The Modern Cop

On today's episode, I sat down with Joe Swanson of Joe Swanson Tactical. Joe is a former CHP and Vacaville PD officer who has made it his mission to bring purposeful, tactical wellness to police agencies across the country. We talk wellness, books, tattoos and more!   Thank you all for listening!

Update on the channel. Nothing crazy, not too long.   Thank you for sticking with me!

I’ve been off the radar for a bit but the TMC podcast is back! On today’s episode, I talk with Eric from @sketchyboyzwatchclub (IG and Facebook). Eric and I discuss his career in policing and his work in the world of watches. If you’re a budding watch nerd or seasoned horologist, you don’t want to miss this episode!

In today's episode, I sit down via phone with Cole (AKA Thesalted_rim on IG). Cole has been in law enforcement for around ten years and has served as a patrol officer and SWAT operator. Cole's page on Instagram caught my eye because right in the bio section of his page he mentions mentoring future police officers. We all have mentors, but we can also all think of a person (or team of people) who a...

Jason Mow began serving his community in the late 90s with a local police department before making the hard decision to leave policing. He found his way to the State Department as a defense contractor and spent thirteen months in Afghanistan teaching police tactics to the local police force. At the conclusion of his service in Afghanistan, Jason returned to Arizona and went to work for Phoenix Pol...

Recruiting and Retention. It's the elephant in the room. In today's episode, I'm joined by officers from around the country and even from Canada as we discuss the ins and outs of getting people through the door and keeping those solid candidates through their careers.

Solo episode today about generational differences in policing. Now, I'm just one millennial cop, but I've wanted to respond to a few things I've heard about how we're lazy or won't come in on our off time to fill a beat. This is not a confrontational episode shaming the older generations - this is an attempt to point out what our (millennial) thought process is.   Stay safe, and I'll see you on th...

I've been gone long enough! I was sick, I've been busy with life, but I am back with another episode, and have plenty more to come! I woke up at 0300 today unable to fall back asleep, so I got up, poured a cup of coffee and decided to use my time to record an episode. As I ate breakfast and rubbed the sleep from my eyes, I came across a story on several UK officer's social media pages regarding th...

On today's episode, I spoke with Glenn Topping. Glenn retired from a south Florida sheriff's in 2009 after serving for 25 years on patrol as a deputy and sergeant. In that time, he also worked as a crisis negotiator, narcotics interdiction detective, and he also started one of the first active killer response training programs in the US in the late 80s. Glenn shared stories about baring witness to...

Welcome back to The Modern Cop Podcast! After much needed time away with family and a pretty hectic work schedule, I'm kicking off 2023 by sitting down with Mike AKA @helicopter_trunk_monkeys to discuss his very niche role in policing as an air rescue medic for the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Mike discusses his decision to leave his position as a fire captain with Gila River FD and transi...

On today's episode, you'll hear from Kenyon - the content creator behind Tased and Confused, a TikTok channel seeking to bridge the gap between police and the public through honest talk and more than a little humor. I absolutely loved talking with Kenyon, and I hope you enjoy the episode!   The #goodcopsgiveaway will start seeking donations on October 1st, and the nomination period will open up ar...

Today's episode is a departure from anything I've done before. I took to IG live and opened the floor for anyone to speak. We had a good conversation about changing the ego-driven aspects of police culture. In today's day and age, there's a time to kick ass and a time to build each other up. This needs to occur at all levels. This week, I'd like to shout out the Dallas Crimes Against Children Conf...

On today's episode, I sat down with Josh, founder of Force Frontier. Force Frontier is a training organization which draws upon Josh and his team's years of service in policing to "make good people dangerous." Josh has spent the last several years as a patrol officer, DT instructor, and SWAT team member in the State of Ohio. Force Frontier currently conducts training in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky...

On today's episode, I answered questions sent in from Instagram about the job. I enjoy being able to give my two cents to some of these, and there are some themes that will be revisited with guests in the future. I'll work these into the rotation every few months so long as you don't mind my phone sex voice.   Maybe I need a co-host for these...   Also, the #goodcopsgiveaway will be back for a sec...

On today's episode of The Modern Cop Podcast, I speak with Troy Vano, SWAT sniper and owner of Defender Series Training Group in Virginia. Troy and I discussed his road to policing, his time on SWAT, and his thoughts on the Uvalde school massacre last month.   Find Troy on Instagram @defender_series_training_group

Vic Ferrari served with the NYPD from 1987 to 2007. In that time, he worked through the AIDS epidemic, the 93 WTC bombing, and 9/11, and served in patrol, narcotics, and auto theft investigations. In today's episode, Vic recounts his career from walking the beat in the early days, to walking down Broadway surrounded by abandoned women's shoes on 9/11.  Vic has used his career and his skills as an...

On today's episode, I talk with Justin, a commissioned officer in the US Army who previously served with the 75th Ranger Regiment. Justin might be better known by his online gaming moniker Controlled Pairs Gaming. Justin weighed in on leadership lessons and lent his experience both as an Army officer and a gamer to our discussion on the validity of digital simulation toward real world applications...

Resiliency. Mental Health. Crisis Intervention. De-escalation.    These are all buzzwords of modern policing, but how are they being implemented? Today's episode features Dr. Dara Rampersad of BluePaz - an organization committed not only to teaching officers to work with people in crisis, but how to work through their own crisis. Dr. Dara has been instrumental in implementing Crisis Intervention T...

On today's episode, I had the wonderful opportunity to speak with Kayleigh Kozak and her husband, Kelsey. After reporting her abuser at the age of 14, Kayleigh thought that horrific chapter of her life was over and done with until, ten years later, she was notified that her abuser was trying to get his lifetime probation rescinded. After being forced to face the man who had abused her as a child i...

On today's episode, I sat down for a great discussion with BC Sanders. Actually, with BC's twenty-year career combatting gang-related issues in the South, I felt more like a student in a very interesting college class. B.C.'s outside-the-box efforts to curb the gang problem in America are enlightening, as is his approach to interacting with the different types of gang members. I'm excited to see w...

On today's episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Nick Tuttle, inventor of the TheMicLoop. Nick was one of the first donors for the #goodcopsgiveaway back in November, and I was very happy to finally be able to connect with him and have a good conversation. Nick spent 14 years in law enforcement for a county agency in Arkansas before deciding to meet out on the path of a full-time business o...

On today's episode, you'll hear from Josh with Guardian Training and Consulting. Josh served in the United States Air Force as a member of the security forces where he guarded the nation's nuclear weapons. He then became a police officer in Minot, North Dakota, before moving to Arizona. After twelve years in police work, Josh left law enforcement and committed himself to running Guardian Training...

On today's episode of History Time, I enjoy a glass of Maker's 46 while talking about Melvin Purvis and his hunt for John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd who were collectively known as The Dillinger Gang and "Public Enemy Number One". I hope you enjoy this dive into history. If you want to hear about a different cop from history, let me know on Instagram or by emailing me at blue...

On today's episode, I was fortunate enough to speak with former United States Marine and former Diplomatic Security Service agent Cody Perron to discuss his work around the globe as a member of the law enforcement arm of the State Department, and his book "Agents Unknown". Cody's book paints a vivid portrait of life as a DSS agent. From running ops with local PDs in Houston, Texas, to wining and d...

A couple of weeks ago, Armando from Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack podcast hit me up and asked me to join him during an interview with Jack Lewis, perhaps better known by his nomme du guerre "Ambrosia Terrebonne". Jack is a Navy veteran, and earned his dolphins in the Silent Service - America's submarine fleet. Jack left the Navy and became a commercial diver, operating hundreds of feet beneath the su...