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Ep. 70 - From Raleigh PD to True Crime Author: Cameron Santana on his law enforcement career and the Virginia Olson Cold Case.

Ep. 70 - From Raleigh PD to True Crime Author: Cameron Santana on his law enforcement career and the Virginia Olson Cold Case. Cameron has 20 years in law enforcement. He started with Raleigh PD in 2005. In our conversation, ...

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April 22, 2025

Ep. 70 - From Raleigh PD to True Crime Author: Cameron Santana on his…

Ep. 70 - From Raleigh PD to True Crime Author: Cameron Santana on his law enforcement career and the Virginia Olson Cold Case. Cameron has 20 years in law enforcement. He started with Raleigh PD in 2005. In our conversation, ...

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April 4, 2025

Ep. 69 - LAPD Lt. Jeff Wenninger (ret) – Rodney King Riots; rebuildin…

Ep. 69 - LAPD Lt. Jeff Wenninger (ret) – Rodney King Riots; Rampart Scandal and rebuilding the Gang CRASH Unit through leadership and teamwork. Jeff Wenninger is a retired LAPD lieutenant with more than 30 years in law enforc...

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Feb. 25, 2025

Ep. 68 Talking Prison and Street Gangs with Brian “BC” Sanders retire…

Ep. 68 Talking Prison and Street Gangs with returning guest and gang culture expert retired Lt. Brian “BC” Sanders. In his 20+ years with a large agency in the southeastern U.S., Brian served on various proactive units includ...

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Jan. 28, 2025

Ep. 67 – NYPD Det. Tom Smith on 9/11, Joint Terrorism Task Force, Res…

Ep. 67 – In Part Two of my interview with NYPD Det. Tom Smith (Ret.) we discuss 9/11 and how the day unfolded for him; what it was like working rescue and recovery at Ground Zero and later at the landfill to identify belongin...

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Jan. 7, 2025

Ep. 66 - NYPD Det. Tom Smith (Ret.) Narcotics, Robbery, Gang, Respond…

Ep. 66 - Rescuing an American journalist kidnapped in Afghanistan, thwarting a school shooter, responding to Ground Zero on 9/11 - NYPD Det. Tom Smith (Ret.) did all of it in his 30 years with NYPD. Following in his NYPD Dete...

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Dec. 2, 2024

Ep. 65 Deadly force encounters and the impact on the officer involve…

Ep. 65 To mark the four-year anniversary of the podcast, I’m revisiting earlier episodes with content and issues that remain relevant today. This episode is about the impact of a deadly force encounter on the officer, somethi...

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