out an episode and answer some difficult questions!  I didn't get a lot of time (apparently, she's a busy lady), but we shared some laughs and some awkwardness.  I hope you enjoy, and you're next Bongino!-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Over the last few weeks, I spoke with five career investigators and three career prosecutors.  My question to them:  What are the top five mistakes you see from investigators that lead cases to failure.  Dismissals.  Acquittals.  Problems.There was heavy overlap, and the most repeated phrase was not to be a lazy BLEEP!Luckily, they provided about 15 other points between them.  They'll be coming on to hash it out in the future, but for now, enjoy the 11-minute synopsis.And follow the FB / IG / YT already.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue."Oh you can't set up in there.  They do counter.""How can I set up out there in the country?  Stick a car on an empty dirt road?""That neighborhood is gated and they'll call my target."You can do stationary surveillance anywhere.Stop believing the hype.  You can work the problem, get eyes on your target location, get your search warrant, make your arrest, whatever you need.Being skilled at stationary surveillance takes some finesse, but if you develop yourself (partly through tuning in to this), you can have a niche on your team that's hard to match.  If you can set up anywhere from the hood to the projects to the country to a gated community of 3-million-dollar homes to Pablo Escobar's compound, you are invaluable and irreplaceable.Danny Baker was a Scout-Sniper - you think he got handed a mission and said, "Hey sir, we can't go in there.  It'll be hard."Fuck that mindset.  Come from a place of YES!And if your partner is saying an area cannot be infiltrated, prove 'em wrong.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.All jobs have group and individual skills.  Last month, I released Narcotics.Narcotics is riddled with both of these.  Surveillance is both individual and team.If you suck as an individual, you'll be a worthless team member.  If all 8 of you are great but you have no flow together, you'll be a low-functioning team.Today's episode will focus on how to follow cars and people that are moving.  At times this will include transitions to and from stationary surveillance (next episode, btw).If you're a narc, fed, vice or anyone else that conducts discreet observation, tune in!-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Christy Barker's first interview dropped months ago.  She discussed her ideas of the ideal prosecutor / investigator relationship prior to arrest.Post-arrest, that relationship needs to (and will) change.  Today she discussed what she, as a prosecutor of violent crime for three decades, would like from the investigators after they arrest a killer.The short version is this:  If you're an investigator, you do not prosecute cases.  It's not your decision to prosecute, or to decide the strategy of that prosecution.  This is objectively the design of the US Criminal Justice System.  If you are questioning this, you need to go learn your system.Therefore, what's the point of collecting facts if you're doing it in such a way that the person you believe did the crime cannot be charged effectively?  Sure, you can take out a warrant.I arrested the killer!  Call the press!  Fucking hero cop over here!Then you don't answer the phone when prosecutor calls.  She needs discovery.  He needs leads followed to get ahead of plausible defenses.  She needs alibi witnesses interviewed.  You ain't answering.  You got an arrest, so bug off and do yo job, lawyer.If that's where you're at, don't cry when the case gets dismissed.  Don't tell the victim's mama you did everything you could.  Be real.Learn from Christy how to manage arguably the most important time of a case - post-arrest.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.In last Friday's episode, Danny discussed his career - USMC Sniper, Police Officer, Coroner.In today's episode, he will go into the nitty gritty of hitting rock bottom.  The path there, the moment of truth, and the path back out of the dark.Whether you were a member of Uncle Sam's Misguided Children (USMC), Army, Navy, Air Force, Coastie, Police, Deputy, Corrections, Investigations, or just a man or woman who's been through some shit, this episode will give you perspective.Prior to uploading this morning, I listened to a 10-minute blurb to quality check, as always.  This is the only time I've had tears in my eyes.If you're struggling, you are not alone - in the struggle or in having support.I'm here, Danny's here, and you will persevere.-LEONote:  Follow the FB and IG for more thorough introductions and pictures! Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Danny Baker is a Scout-Sniper in the United States Marine Corps turned police officer, turned deputy coroner.  Following eight years active duty (including multiple combat deployments and four years of training new Scout-Snipers), Danny was hired to police the streets of Greenville, SC.  After 14 years of this, he moved on to something more peaceful (?), working as a deputy coroner.  In the first of a two-part segment, Danny will discuss his background, his preparation and training in the USMC Special Operations community, and what made him make the moves he did.Danny will touch on mental health in this episode, but it's really the build-up for the most moving interview I've not only conducted, but heard.  Next week Danny will provide a brutal honesty into some of the things he went through when he hit rock bottom, and how he came out the other side alive.  His path back to mental health.I have friends that have committed suicide, friends' kids that have, police co-workers that have, and many that have hit rock bottom and stared into the abyss.  None have been this open and honest.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.The title in in jest (hopefully).  Female police officers deal with things that I never have.  In this episode I will briefly touch on some of the struggles I've seen friends and co-workers deal with, and how I've seen successful cops overcome!I kept it short because I'm going to go into greater details with someone more genetically qualified to speak on the subject.Welcome to March!-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.As a city police officer I attended multiple training events on FLETC (Federal Law Enforcement Training Center).  I worked, as I've said, on the USMS Regional Fugitive Task Force.  I also worked quite a bit with DEA and ATF while in narcotics, and had some workings with FBI and US Secret Service. During training to become a fed, our class was mixed with other agencies and shared living quarters and the cafeteria with thousands of people from dozens of other agencies.  If you've listened you know I'm a talker, so I was chatting with these folks.After completing that, I've worked with most every agency in some way shape or form - city, state, and federal.No, I'm not flexing, and I hope it doesn't come off as a flex that I simply worked with people.  There are very high functioning people and very low functioning people with all these same experiences.I say it so say that I can speak knowledgably on what different agencies do, what their training is like and what the atmosphere is like at the agency.  I can also speak to the hiring process and qualifications from firsthand experience.If you are considering transition to federal law enforcement, give a listen to decide what agency will be right for you!-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Some of you, like me, are little quitters.  I've resigned from corrections, policing, federal agencies and two branches of the military.The variety has developed me, but would it have been nice to find the right home 20 years ago?  Sure.In this episode I will explore what different types of law enforcement agencies are out there and some potential red flags that should make you run!I want the listeners happy at work, and if they're not, I want you to know how to fix it.Share to prospective LEO's, and to those that are hating life and always talking about quitting.  Maybe the grass is greener!-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Once I hit the streets a lifetime ago, I quickly realized my strengths and weaknesses.  One thing I could do consistently was spot in progress crime.  Whether that means a car out of place, a guy changing how he walks when he sees me or an open window in January, I noticed change.  This allowed me to regularly stop the "right" people - those doing crime - and put them in jail.I was called almost daily by our city narcotics unit to stop cars, and when an opening came available, they asked me to put in.My Sergeant at the time laughed at me when I told him I'd put in, telling me it was too soon in my career and I wouldn't get an interview.  A month later, I was growing my beard and driving a rickety shitbox in plain clothes.This episode will provide patrol with the method that worked for me to get off patrol and into what I enjoyed.  Towards the end of my time on patrol, I was unhappy going to work.  Narcotics was fun most days.It will also provide an outline of narcotics investigative techniques that worked for me.  With proactive investigations your imagination (and law and policy) are the limit, but there are some normal methods that are tried and true.Please share what I missed on "That LEO Guy" Facebook via comment or message so we can get out the good word and help our LEO community to grow and succeed!-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.If you've been on patrol 20 years, how many fraudsters have you caught?0, right?How many have you met?More than that I bet.I attended multiple fraud classes (against my will) while serving as a city police officer.  As a fed (don't judge me please) I've investigated major fraud - 10s of millions stolen without the use of a gun.I also found that "normal" criminals - robbers, shooters, burglars - are thrilled to do fraud if they learn how."Wait, so I can sit at home or in a hotel with friends and just smoke weed and steal money?  I can get knuckleheads to open bank accounts for me and I can just get money?  Sentences are lower, risk is lower?"Yeah, they rock like that.If you patrol / investigate, you need to know what to look for on T-stops, calls for service, in houses, etc. or you're going to miss someone doing a million-dollar theft.They're going to be so glad you didn't listen to this episode because now they can keep scamming your grandma.  Think of that.If you're looking into a group doing drug and violent crime, and you're having trouble getting in, learn to work the fraud angle!  Wanting a T-III on a bad organization but can't get in?  Fraud.  Got a killer you can't put a case on?  Fraud.Broaden your skillset, learn, put more tools in your toolbox!-LEOHappy Friday the 13th! Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Welcome back!This is a noble profession and all, but most of us also like the money that comes from it.  Let's get back into how to make the money you get go further.Whether you are paycheck-to-paycheck despite your last raise, not quite at your financial goal, or just want to learn more about money management, give Coty a listen.He understands how it works, and is willing to work with LEO's on their personal situation.Or if you're not feeling that, then just take away what you can from this hour (including interview 1).-LEOFirst Responder Financial Planning Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue."If it don't make dollars, it don't make sense."-SocratesMeet Coty Barker!CEO of Paladin Wealth Management and current police officer.  All of us probably have some kind of retirement plan with our agency, and that plan comes with options.  Most of us just pick the default.Wait, so we're trusting the government with the decisions on how to manage our retirement fund?  What could go wrong??Coty works exclusively with first responders to create an effective and judgment free wealth management program that will help you work towards your goals.Budgeting, changing self-destructive spending habits, planning for retirement early in your career, late-stage retirement planning, where to invest, how to set and achieve your goals - Mr. Barker will help with whatever you need.Enjoy the first of two episodes with him!First Responder Financial Planning Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue."There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter."-Ernest HemingwaySERFT ruined law enforcement for me - nothing can compare to fugitive work.  Enjoy this 17-minute episode on the bare bone basics of fugitive investigations.Be safe!  I promise, if you're there or get there, it will be the highlight of your career.-LEOHome | U.S. Marshals Servicehttps://youtu.be/ghPPpa4h-xk?si=yRicMwF6JmCqKgIi(copy and paste to watch SOG hype video) Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Lt. Col. Grossman believes that our troops are not victims.  He believes that reframing traumatic experiences as an opportunity for growth will allow returning heroes to have happy and healthy lives.  The same mindset goes for law enforcement officers.LEOs experience frequent trauma at work - I don't need to explain all the types.  This can make you, or this can break you.  Let's become stronger instead of breaking.  Dave Grossman is on our side, and wants to see us do well day in, day out and into retirement.-LEOAbout the Colonel | Grossman AcademyWelcome to Grossman on Truth - Grossman on Truth Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.I know, I know.  You came back for more of Lt. Col. Dave Grossman.  His next episode will release on Tuesday, so just hang tight!  This one seemed fitting to release in tandem with his first interview.I have personally experienced significant sleep issues to the point of seeing an insomnia doctor.  What she told me over the course of several sessions I have done my best to put in this short episode.If you're not sleeping, expect mental decline and physical health issues.We all tend to try to self-treat and figure out what's going on.  Unfortunately, sometimes the real solutions are counter intuitive.Let's get your sleep on track so that you can live a long life of mental and physical health.-LEOCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I): An Overview Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Meet the Colonel!I met Lt. Col. Grossman (US Army - Retired) at a class in South Georgia over a decade ago.  We were both students in a shooting / fighting transition class.  He signed his book for me and wrote a nice personal note.As a former Marine, I heard him speak several times.  Col. Grossman regularly speaks with troops headed to combat.  He has authored almost two dozen published books, most famously On Combat and On Killing.Lt. Col. Grossman speaks in depth on the issue of sleep in the law enforcement and military communities, and the lasting effects that come with it.Thank you, sir, for coming on - it was my honor to speak with you (and Charlie, of course) and help you spread the good word.-LEOAbout the Colonel | Grossman AcademyWelcome to Grossman on Truth - Grossman on Truth Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Happy Friday!During the interview released Tuesday, January 6, 2026, Robert went into a general overview of use of deadly force investigations.During this interview we will go further into the topic.The knowledge you take away from these two episodes could save your career, freedom and financial security.  Read and understand the case law linked in the previous description.And once again and most importantly - bring this to someone you trust to test us.  The salty old Sergeant that has been puttering around since the '80s and did some years on SWAT.  The lieutenant that had three shootings as a young patrolman.  Ask them if they were mentally prepared for what followed the incident and if our discussion is accurate regarding the factors to determine legality and what follows the shooting.Not only will building your knowledge base protect you post-shooting, it will allow you to act more decisively at the time of the gunfight.  It will help you prepare for the operation that leads to the incident.Know the law, know the policy, succeed. Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Between homicide investigations, homicide supervision and state level investigations, Robert has spent considerable years collecting facts following violent crimes.  If you wear a badge and carry a gun, there is a chance that at some point you will pull the trigger while aiming at a human.  Doing this without a justifiable reason is a crime - aggravated assault, attempted murder, murder.Doing this within law and policy is deemed "justified" - kind of like that bad TV show where the cop in the cowboy hat shoots someone every episode and then says, "It's justified."Having investigated many officer-involved deadly force encounters, Robert is highly qualified to discuss the legal standards involved in his investigations, case law, and generally what to expect in the hours and days following your incident.After you pull the trigger is not the time to find out if you have to give a statement immediately, timing of report writing, and generally what the investigators will be looking at.  No surprises needed on the most traumatic and pivotal day of your career.As always, you are encouraged to listen with a critical ear.  If someone you work with has had one or multiple officer-involved shootings, encourage them to listen and confirm accuracy.  Relevant Case Law:GRAHAM v. CONNOR, 490 U.S. 386 (1989) | FindLawTENNESSEE v. GARNER, 471 U.S. 1 (1985) | FindLawOther Resources:Force Science - Research | Training | Consulting Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Good morning!I want to take two minutes to share my goal for this new year and to thank the listeners for your time. Stay safe!-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.In the first of several interviews with CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer (OO) and Marine / Silver Star recipient Adam Sikes, Adam will introduce himself and delve lightly into his background.We all know the Central Intelligence Agency is a thing and that they tinker in the global intel realm.  We've seen some TV shows, movies, and maybe read a book.Adam will provide insight to what they actually do from firsthand experience.This will be the first of several episodes, so stay tuned and enjoy!-LEOAbout - Adam Sikes Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Let's continue to analyze the best practices to safely take structures as LEOs.  Christmas being in two days does not reduce the danger of this job.  Continue to develop in order to go home safe.When civilians watch videos of building clearing, they see the physical movement.  They largely analyze with an untrained eye.  They base their opinion on the result.As LEOs, our goal is enhancement of the process.  Out-think, out-maneuver, out-train the opposition.Thank you for listening and for continuing in your own self-development.  If you are deep in the holiday season and continuing down the road of reflection and growth, you are in the top 5%.  Keep it up, stay safe, stay warm, but stay frosty.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.If you carry a gun to work - police & military, I'm looking at you - you've been trained in CQB.  Were you trained well?  Perhaps.  Were you trained badly?I have been. Although CQB is subjective, we can learn from the mistakes and blood of others.  We don't have to get blood on our own hands due to poor (or lack of) tactics.Unfortunately, most established units that have a way of doing things will not change until they see the failure themselves.I'm passionate about CQB.  I've done an episode on complacency because I've seen it, and it's overwhelmingly visible in some CQB situations.Let's get thinking about our tactics.  Are the tactics we're using just good in training, or will they work on the two-way range?  Are we training in a way that encourages target identification and reactions?  Are we building training scars?The answer is yes, we are developing training scars.All training will come with some level of scarring, and we have to constantly adjust.  Become conscious of what you're doing, and be humble enough to learn from someone doing it better and personally evolve.Stay smart, think fast, stay alive and keep your friends alive through a change of CQB mindset!-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Knowing the streets can make or break a case.The 1960s are gone where cops just run around with a 4-cell mag lite flashlight and thump folks.  We're a quarter way through the 21st century, so let's learn to communicate with our lovely communities.  That may mean knowing what people are talking about when they say the following phrases:That hoe slaps!That junt fye!12 got my stolo!Bows on deck for the low!Got the drop on the opps! Lets slideIf you are in law enforcement and can't speak street slang, expect to be a step behind.  Imagine dumping a phone as a detective into Cellebrite or looking through one as a patrol officer on the street and reading some of these, and not knowing that message five is about killing rival gang members, or message four is about selling pounds of drugs.Although slang varies from place to place, I've worked wiretaps involving criminals from all over the country and there is significant overlap.  Learn this slang from me, but more importantly, open your ears and mind to learning the slang in your area.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Good morning!Dr. Hoar and I will discuss his membership in an intentional, invite only personal and professional development group with other like-minded people from around the country. He has grouped with 15 other ambitious professionals to work through personal and professional issues and ideas on a regular basis.Start implementing this in your life and watch your career flourish!-LEOhttps://alcoachiro.com/ Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Can one teach an advanced fitness and diet class in 30 minutes via Podcast?"You damn right!" -Shaft (if you haven't seen this police classic with Samuel L, get it together)Have previous episodes loosely cover these topics?You damn right.Upon review, was more detail needed?You damn right.Listen for a detailed layout that will unquestionably do several things:-  Bring awareness to your dietary and fitness habits-  Get you thinking about what you're doing fitness wise, and how you could vary your routine to improve-  Get you diet conscious-  Provide you with several options that may work for you-  Lower you blood glucose to battle diabetes / pre-diabetes-  Help you avoid hypertension and cardiac arrestIf the last fitness or diet episodes left something to be desired, like 2 eggs, an avocado and black coffee for breakfast will if you weigh 250, then tune in and bring a notepad!Let's get you into the academy, onto SWAT, doing pullups, running miles, reducing weight in the wrong places and building it in the right places!Consult a physician prior to major dietary and fitness changes.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Good morning!In a couple weeks, I will be featured as a guest on the podcast Badges Bullets and Blunders.  Pasted one of their previous episodes below.I have begun publishing some stories of mine on the app Substack. See below.Here are some hobbies that might keep you sane while managing the street and your life.I kept the write up short because it’s only six minutes so I know you’ll be listening.Enjoy.LEOhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/badges-bullets-and-blunders/id1768667470?i=1000734700227https://substack.com/@chase718403?r=26gg22&utm_medium=ios Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Law enforcement is generally pretty subjective and we as LEOs are given ample discretion on how we perform our duties.Over the last few years, I've seen some LEOs rise, I've seen LEOs fall.  Same with attorneys on both sides, jailors, etc.  Heck, my original Chief of Police got federally indicted while I was working there and served years in prison.Some of these opinions are likely to keep you out of hot water.  Some I hope to guide your career into the loving hands of safety, longevity and prosper.  Some may keep a co-worker alive.  LEO is always hoping a chief listens, and an episode changes the face of an agency for the better - making it better at serving the public, its employees, and instilling public trust.If you don't like my opinions on grooming standards, pay, and the risk of risky group text threads, let me know your opinion.  Or just do what everyone does over these holiday dinners when politics come up - explain to me why you're right, I'm stupid, and I shouldn't be allowed to weigh in!Stay safe, stay warm!-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.The holiday is over, you've over-eaten, not worked out, neglected sleep and done everything else wrong.Forgive yourself!Being consistent to family, friends, co-workers and you means applying discipline over a period of time.  This last episode before December will help you get through the holiday season without neglecting sleep (to be covered next), diet, exercise, your job, and more!Please join me for 15 minutes, and share to a friend that is great...in short bursts...but fails to maintain this greatness.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.We've all heard in training that domestic disputes / assaults can be soooooooooo high risk.  Then we get on patrol, ride 10 of them a week, and complacency sets in.  We're arresting husbands in front of wives and brothers in front of brothers and nothing is happening...This episode will provide you with some ideas on how to safely, fairly and efficiently manage a high frequency call.With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I hope none of you have to ride calls of "My cousin threw the gravy in my face" or "The turkey had no seasoning so I had to whoop his butt!"-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.The obvious follower to the weapons episode - LESS LETHAL!From pepper spray to super socks, from tasers to flashbangs.  Let's discuss a great variety of less lethal weapons - weapons not designed to kill a person - and how to use and deploy them effectively.Know your policy, know your less lethal tools, and become more effective in gaining compliance from those that are not!-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Your agency likely tells you what to carry as far as weapons - rifle, pistol, shotgun.This episode is designed to get us thinking about the options we DO have, and to get management thinking about how choosing the correct weapon systems will make police officers safer and more effective.We will not only be discussing what weapons to use, but what modifications to these weapons could make them more effective tools.  Let's also talk about how to carry them!  The last thing we want is to be in a fist fight and have our gun or knife accidentally introduced into the fray.I hope you take something useful away from this episode, and at the very least get thinking about what your setup is and how you could make it work better for you.These weapons are tools, and are useless without proper maintenance, training and availability.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.I have harped on the 4th Amendment to the point that we're all ready to throw up.  So let's do it some more!An episode on Consensual Encounters released last month, and it's a gamechanger.  Knock and Talks are simply an extension of this - it is a consensual encounter, but at someone's home.Why would you ever do this?  Go to someone's house without any probably cause, knock on their door, and talk to them?A few options:-  You work narcotics and prefer to work hard drugs, guns, violent crime groups, and you receive a complaint you have to work on a small level drug user or weed dealer.-  You work violent crimes and need to make contact with a potential witness, and want the contact to result in cooperation.-  You are a patrol supervisor and are receiving complaint of underage drinking at a residence.-  A neighborhood is plagued with shootings and robberies, and you want to speak with community members to gather intel.The options are limitless.  Learning to execute a successful Knock and Talk will not only help your case, but bolster your career.  This episode will help you with the art and the science - legality, safety and success!-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.If you've been in law enforcement more than 15 minutes, you have dealt with someone with a severe mental condition.  You may realize there's something off with this individual immediately, or it may be later in the interaction that they mention the aliens listening in on their phone or the FBI hiding in their attic and stealing their flour.I don't say those things to make fun of these folks - I say it because it's real, and how you choose to steer the conversation when you realize there is a chemical imbalance causing delusion or other issues will effect the outcome of the stop.In this episode I will discuss some common mental health conditions that you can fully expect to encounter regularly.  People with severe mental health issues often become homeless and involved in hard drug use, exacerbating their underlying conditions.Let's learn today how to identify these conditions the best we can during our brief interaction, and how to manage the individual safely and professionally.  There's nothing good about thinking someone is drunk and tasing them, then finding out later that they are severely mentally impaired.  Use this episode to help develop your understanding, so that even though you were dispatched to a drunk and disorderly party, you have the knowledge and thought process to put on your mental health professional hat and transition into fixing the problem.Happy listening!-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Today is the birthday of the United States Marine Corps. The greatest fighting institution that the world has ever seen is 250 years old. Founded in a small bar in Philadelphia in 1775. It has evolved with every conflict and served as the tip of the spear all over the world. First to fight!I wish a happy birthday to all the Marines that are still serving, but in a different manner. Transitioning to serving their communities and wearing a badge.  I know you will represent us all with honor.SF devil dogs!-LEOSgt, USMCIraq Feb-Sept 2005Again from August 2006-April 2007 Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Over the past couple decades, I've seen a shift from more "old school" police tactics to a desire by upper management to utilize intelligence led AKA intelligence driven policework.What this means from 1,000 feet up is often similar - using various types of intel to do the job better.The way it is applied on the ground varies greatly.  How is intel being collected?  Once collected, how is it being used?  IS it being used?  Is it becoming stale through lack of use, then used later when no longer accurate?  Who is the intel available to, and do those officers and investigators know how to access it?I spent several years as a Human Intelligence Collection (HUMINT) Team Leader in the military.  Many of the same principles apply, with similar but different goals.  Take from my lessons learned on how to improve the intel collection and dissemination in your agency.  Transition from sub-par collection and disconnection to creating action (search warrants, arrest warrants, other valuable investigative steps).Once the vision changes from upper management and middle management and officers buy-in, the whole culture of the agency is likely to evolve.  Targeted enforcement on criminals > Random enforcement actions on everyoneFind the 10% doing 90% of the crime, and the game changes.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.As supervisors you will be expected to evaluate your employees and you will be evaluated by higher level supervisors.As employees and police officers, you can expect to be formally evaluated on your performance.  Your boss may be asked to put a number 1-5 on how you have performed in different areas from job knowledge to communication skills and everything in between.As the supervisor, it can be difficult.  Most people are uncomfortable receiving criticism.In this episode, I will discuss what I've learned about how to deliver an evaluation successfully.  When I evaluate an employee, I don't want them to feel lectured and judged.  I want the employee to engage in a dialogue with me.  I want to provide both good and bad feedback in a free flow over the time we work together rather than in a lump sum at the end of the year.If you are a supervisor and want to improve the performance of your employees, this episode will provide ways that have worked for me to accomplish this without damaging my professional and personal relationships with those I work with every day.I hope this helps my new-ish Sergeant friend that requested it, and many more!  Share to supervisors you want to help, and if you're feeling rude, share to a supervisor that provides harsh and highly critical evaluations to everyone without giving them any context - kidding, kidding.-LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue.Welcome to November!I have so much content already recorded that I was planning to only use that this month. However, an old friend, that is a new police sergeant reached out to me and asked me to do an episode on employee evaluations.That will drop tomorrow! I hope this helps him and others to make employee evaluations less of a source of stress and more of a source of open communication and a finding of common ground. -LEO Support the showPlease follow on FB and Substack at links below!  Substack contains true stories from my perspective.  Follow / subscribe on your favorite platform to continue to get my perspective and those of my interviewees!!!THANK YOU!https://www.facebook.com/share/1H5EuzAjrH/?mibextid=wwXIfrhttps://substack.com/@chase718403