Denver Police Department Detective Mike Lumbard is a Hostage Negotiator. In this episode of the Go Law Enforcement Podcast, Detective Lumbard discusses the role of a hostage negotiator, how drugs and alcohol often impact in trying to de-escalate a situation, and he discusses 2 events. One with a subject who was wearing what appeared to be a suicide vest, and another involving a young man threatening to jump off of a ledge, while he was active on social media.

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