Street Cop Podcast

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with OIS survivor, Ryan Frank. Ryan Frank began his law enforcement career with the Tehama County Sheriff's Office, in northern CA, in 2011. During his career Ryan has held collateral assignments as a K9 handler, SWAT team member, Field Training Officer, Defensive Tactic's Instructor, and Detective. In July 2018, Ryan was working patrol and had his wif...

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with former Spec Ops MARSOC Raider & CEO of Southern Cross, Joseph Malone. Joe is the CEO of Southern Cross. After 13 years in the Marine Corps, most notably under the Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC Raiders), where he spent the majority of his time in service. In total, Joe conducted 7 deployments overseas; 4 in combative theatres (Iraq, Syria,...

On today's special episode we present former Marine Raider & Scout Sniper and Personal Growth Consultant, Cody Alford. After a 15+ year military career, Cody retired in 2018 due to cognitive impairment. Since then he has become a personal growth consultant and encourages others to defy conformity and invest in themselves through his online coaching group Defy Tribe. Defy Tribe helps people...

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with FOP National Vice President, Joe Gamaldi. Joe Gamaldi was born and raised on Long Island, NY. Following high school he attended the University of Hartford, where he earned a degree in Criminal Justice, with minors in Political Science and Sociology. After graduation, Joe was hired by the NYPD in 2005 where he worked as an officer for approximately three y...

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with Orlando Police Officer, Rink Fink. Rick transitioned from professional military and law enforcement training to the private sector. Rick was one of the first responding officers to the Pulse Nightclub shooting in 2016. Today, Dennis and Rick discuss family dynamics and the struggles of keeping people in your lives, how to deal with toxic family members, R...

On this episode, Dennis speaks with fear management expert, self-defense expert and mindset educator, Tony Blauer. Coach Blauer has been in the martial art, self-defense, defensive tactics, and combatives industry for almost four decades and is one of the only combatives experts who has successfully affected training across all the combat related communities: self-defense, combat sports, and the m...

On this episode, Dennis sits down with retired Deputy Chief and public safety liaison, Bill Mazur, clinical expert in understanding and treating trauma, Larissa Mason and Navy SEAL and CEO and Co-Founder at Protekt, Nick Norris. Nick Norris began his career in the military as a graduate of both the United States Naval Academy and Basic Underwater Demolition / SEAL (BUD/S) Class 247. Upon completio...

On today's special episode we present Retired Navy SEAL Lieutenant, speaker & best-selling author, Jason Redman's key note speech from our 2023 Street Cop Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. It was our honor to have him speak to over 1700 cops to share his story of heroism, perseverance and resiliency. During his 21-year Navy career, Jason spent 11 years as an enlisted SEAL and 10 year...

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with 22+ year law enforcement veteran, national law enforcement trainer and writer for police publications, Lt. Kory Flowers. Lt. Kory Flowers is a 22-year veteran with the Greensboro (NC) Police Department. Flowers trains law enforcement officers nationwide on various subversive criminal groups, leadership, and tactical communication. He is a frequent contrib...

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with former NAVY Seal Officer and best-selling author, Jack Carr. Jack Carr led special operations teams as a Team Leader, Platoon Commander, Troop Commander and Task Unit Commander. Over his 20 years in Naval Special Warfare he transitioned from an enlisted SEAL sniper, to a junior officer leading assault and sniper teams in Iraq and Afghanistan, to a platoon com...

On today's special episode we present the youngest ever Metal of Honor recipient and American Hero, Kyle Carpenter's key note speech from our 2023 Street Cop Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. It was our honor to have him speak to over 1700 cops to share his story of heroism, perseverance and resiliency. William "Kyle" Carpenter (born October 17, 1989) is a medically retired United States Marine...

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with FBI's lead international kidnapping negotiator, CEO & Foudner of The Black Swan Group and best-selling author, Chris Voss. Chris used his many years of experience in international crises and high-stakes negotiations to develop a unique program that applies globally proven techniques to the business world. Prior to 2008, Chris was the lead international kidnap...

On today's episode, Dennis sits down with Fox News Commentator, Tomi Lahren alongside reoccurring SCP guest, Ann Carrizales on "Tomi Lahren is Fearless" presented by OutKick. Dennis discusses the issues plaguing the law enforcement profession today and how we can fix it. If you like what you are hearing and want to stay in the loop with the latest in Street Cop Training, please follo...

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with Retired Navy SEAL Tier 1 Operator & Marine, CEO & Founder of Contingent Group and the creator of Unafraid Mindset brand, Eddie Penney. Eddie spent twenty years in the US military, first as a Marine Infantryman and a Navy SEAL. He completed seven combat deployments during the Global War on Terror, five of them with the Navy’s most elite unit. He al...

On today's bonus episode, we have SCT Instructor, Kenny Williams a.k.a the Red Ninja back stage at the 2023 Street Cop Conference sitting down with WV Officer Brandon Oiler. Brandon took one of Kenny's first 3 classes when he had only 8 months on the job. Brandon discusses the impact Kenny's class had on his career and why it is so important to constantly improve yourself and the other...

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with Officer Xenophon Gikas and Joana Torres to discuss the common issues of recruitment and retention within the profession of law enforcement. Today, Dennis, Xen and Joana discuss the challenges that departments face when recruiting, the causes of poor retention within an agency and keeping your men and women happy with consistent improvements and following...

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with TEDx speaker, lived-experience consultant, author and sexual abuse survivor, Eileen Dong. Eileen Dong is a lived-experience consultant, TEDx speaker and author on gender-based violence, its intersections, gender equality, as well as culturally & linguistically responsive care and diversity & inclusion. She is the Executive Director of Hope Pyx Glo...

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with RET. Delta Force Operator and Founder of Blue Bearing Solutions, Kyle Morgan. Kyle is the Founder & CEO at Blu Bearing Solutions & for the past 20 years, he's served our country by fighting with elite special operations units in the harshest environments. He strived for excellence in everything he did and discovered that he thrives at leading cross-functional...

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with Pinal County Deputy Sheriff, Matthew Thomas. Chief Deputy Matthew Thomas has served the Pinal County Sheriff's Office with distinguishment since 1993. An Arizona native, Chief Thomas humbly began his law enforcement career as a Detention Officer before moving into Patrol, Narcotics Enforcement, SWAT team. Matt was promoted to Chief Deputy in 2016 when...

On today's episode, Dennis sits down with disability and pension Attorney, Chris Gray, ESQ. Christopher A. Gray was born and raised in the state of South Jersey. He is a graduate of Villanova University, where he earned a B.A. in political science. After Villanova, he received a J.D. from Widener University in 2007. Christopher has been an annual lecturer at the New Jersey State Policeman’s Benevo...

On today's episode, Dennis is joined by Founder of First Responder Coffee Company and ret. Delta Force Tier 1 Operator and Green Beret, Brent Tucker. Brent Tucker served both as a Green Beret and Delta Force operator during his career. A purple heart recipient with 13 combat deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and more. Brent Tucker started First Responder’s Coffee Company after training first...

On today's episode, Dennis is joined by retired police officer and host of The Suffering Podcast, Kevin Donaldson. Surviving post traumatic stress and multiple suicide attempts, Kevin Donaldson found resiliency in the embrace of his trauma. Retiring from the police department in New Jersey in 2014 after being involved in a shooting during a domestic incident, Kevin struggled to find peace inside h...

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with FOP National Vice President, Joe Gamaldi. Joe Gamaldi was born and raised on Long Island, NY. Following high school he attended the University of Hartford, where he earned a degree in Criminal Justice, with minors in Political Science and Sociology. After graduation, Joe was hired by the NYPD in 2005 where he worked as an officer for approximately three y...

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with Taylor, the Founder of Defenders and Disciples. Taylor founded Defenders and Disciples for the purpose of educating and training others on topics relating to faith, firearms, self protection, and fitness. Taylor is a Christian, a husband, and a father. He is a Marine Veteran, former city police officer, former security professional, NRA Instructor, and holds...

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with SCT Instructor of De-Escalation and Crisis Intervention That Actually Works, Jeff Scholz. Jeff is a retired Senior Investigator from the New York State Police with over 24 years of service and over 28 total years of experience in law enforcement. Upon retirement, Jeff was the Senior Investigator for BCI Training at the State Police Academy, responsible for th...