Reasons We Serve: Police Careers & Officer Experience

Years of Service: 2019-Present Neill began his career in law enforcement in 2019 as a reserve detention deputy in the Jerome County Jail. He was then hired full-time as a detention deputy for the Gooding County Jail.  As Neill explains, the jail helped him learn how to talk to people who were going through difficult times.   In October of 2021, Niell was hired as a police officer for the Gooding P...

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Years of Service: 1987-2018  Derek began his law enforcement career working for the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control as an investigator. While working there, Derek honed his skills as an undercover officer while working cases involving prostitution, drugs, stolen goods and selling alcohol to minors. In 1990, Derek was hired by the DEA and was assigned to the San Diego Field Divi...

Short stories with Officer Fox guest starring Officer Perryman

Interview with retired Pinehurst Chief of Police Tami Holdahl Years of Service: 1999-2022 Tami began serving her small community as an EMT. Following a traumatic event, she quit being an EMT and was quickly recruited to be a reserve officer and remained in law enforcement for over 23 years. Over the course of her career, Tami worked for several different law enforcement agencies to include two Tri...

Short stories with Officer FOx guest starring Officer Perryman

Interview with retired US District Court Deputy Chief Probation Officer Kevin Hocevar Years of Service: 1987-2023 Kevin began his long career in law enforcement in 1987 when he became a military policeman for the United States Marines. Once Kevin left the Marines, he served in numerous law enforcement roles including a Marine Deputy for the Clearwater Country Sheriff’s Office, Juvenile Probation O...

Short stories with Officer Fox guest starring Officer Perryman

Interview with retired Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent and United States Air Force Pararescue Specialist Tim Schoonmaker Pararescue Years of Service: 1983-2005 DEA Special Agent: 1992-2017 In part 2, Tim discusses being promoted to a group supervisor and his philosophy of leadership and supervising agents. Tim then talks about his time in Lima, Peru, and the differences in miss...

Short stories with Officer Fox guest starring Officer Perryman.

Interview with retired Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent and United States Air Force Pararescue Specialist Tim Schoonmaker Pararescue Years of Service: 1983-2005 DEA Special Agent: 1992-2017 In this interview, Tim discusses not just his search for excitement but excitement with service. Tim describes what a United States Air Force Pararescue Specialist does and what makes them di...

Short stories with Officer Fox. Guest starring Officer Perryman.

Years of Service: 1999-2022 Steve began his career with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in 1999. Steve's father was a well-known Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Deputy and Steve attributes this as part of the reason he pursued a career in law enforcement. In this episode, Steve discusses working in the jail and then moving to patrol where he began working in a one-man patrol ca...

Short stories with Officer Fox

Years of Service: 1989-2024 James grew up with his dad in law enforcement but didn’t initially have any desire to follow in his footsteps. However, after starting his first job at 20 years old, James soon realized he needed to do more with his life, and he eventually started to apply to become a police officer. In 1989, James began his career with the Seattle Police Department and for the next 35...

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Years of Service: 1999-2017 In part 2, Jess begins discussing the start of a great career with the Hayward Police Department. She had finally arrived at a police department and community where she was working on real crime including homicide, sexual assault, burglary, home invasions, and gang activity. During the first few years, Jess was doing the job she believed she was always meant to do. Howe...

Short stories with Officer Fox

Years of Service: 1999-2017   In part 1, Jess discusses her troubled family life and how that shaped the person she became. Jess used these experiences and adversity to help her become an effective police officer first with the Palo Alto Police Department and then later with the Hayward Police Department. While working for the Palo Alto Police Department, Jess realized she was not a “white suburba...

Short stories with Officer Fox

Years of Service: 1982-2022 With over 40 years of law enforcement experience, Frank has risen through the ranks of the Garda Síochána which is the national police force for Ireland. For context, there are no independent police departments, sheriff's offices, or national agencies such as the DEA, FBI, and HSI in Ireland. This means the Garda handles all crimes throughout Ireland. As you will hear d...

Short stories with Officer Fox

Years of Service: 1998-Present Cpl. Wills is a motorcycle officer assigned to the Boise Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit. Kyle has been a police officer for 26 years, 24 of which have spent in the traffic safety and enforcement field, with 22 of those being on a police motorcycle. Kyle is a Law Enforcement Liaison for the Idaho Office of Highway Safety and works closely with over 30 othe...

Short stories with Officer Fox

Years of Service: 1991-2021 Following in the steps of his father, Raul became a police officer in 1991. Raul served at several different agencies including the Bannock County Sheriff's Office, Heyburn Police Department, and Cassia County Sheriff's Office. Raul would then work for the Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory's SWAT Team where he helped guard nuclear material. He finally found...