Protect and Serve

Sgt. O’Donnell worked in one of the nation’s largest police departments for 25 years. He has been in charge of thousands of crime scenes and investigations, including homicides, sexual assaults, and robberies. Now an author, he’s here to help you write the best crime-related novel or screenplay possible.

​Patrick O'Donnell is the product of two young Irish immigrants. He was born and spent his early childhood in the great city of Chicago.

He lives with his wife, kids, and 3 dogs. O'Donnell has published self-help books under different pen names and made Amazon's "Best Sellers List." Hobbies include physical fitness, travel, riding motorcycles, and shenanigans.

​He'd love to hear from you!

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In this bonus episode I sit down with Protect and Serve Podcast regular and favourite, Ret'd D/Insp Steven Keogh to talk about the release of his new and exciting book, Murder Investigation Team, Jack The Ripper a 21st Century Investigation. 

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Sir Peter Fahy served as a police officer for 34 years in 5 different UK police forces. After working in a number of operational, detective and command posts he served as Chief Constable of Cheshire for 8 years and then Chief Constable of Greater Manchester for 5 years.

He implemented a number of major change programmes particularly on neighbourhood policing and serious crime. He was elected as Vice President of the Association of Chief Police Officers in 2011 and held a number of national policy positions including national lead for the Prevent counter-terrorist programme, race and diversity and workforce development. He was a trustee of the College of Policing and Director of the Strategic Command Course (the UK’s most senior leadership programme) for 8 years. He worked extensively with other public authorities in Greater Manchester on the response to organised crime and modern slavery.

On leaving policing he served as Chief Executive of the street children charity Retrak and as Director for Structural Reform at The anti-slavery charity Hope for Justice. He also serves on the staff for the University of Cambridge input to MCTP at the National Police Academy Hyderabad. He was a member of the Irish Government Commission into the Future of policing in Ireland and currently works with a number of UK charities including as chair of Care of Police Survivors and Plus Dane housing association. He is the chair and founder of the We Stand Together charity working on issues of community cohesion following terrorist attacks. He is Chair of the West Yorkshire Anti-Slavery Partnership He holds honorary positions with the universities of Manchester, Bolton and Chester. In 2012 he was knighted by Her Majesty the Queen for services to policing.

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Suzanne Williams is an Associate Fellow of Saïd Business School where she teaches on the Oxford Programme on Negotiation. She is an experienced and internationally renowned hostage negotiator.

As a London senior detective Sue was the Officer in Charge of both the Kidnap and the Hostage Crisis Negotiation Units at Scotland Yard. At the highest-level Sue has been an active contributor to the UK Government's crisis response process in cases of kidnap or abduction overseas. She has regularly advised senior ministers as part of the Cabinet Office Briefings (COBRA), the Governments crisis management structure.

Sue qualified as an Hostage Negotiator both in the UK with New Scotland Yard and in the USA with the Federal Bureau of Investigation 27 years ago. Since that time she has contributed to the successful resolution of hundreds of kidnaps and hostage situations on land and the high seas. More recently she has undertaken cyber negotiations as a tactic for combating extortion.

Sue is a recipient of the Queen's Police Medal; this was in recognition of her commitment in the fields of kidnap, negotiation and saving of life.

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In this bonus episode of Protect & Serve, Oliver is joined by Iain Donnelly, host of the Tango Juliet Foxtrot Podcast & Steve Keogh a retired Detective Inspector and writer of Murder Investigation Team & Murder Investigation Team: Jack the Ripper. 

The three discuss the challenges facing British policing, where to now for The Met Police and what three things they would consider if they were in Sir Mark Rowley's position. All this and much more.

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Bruce O'Brien is an Assistant Commissioner of the New Zealand Police. 

Currently, though he finds himself in his new and exciting role for NZ Police based in London as the Senior Liaison Officer for the United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. An exciting role contributing to keeping New Zealand safe from afar.

In this episode of Protect and Serve, Bruce and talk about his career in policing thus far, from policing the streets of Auckland to country policing and the tragic day when New Zealand was hit by the worst terrorist incident it had ever seen. An incident that would change the lives of many forever.

All this and more, next on Protect & Serve

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Raj Kohli joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1992. In 1999 he was promoted to Inspector and, in 2001, completed the Senior Investigators Course and moved to the Borough of Brent as the Detective Inspector in charge of pro-active operations. 

In 2006 Raj was promoted to Chief Inspector and was made the operational lead for the policing of South Brent. Shortly after, he moved into a central policy unit before being promoted to Superintendent and moving to Camden, where he oversaw a significant reduction in gang crime, youth crime, and gang-related violence. 

In 2012 Raj played a key role in helping deliver the London Olympics, being in charge of policing all parallel events across the 16 Boroughs south of the River Thames. In 2015 Raj became Chief Superintendent and Borough Commander for Hounslow. He was a finalist in the 2009 Asian Woman Magazine Award for services to the community and won the British Indian Award 2014 in the Best in Civil Services & Armed Forces category. Raj completed his policing career on the 18th of June with the Hampshire and Isle of White Constabulary in his 32nd year of policing.

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Simon Bowden retired from Thames Valley Police as a chief superintendent in 2018 after a busy career. He worked in numerous operational roles, from response officer to public order commander. 

Simon was the Local Police Area Commander for Bracknell before commanding the police in Windsor and Maidenhead and then moving on to be the commander at Slough and then to the National Police Chief’s Council, where he was based in thew Home Office. Simon now lives in Woolton Hill, near Newbury, Berkshire, where he is often out cycling or walking his dogs, always thinking about new story lines and plots.

Simon has a master’s degree in Applied Criminology, awarded by Cambridge University. His writing combines his policing knowledge with his academic knowledge, plus of course, a good dose of storytelling.

Simon had the idea for his first novel in 2013 but could never find the time to write. The coronavirus lockdown of 2021 provided him with the time to commit to writing HIDDEN BY THE LAW, the first of the Seth Hannen stories.

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