BPD's The Blue Review

Coming to the Pod this week, Sgt. Chad Garrett speaks about his journey to Bakersfield and how he is working with the Organized Retail Theft division, assisting retailers to help take a stand and offer the department's assistance. The two officers take listener's questions from Natalie.

Captain Ted King comes into the Pod this week to talk about Line Level Leadership, how leadership manifests in different forms and how being a leader allows for focus on what you are good at. Co-Host Natalie updates on her college plans and more.

Making their way into the Pod, Sgt Nathan Anderberg talks about Narcotics and how the Street Level Deals impact how the department deals with other offenses like Street Level Gun Violence. South High Co-Host Natalie talks about her future and asks questions for the student audience.

Lt. Rick Dossey visits the Pod this week to talk to the crew about how important Threat Assessment is to the de-escalation of threats and how the Assessment Team can develop the best tactics for a positive resolution.

Visiting the pod this week, Carina Ortiz - Community Relations Unit Supervisor stops by to talk the department's Community Engagement Vehicle, it's impact in the community and Zone Meetings and Community Day @ Riverwalk Park.

This week Officers Hernandez and Van Dyke visit the pod to talk about how Prop 36 is impacting businesses around town and what their roles are in implementing the new law.

Joining the crew in the Pod today, Valerie Mendiburu of the Mendiburu Magic Foundation comes in to talk about the foundation's origins and the upcoming Cupid's Challenge.

This week joining the crew in the Pod is Detective Chad Ott in a continuation of last episode's story of the Geneau family. Ott brings his perspective to the events impacting the lives of Dawn Elliot and her family.

This week in the Pod, Dawn Elliot of Helping Hit and Run Tragedies (HHart) comes in to talk about her journey to creating this non-profit, its origins and how the partnership with the Bakersfield Police Department began.

Captain Ted King sits down with the crew in the Pod to talk about how training increases proficiency in a variety of areas and how a trait like perseverance can enable the members of the department to build a strong community inside the department and outside as well.