Blue Canary: For Cops By a Cop

Send us Fan Mail The decentralized and local-based policing across the United States has its advantages. Yet, it means each community has a different type of police force with varying focuses.  Why the differences across departments?  Politics. And politics is the dirtiest word in policing. In this episode, Steve Kellams breaks down why, and how front-line patrol officers receive backlash for the...

Send us Fan Mail Police reform is all over the news, yet, no one discusses what happens once the offending officers are identified. This episode will give you an inside look into the internal affairs investigation process with guest Lou Reiter. Lou was a member of the Los Angeles Police Department from 1961 to 1981, when he retired as Deputy Chief of Police. During his twenty-year career, he serve...

Send us Fan Mail It was a cool autumn night when the call went out. A woman called 911 claiming her ex-husband was trying to kill her. In this bonus episode, find out what happened when Steve and his partner arrived on the scene. This Episode Brought to Law Enforcers By:  Agency360: https://agency360.com

Send us Fan Mail When you work on the police force in a small city with nearly 50,000 university students, you get a lot of experience with civil disorder. As we’ve seen this year, this disorder can often turn into a riot. In this episode, host Steve Kellams shares his experiences dealing with riots on the Indiana University campus and the lessons he’s learned along the way. He’ll examine the diff...

Send us Fan Mail As you watch what’s happening in the news, do you ever wonder how we got here? As a society? As an industry? Joining this episode is Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, a US Army Ranger, paratrooper, and former West Point Psychology Professor. Since  retiring  from the military in 1998, he travels the country as one of the leading trainers for military, law enforcement, mental health provider...

Send us Fan Mail The need for good police officers is higher than ever. Yet, recruiting is down 85% across the country. In this episode, Steve digs into the contributing factors while sharing creative ways to encourage a new generation of applicants.  Resources Discussed:  https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=7 https://reason.com/2019/06/25/u-s-cops-are-facing-a-recruitment-crisis-will-it-f...

Send us Fan Mail On April 11, 1986 in Miami, Florida a FBI Unit 55 is sitting across from a bank on South Dixie Highway, FBI agents Jake Hanlon and Ed Mireles are drinking coffee and shooting the breeze. Nothing different from hundreds of other stakeouts. “Attention All Units!” breaks out over the radio. The ensuing gunfight between 8 FBI agents and 2 heavily armed and military trained robbery sus...

Send us Fan Mail When reform needs to happen, often, those in law enforcement aren't given seats at the table. It can feel like the experience and expertise we have accumulated are disregarded. Why is that? In this episode, we explore all the reasons and how the understanding of what profession means can make an impact.  As a professional in law enforcement, it's clear that change is tak...

Send us Fan Mail Who approaches the scene first risking their lives for the safety of others? We do. The blue canaries, law enforcement. And we allow others to tell our stories. Why? When it comes to being in law Enforcement in whatever capacity that entails there are pressures all around. It can be administration, media, civilians, or the traditional hostility that comes from having to enforce th...