Mic’d In New Haven

Retired NYPD Deputy Chief & Yonkers Police Commissioner Ed Hartnett, recounting 32 years of a law enforcement career that saw him hold prominent positions in not one but two high profile police departments. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line:...

Former NYPD Emergency Service Unit Officer & current Suffolk County Police Emergency Service Unit Officer Dan Coan joins the show as he recounts his 9 year stint in the NYPD from 1993-2002 including his 1998 arrival to ESU Truck 2 in Harlem, his current career out on Suffolk County, Long Island, & fond memories of his late colleagues Detective Joseph Vigiano, Officer John D’Allara, & Sgt. Mike Cur...

For the milestone 20th Volume of Tales From The Boom Room: Profiles of The NYPD’s Arson & Explosion/Bomb Squad, retired first grade Arson & Explosion Squad Detective Bill Ryan joins the program for a retrospective on how the miniseries got started, prominent cases of yesteryear, & more. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/origin...

For Volume 14 of The Best of The Bravest: Interviews With The FDNY’s Elite, retired Lieutenant Mike Pena, who spent 16 of his 21 years in the FDNY in elite units like Rescue 2 & Rescue 1 joins the show. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917...

Retired NYPD Sergeant Jerry Kane, who had many a command & experience in 20 years on the job with the world’s largest police department, joins the show. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: thecolonreport@gmail.com...

For Volume 2 of the miniseries Talk To Me: Life On The NYPD’s Hostage Negotiation Team, retired first grade detective Kristian Flood joins the show, telling all of an exciting 20 year career, including a pulse pounding negotiation that took place the very week last of his career before retirement. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram...

In Volume 9 of The E-Men: Inside The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit, former ESU officer Dave Brink joins the show discussing his journey into the NYPD, tenure in the South Bronx’s Truck 3, & his harrowing tale of survival at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn:...

Retired NYPD Sergeant, former baseball scout, & private sector consultant & manager Rick Van Leuven joins the show, recounting not just a 13 year career that ended prematurely due to injury in 1996, but the equally interesting post NYPD endeavors that’s kept him quite busy since. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/...

In Volume 13 of The Best of The Bravest: Interviews With The FDNY’s Elite, former longtime NY1 Staten Island Reporter & current FDNY Press Secretary Amanda Farinacci joins the show, recounting her family’s rich history in the fire service, 20 years with New York 1, & making history as the FDNY’s first female press secretary. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Inst...

Madeline Lawrence, who made history as one of the first female police officers to ever be accepted into the Emergency Service Unit joins the show reflecting on a 20 year career that spanned from 1985-2005 & saw her embark on an unlikely journey in the greatest police department in the world. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/o...

For Volume 12 of The Best of The Bravest: Interviews With The FDNY’s Elite, Mike Colón is joined by Mike Cain, who in 29 years on the FDNY in total, spent 16 of them as a fire marshal, investigating every suspicious fire in New York City & responding to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram...

In a special edition of the Mic’d In New Haven Miniseries Tales From The Boom Room: Profiles Of The NYPD’s Arson & Explosion/Bomb Squad, retired NYPD Bomb Squad Detective Don Sadowy, NYPD Chief Louis Anemone, New York City EMS Commander Zach Goldfarb, & FDNY Rescue 1 Firefighter Hank Molle join the show as Volume 19 of the miniseries centers on a look back 29 years later at the response to & subse...

In Volume 11 of The Best of The Bravest, Mike Colón is joined by retired FDNY Rescue 2 firefighter Bob Galione who in 29 years with New York’s Bravest spent over half fighting fires in New York City’s biggest borough, Brooklyn. A rescue specialist & chauffeur to match in what is the borough’s lone rescue company. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https...

In Volume 7 of The E-Men: Inside The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit, Mike Colón speaks with former NYPD ESU Officer Rick Martínez, who during the bulk of his career worked the hardcore streets of the South Bronx as a member of Emergency Service Squad 3. From rescues, raids, & a shootout straight out of the movies with drug dealer & ice cold killer Larry Davis in 1986, Rick tells all! Connect With M...

After a technology glitch laden first interview, New York Daily News Police Bureau Chief Reporter Rocco Parascandola re-joins the show as this time we do the interview right. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: th...

Emmy Award winning CBS New York anchor & reporter Alice Gainer joins the show as the Wayne, New Jersey native recounts her early beginnings, her time at Fordham University & the many stories she’s covered in a career that’s spanned nearly two decades. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linked...

Retired Federal Agent Miles Sonn, who enjoyed an eventful & impactful 30 year career between the U.S. Border Patrol & U.S. Customs joins the show as he & Mike Colón discuss notable investigations, dangerous yet thrilling undercover work, & the heroes he worked with along the way. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/...

Former NBA point guard Chris Childs, who spent 5 of his 14 professional seasons as a pivotal member of the New York Knicks, where he helped lead the team to an unlikely appearance in the NBA Finals in 1999 joins the show as he recalls those great years in New York, the aura of Madison Square Garden, & the legendary players he played with & against. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter...

Former NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Borelli, who served in the NYPD from 1957-1996, & most notoriously led a task force that doggedly pursued & ultimately apprehended the notorious “Son of Sam” serial killer David Berkowitz joins the show. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in...

In the debut of the new miniseries Talk To Me: Life On The NYPD’s Hostage Negotiation Team, Mike Colón is joined by world renowned Hostage Negotiation expert & former commander of the NYPD Hostage Negotiation Team Jack Cambria. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b...

Retired NYPD Detective Phil Grimaldi makes his return to the Mic’d In New Haven Podcast as he revisits a legendary car chase during the early years of his career in Brooklyn, a chase eerily similar to the movie that inspired him to become a policeman, 1971’s The French Connection. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1...

Retired NYPD Lieutenant Tony Giorgio who from 1997 until his retirement in 2019 headed the NYPD’s Ceremonial Unit, joins the show discussing the many fun details such as parades for championships, NYC traditions, & more as well as the more somber tasks of preparing the unit to represent the NYPD at funerals killed in the line of duty in New York City & around the country. Connect With Mike Colón:...

Retired NYPD Chief Joseph Fox, a beloved figure in New York City policing, joins the show for a worthwhile retrospective on a worthwhile career that spanned 37 years. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/original_mc1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-colon-23b3a115a Business Line: 917-781-6189 Business Email: thecolonre...

NYPD Detective & Philanthropist Robert Garland joins the program, discussing his journey thus far in law enforcement, & the launch of his initiative Fund The First, which focuses on helping first responders throughout the country, giving back to those who give so much to the communities they proudly serve. Connect With Mike Colón: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeinnewhaven Instagram: https://www....

In a truly can’t miss episode of the Mic’d In New Haven Podcast, Mike Colón is joined by returning guest retired U.S. Customs Agent & Author Bob Starkman, legendary NYPD Detective Ralph Friedman, & the real ‘Donnie Brasco’, retired FBI Special Agent & Author Joe Pistone as the three recall the wildest stories from their legendary careers along with personal anecdotes from their friendships & every...