Tyler went from Cop to Federal Officer back to Copper (Deputy). He is currently working in a large Sheriff's Department in Mississippi. Join us as we discuss his most intense and entertaining calls! Contact Steve - steve@thingspolicesee.com Support the show by joining the Patreon community today! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=27353055 -Video of the interviews -Vinyl TPS logo sticker -Patron Shoutout -Exclusive posts and direct messaging to Steve Please rate and review on iTunes! https://itunes....
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Pierre Charette was an Undercover Agent for 26 years and posing as a Canadian Mobster on the French Heroin Connection in France. He made some of the most famous cases in US History . He started his career as a Deputy in Florida where he was directed to arrest his on-duty Captian on his first day. Pierre is currently in the process of negotioning a movie deal and you can see why by hearing his stories! Check out Pierre's books below! https://www.petecharettebooks.com/ Contact Steve - steve@things...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 191
Brian Ellis is a retired police lieutenant with over 25 years of experience, author, instructor, and crisis management professional. Throughout his police career, he served in numerous tactical incidents and high-stakes missions with several accommodations for meritorious service. Brian led numerous specialty teams, and during his time as the SWAT Commander and specialty team leader, he developed a strong understanding of the dynamics that make people and missions thrive. MAGNUSWorx www.Margnusw...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 190
Greg Lee is a retired Supervisory Special Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Department of Justice, and was last assigned to the Los Angeles Division as the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces Program Coordinator. He is a graduate and was a counselor for the 160th session of the FBI National Academy. Before his federal career, Greg worked as a police officer for Salinas PD and then Pasadena PD. In 1995, while in Islamabad, Lee directly participated in the capture...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 189
William Long is a long time friend of the show and Oklahoma Deputy Sheriff. He started his career doing 6 years in the Army National Guard and then became a supervising Lieutenant at the Oklahoma National Memorial and Museum. He is now serving as a copper for a busy county in Oklahoma. William has some great stories from his LE career and we look forward to having him back on down the road! Contact Steve - steve@thingspolicesee.com Support the show by joining the Patreon community today! https:/...
Mar 13, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 188
Nile Gooding joined the DEA at the ripe old age of 21. He hit the ground running on a very young team, banging doors and conducting raids. He shares some great stories from his time with the DEA! Check out Niles podcast, Reasons We Serve. Link listed below. Available on all podcast platforms and YouTube! Reasons We Serve Podcast http://www.youtube.com/@UCpZRETIomuKamZC30nUBKkg Email Niles contactreasonsweserve@gmail.com Contact Steve - steve@thingspolicesee.com Support the show by joining the Pa...
Mar 06, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 187
John Gatlin started his career patrolling in jeans in the great state of Montana. With 7 years on the Job he has already accrued some great stories from big sky country! Contact Steve - steve@thingspolicesee.com Support the show by joining the Patreon community today! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=27353055 -Video of the interviews -Vinyl TPS logo sticker -Patron Shoutout -Exclusive posts and direct messaging to Steve Please rate and review on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/things-p...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 186
Mike May was an EMT in Los Angeles County for 8 and a half years, Set Medic for TV and Film, and drove fire and EMS vehicles on TV show and movies as well. NOW he is a copper in the great state of Montana! Crazy journey Mike has been on so far. Come hear some great stories for this former EMT turned copper! Kore Essentials - Tell them I sent you! https://www.koreessentials.com/ Contact Steve - steve@thingspolicesee.com Support the show by joining the Patreon community today! https://www.patreon....
Feb 21, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 185
David Goldstein has had a long and very successful 44+ year career policing New England! He has worked on both the state and local level, currently the Chief of Police in Franklin, NH. He has collected some fantastic stories over his career! Looking to join the force? Check out the Franklin Police Department in New Hampshire! They are hiring! https://www.franklinnh.org/police-department/pages/employment Contact Steve - steve@thingspolicesee.com Support the show by joining the Patreon community t...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 184
James Morris has been a copper in Oklahoma for 18 years and has seen A LOT! He is a member of SWAT and also an FTO for his department. On top of that he is an ARMY vet that was deployed after 911. Great stories, great guy! Contact Steve - steve@thingspolicesee.com Support the show by joining the Patreon community today! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=27353055 -Video of the interviews -Vinyl TPS logo sticker -Patron Shoutout -Exclusive posts and direct messaging to Steve Please rate and review on...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 183
From NYPD Homicide to the ATF, Peter Forcelli had an amazing career. His stories from NYPD are just as crazy as you think they would be! While at the ATF he bravely called out the corruption he was seeing during Operation Fast and Furious. This of course did not go over well with the politicians and bureaucrats at the highest level of government. For all the gritty details grab Peter's book The Deadly Path: How Operation Fast & Furious and Bad Lawyers Armed Mexican Cartels. Being released Ma...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 182
Imagine being the only police officer on duty with a patrol sector the size of Connecticut! Mark Tregellas stops by to tell some of his wildest stories from policing the Australian Bush country! Mark's Upcoming Book - Backup Is Three Hours Away - Navigating the Unpredictable Alone Contact Steve - steve@thingspolicesee.com Support the show by joining the Patreon community today! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=27353055 -Video of the interviews -Vinyl TPS logo sticker -Patron Shoutout -Exclusive po...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 181
Retired FBI Agent Kenneth Strange stops by to share some of his most interesting calls from his days with the Bureau. Retired FBI agent, member of the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), and Special Agent in Charge of the DOJ Office of Inspector General in Los Angeles, CA, former PI and author of the Best-Seller "A Cop's Son: One G-Man's Fight Against Jihad, Global Fraud and the Cartels". Ken's Book https://www.amazon.in/Cops-Son-G-Mans-Against-Cartels/dp/1951008707 Contact Steve - steve@thingspo...
Jan 17, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 180
From Trooper to County Sheriff, JB King has seen a lot over his 52 years in law enforcement! JB has some fantastic stories and it was an honor to have him share them on TPS. Check out JB's best selling books https://www.jbkingbooks.com/ Contact Steve - steve@thingspolicesee.com Support the show by joining the Patreon community today! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=27353055 -Video of the interviews -Vinyl TPS logo sticker -Patron Shoutout -Exclusive posts and direct messaging to Steve Please rate...
Jan 10, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 179
Imagine showing up to a call and taking sniper fire from a Vietnam Era sniper having a mental health crisis! Just one of Ronald Long's crazy calls from his 35 years in the field! Ron is a retired Sheriff, author, and lecturer. He spent over 35 years in the law enforcement and corporate fraud arenas (in Missouri & Texas), and now focuses on educational endeavors relating to drug education and guest lecturing. Ron is also the author of five law enforcement related books, along with writing art...
Dec 20, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 178
Garry Clement had a hell of a career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police! Really fun conversation with lots of insight to how the RCMP fights crime in the great white north! Retired RCMP police officer with 30 years experience and former Chief of Police with 4 years experience. Financial crime expert with combined 50 years experience. Author of just released best selling book: Undercover, In the Shady World of Organized Crime and the RCMP. Garry's Book https://www.amazon.ca/Under-Cover-Inside...
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Charlie Spillers is a bestselling author / legendary undercover agent, former Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Regional Commander, Baton Rouge Police Officer, career federal prosecutor, Department of Justice Attaché for Iraq, and a Marine who fought at as squad leader in Vietnam. He has some great stories! Click the link below to check to his #1 Nationally released book, “Confessions of An Undercover Agent”. Confessions of An Undercover Agent https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Undercover-Agent-Ad...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 176
In this episode I am Joined by my good friend Thomas Connell, Jr. Tom's father, Thomas Connell, Sr., was a local Police Sergeant (Templeton, MA PD) and passed away in 2014 after being retired for many years. He had written down many of his more notable calls but never had the chance to get them out to the world. Tom Junior shares some these great stories along with some of his own stories from being a Firefighter in both California and Massachusetts. OfficerPrivacy.com - DELETE YOUR PRIVATE INFO...
Nov 29, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 175
This week we have the other half of the War Stories Official Podcast, Chuck! The past 12 years Chuck has been working for a large SoCal agency and has responded to some INTENSE calls. He shares some of his memorable stories along with some great insight to what it's like working for a large SoCal department. Check out his podcast listed below! OfficerPrivacy.com - DELETE YOUR PRIVATE INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET https://officerprivacy.com/officer-privacy?affiliate_id=4192703 War Stories Officia...
Nov 22, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 174
Tom was a police officer in Socal for 13 years before sustaining a career ending injury. While on the job he worked on the DOJ Undercover Task Force accruing some great stories from his career that only SoCal can produce! He is also one of the hosts of the popular show War Stories Official Podcast! Links below OfficerPrivacy.com - DELETE YOUR PRIVATE INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET https://officerprivacy.com/officer-privacy?affiliate_id=4192703 War Stories Official Podcast https://www.warstoriesof...
Nov 15, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 173
Alan Chiasson's career path has certainly been an interesting one. From firefighter to holding a peace officer's commission to tactical paramedic and finally working as a military contractor. Alan was part of a group overseas known as the Pony Express. They completed all types of missions including getting the troops their long-awaited mail from home. Check out Alan's book chronicling all his time overseas! Link below. OfficerPrivacy.com - DELETE YOUR PRIVATE INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET https:...
Nov 08, 2023•59 min•Ep. 172
David Jones started his police career in the US Army as a K9 Officer. He then went on to work as a K9 Officer and trainer for the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office in Missouri. David has some great stories from his career! David currently breeds and trains K9's through his company, Hold The Line K9. OfficerPrivacy.com - DELETE YOUR PRIVATE INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET https://officerprivacy.com/officer-privacy?affiliate_id=4192703 Contact Steve - steve@thingspolicesee.com Support the show by join...
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 171
An Australian woman poisons her in-laws, killing 3 people so far. LAPD is hiring DACA cops that can't legally be armed. LASD Deputy shoots a homeless man by after he assaults her and refuses to leave a shopping mall. UK cops are truning in their firearms permits after a fellow copper is charged with murder for shooting a criminal. OfficerPrivacy.com - DELETE YOUR PRIVATE INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET https://officerprivacy.com/officer-privacy?affiliate_id=4192703 Ken's Podcast - Police Applicant...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Cloyd Steiger did 36 years for Seattle PD with 20+ on the Homicide Squad. His stories are nuts just as you would imagine! In retirement he operates https://www.shamusinvestigations.com/ putting his many years of expierence to work! Cloyd has also written two popular books availible on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Cloyd-Steiger/author/B079PSM3S5?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true OfficerPrivacy.com - DELETE YOUR PRIVATE INFORMATION FRO...
Oct 18, 2023•57 min•Ep. 170
Bruce Borkovich has had a very diverse law enforcement career. From Michigan Conservation Officer/Detective to assistant team leader Michigan State Police Narcotics team to chief of police, Ferris State University. Bruce has some fantastic stories! Check out his book link below. Officer Privacy - DELETE YOUR PRIVATE INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET https://officerprivacy.com/officer-privacy?affiliate_id=4192703 Bruce's Book https://www.bruceborkovich.com/product-page/wild-things-on-patrol-and-under...
Oct 11, 2023•58 min•Ep. 169
In this episode I interview John Hill, LEO from Georgia. John has done a lot in his 20 year career including working in the jail, patrol, crime suppression, and K9. John's stories really highlight the many roles that the police are required to fulfill while performing their duties serving the public. John is also the co-owner of Shield Protection Products, offering affordable products for self defense. Check out what they have to offer with the link below! Shield Protection Products https://shie...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 168
Tom G has been a copper in North Dakota since 2006. He has worked patrol, the street crimes unit, and is now in the warrants division sworn as a Special Deputy US Marshal. Tom has had two officer involved shootings in his career which has forced him to address his mental health and take measures to heal. Tom's stories are run the gambit showing just how crazy police work can be! contact Steve - steve@thingspolicesee.com Support the show by joining the Patreon community today! https://www.patreon...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 167
In this episode John Borkovich gives us a peak into the world of a Michigan State Game Warden. John has made some giant cases in his career and his stories are truly insane! As John shares some of these incredible stories you will hear why he thinks his approach to law enforecemnt is a better way to foster a relatioship with the public which then translates to catching the big fish! John has written two best selling books based on his career and can be found at his website listed below. John's W...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 166
Charlie started his law enforcement career as a police officer in the great state of Floria and then transitioned to dispatch. He has some intense stories from his time on the street, including losing a friend from a shooting. Charlie is also the creator of the very popular 10-8 Memes (@teneight_memes) Instagram account. Along with running 10-8 Memes he also hosts the Ten Eight Podcast. Follow Charlie below! Ten Eight Podcast https://anchor.fm/teneightpodcast Contact Steve steve@thingspolicesee....
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 165
Sandy Wall is a retired Houston PD copper that started his career in the 70's! He has some great and crazy stories from his days at HPD! Check out the Novel he wrote based on many of the insane experiences he had! M. L. "Sandy" Wall is a retired Master Peace Officer and a 28-year veteran of the Houston Police Department. He has worked in Patrol, Narcotics, and has served 22 years on the HPD SWAT Detail. He served as a Team Leader for more than 12 years. He received four Police Chief's Commendati...
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 8 min
