Episode description
Episode description
Guests: Ed Musgrove, Retired San Diego Sheriff’s Captain; Ricky Castro, Detective Sergeant, San Diego Police Department - Domestic Violence UnitEd Musgrove, a army veteran and having served 25 years in law enforcement is no stranger to handling the issues of our society. He is the recipient of the Medal of Valor from the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, a Medal of Valor from the National Sheriff’s Association and the Medal of Heroism from the American Legion. Ed systematically walks us through a dispatch call of a domestic disturbance from the vantage point of responding as a law enforcement agency and the environmental factors that come into play. In this case, this call is domestic violence call where a young child is the caller and the situation is an unknown. Today, Ed continues to serve his community in various areas.
Ricky Castro, 32 years with the San Diego Police Department and has worked with a diverse set of our city’s population. His work with the Domestic Violence unit has given him the ability to relay the unique perspective of law enforcement, the horror of a young child experiencing childhood domestic violence, and the humanity of an issue that perpetuates our society. He understands the long term affects of a child that experiences childhood domestic violence and the importance of intervening in efforts that ultimately save that child’s life.