That LEO Guy

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. Confidential Informants.  CIs. Sources of Information.  SOIs. Rats.  Police.  Snitches.  12. On today's episode I will discuss how to utilize CIs to make your career and not break it.  Google "Whitey Bulger" for a great example of how to ruin a career and an agency's reputation through CI mismanagement. I&a...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. LEO speaks again with Kevin Grogan - former homicide detective, combat veteran and author of three published books.  Kevin provides his opinions on modern policing and what methods worked for him. Kevin admits he did not do everything perfectly, but he did give many years to the badge.  We can learn more from mistakes than som...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. Kevin Grogan started his career just like the rest of us - bright eyed, ambitious, curious.  After some years, some time wearing a yellow shirt, investigating homicides and working in the Savannah Gang Unit, it all came crashing down. Tune in for Kevin's account of his sudden fall during his climb.   We've all made m...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. If you're back, you're not reading this.  If you're not returning from last episode, read the last description first. Eric will go further into what ROCIC offers and what you can expect from training / intel analysts. -LEO ROCIC - A Proven Resource for Law Enforcement Support the show Please follow on FB and Sub...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. Meet Eric with ROCIC!  This non-profit is built to serve the active LEO.  Whether you need training or intel, whether your agency is large or small, they can provide you free or low-cost services. Mid and Upper Management cannot cry about departmental issues if they do not push training and intel-driven policing. LEOs cannot c...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. Any LEO I know will accept intervention dealing with mental health consumers.  Drew has studied and experienced this extensively and will continue to explain the points in the CJ system when his team can effectively get involved. Every point of contact after arrest has potential for intervention.  If a mental health consumer g...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. Drew Taylor has extensive education and experience in what most of us cops call CIT - Crisis Intervention Training.  Tune in to hear the innovative techniques that Lehigh County, PA is using to manage mental health issues as they fall within the criminal justice system.  Drew will delve into their system of intervention and ho...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. Surprise bonus episode, and the most exciting yet!   US Attorney General Pam Bondi came through my city, and I had the pleasure of meeting her and, of course, blabbing about my podcast!  After talking for a few minutes, she agreed to knock out an episode and answer some difficult questions!  I didn't get a lot of time (ap...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. Over the last few weeks, I spoke with five career investigators and three career prosecutors.  My question to them:  What are the top five mistakes you see from investigators that lead cases to failure.  Dismissals.  Acquittals.  Problems. There was heavy overlap, and the most repeated phrase was not to be a lazy BLEEP ! Lucki...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. "Oh you can't set up in there.  They do counter." "How can I set up out there in the country?  Stick a car on an empty dirt road?" "That neighborhood is gated and they'll call my target." You can do stationary surveillance anywhere. Stop believing the hype.  You can work the problem, get...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. All jobs have group and individual skills.  Last month, I released  Narcotics. Narcotics is riddled with both of these.  Surveillance is both individual and team. If you suck as an individual, you'll be a worthless team member.  If all 8 of you are great but you have no flow together, you'll be a low-functioning team...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. Christy Barker's first interview dropped months ago.  She discussed her ideas of the ideal prosecutor / investigator relationship prior to arrest. Post-arrest, that relationship needs to (and will) change.  Today she discussed what she, as a prosecutor of violent crime for three decades, would like from the investigators...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. In last Friday's episode, Danny discussed his career - USMC Sniper, Police Officer, Coroner. In today's episode, he will go into the nitty gritty of hitting rock bottom.   The path there, the moment of truth, and the path back out of the dark. Whether you were a member of Uncle Sam's Misguided Children (USMC), A...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. Danny Baker is a Scout-Sniper in the United States Marine Corps turned police officer, turned deputy coroner.  Following eight years active duty (including multiple combat deployments and four years of training new Scout-Snipers), Danny was hired to police the streets of Greenville, SC.  After 14 years of this, he moved on to...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. The title in in jest (hopefully).   Female police officers deal with things that I never have.  In this episode I will briefly touch on some of the struggles I've seen friends and co-workers deal with, and how I've seen successful cops overcome! I kept it short because I'm going to go into greater details with s...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. As a city police officer I attended multiple training events on FLETC (Federal Law Enforcement Training Center).  I worked, as I've said, on the USMS Regional Fugitive Task Force.  I also worked quite a bit with DEA and ATF while in narcotics, and had some workings with FBI and US Secret Service.  During training to becom...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. Some of you, like me, are little quitters.  I've resigned from corrections, policing, federal agencies and two branches of the military. The variety has developed me, but would it have been nice to find the right home 20 years ago?  Sure. In this episode I will explore what different types of law enforcement agencies are...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. Once I hit the streets a lifetime ago, I quickly realized my strengths and weaknesses.  One thing I could do consistently was spot in progress crime.  Whether that means a car out of place, a guy changing how he walks when he sees me or an open window in January, I noticed change.  This allowed me to regularly stop the "r...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. If you've been on patrol 20 years, how many fraudsters have you caught? 0, right? How many have you  met ? More than that I bet. I attended multiple fraud classes (against my will) while serving as a city police officer.  As a fed (don't judge me please) I've investigated major fraud - 10s of millions stolen wit...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. Welcome back! This is a noble profession and all, but most of us also like the money that comes from it.  Let's get back into how to make the money you get go further. Whether you are paycheck-to-paycheck despite your last raise, not quite at your financial goal, or just want to learn more about money management, give Cot...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. "If it don't make dollars, it don't make sense." -Socrates Meet Coty Barker! CEO of Paladin Wealth Management and current police officer.  All of us probably have some kind of retirement plan with our agency, and that plan comes with  options.   Most of us just pick the default. Wait, so we're trusting...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. "There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter." -Ernest Hemingway SERFT ruined law enforcement for me - nothing can compare to fugitive work.   Enjoy this 17-minute episode on the bare bone basics of fugitive investi...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. Lt. Col. Grossman believes that our troops are not victims.  He believes that reframing traumatic experiences as an opportunity for growth will allow returning heroes to have happy and healthy lives.  The same mindset goes for law enforcement officers. LEOs experience frequent trauma at work - I don't need to explain all...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. I know, I know.  You came back for more of Lt. Col. Dave Grossman.  His next episode will release on Tuesday, so just hang tight!  This one seemed fitting to release in tandem with his first interview. I have personally experienced significant sleep issues to the point of seeing an insomnia doctor.  What she told me over the c...

Please message us! We’ll pin to the episode, and would love a dialogue. Meet the Colonel! I met Lt. Col. Grossman (US Army - Retired) at a class in South Georgia over a decade ago.  We were both students in a shooting / fighting transition class.  He signed his book for me and wrote a nice personal note. As a former Marine, I heard him speak several times.  Col. Grossman regularly speaks with troo...