Well thats a wrap on 2022 and Season one of Protect and Serve. In todays special episode we sit down and discuss some of our personal highlights from the year and say a big thank you, to you for listening to the show.

We can't wait for more Protect and Serve in 2023.

Happy New Year to you all.

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Adrian Bleese was born and raised in the northwest of England before joining the Royal Air Force to fly on search-and-rescue and submarine-hunting missions. On leaving the RAF, he was stunned to discover that no one needed any submarines hunted and he was therefore forced to find a real job. Following some time working in advertising, he began working for Suffolk Constabulary and spent twelve years flying on police helicopters, attending almost 3,000 police tasks even though he was neither a policeman nor a pilot. He was one of only a handful of civilian air observers working anywhere in the world.

It was a pleasure to sit down with Adrian to hear about the fascinating world of policing from sky.

You can find his book 'Above the law' here https://www.amazon.com.au/Above-Law-Adventures-police-helicopter/dp/1785632620

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Policing across the world provides many challenges, none more so than in Nepal. Home to the famous city of Katmandu and the Mt Everest summit thousands of tourist flock to Nepal each year to experience its stunning scenery and explore its many mountain ranges.

In this episode we sit down and speak with former Nepalese police commander Durga Kunwar (retd. DIG). He served in the Armed Police Force, Nepal, for 20 years and experienced more than his fair share of challenges during his career.

From policing on the front lines of local terrorism in the form of the Maoist insurgency, being in charge of the protection of Nepal's royal family and to heading up the rescue efforts of the worst natural disaster to hit the region, as he was deputy metropolitan Commander in Kathmandu during 2015 mega earthquake.

It is truly an honor to welcome Durga Kunwar to Protect and Serve.

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Policing across the world provides many challenges, none more so than in Nepal. Home to the famous city of Katmandu and the Mt Everest summit thousands of tourist flock to Nepal each year to experience its stunning scenery and explore its many mountain ranges.

In this episode we sit down and speak with former Nepalese police commander Durga Kunwar (retd. DIG). He served in the Armed Police Force, Nepal, for 20 years and experienced more than his fair share of challenges during his career.

From policing on the front lines of local terrorism in the form of the Maoist insurgency, being in charge of the protection of Nepal's royal family and to heading up the rescue efforts of the worst natural disaster to hit the region, as he was deputy metropolitan Commander in Kathmandu during 2015 mega earthquake.

It is truly an honor to welcome Durga Kunwar to Protect and Serve.

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On todays episode we speak with Retired police officer John Murray. John, like many, was a normal young man who wanted to join the police to make a difference. Little did he know the course of his life would change forever one day back in 1984.

The murder of Yvonne Fletcher, a Police officer and close friend and colleague of John's, occurred on 17 April 1984, when she was fatally wounded by a shot fired from the Libyan embassy on St James's Square, London, by an unknown gunman. John and Yvonne had been deployed to monitor a demonstration against the Libyan leader Gaddafi, and died shortly afterwards. Her death resulted in an eleven-day siege of the embassy, at the end of which those inside were expelled from the country.

John was the last person Yvonne would see and speak with that day as he rode in the ambulance with her to the hospital. During that trip John made a promise to Yvonne, that he would find out who and why. A promise he has kept as he has fought to keep as he sets to bring those responsible for this awful crime to justice.

John's story is nothing short of mind blowing and we are extremely proud to welcome him to Protect and Serve.

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This week we sit down with Matt Trott, spending over twenty years working in British policing, Matt worked all over the country in units responsible for the management of human sources and even carrying out covert operations to gather evidence against some of the UK's most dangerous gangs. We discuss Matt's transition from the army to the front lines of policing in the west midlands as an operational police officer and to becoming a detective sergeant.

Later we will discuss Matt's work managing human sources and the dangers associated with these high risk environments, as well as his work in public order policing which would eventually see him injured, during violence at a football match that led him to retire from the job he loved.

It is an absolute honor to welcome Matt to Protect and Serve.

Matt's fantastic book 'Hard Stop' can be found here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hard-Stop-Violence-Crime-Deception/dp/1803131853

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This week we sit down with Matt Trott, spending over twenty years working in British policing, Matt worked all over the country in units responsible for the management of human sources and even carrying out covert operations to gather evidence against some of the UK's most dangerous gangs. We discuss Matt's transition from the army to the front lines of policing in the west midlands as an operational police officer and to becoming a detective sergeant.

Later we will discuss Matt's work managing human sources and the dangers associated with these high risk environments, as well as his work in public order policing which would eventually see him injured, during violence at a football match that led him to retire from the job he loved.

It is an absolute honor to welcome Matt to Protect and Serve.

Matt's fantastic book 'Hard Stop' can be found here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hard-Stop-Violence-Crime-Deception/dp/1803131853

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Welcome back to Protect and Serve. In todays Episode we it down with former LAPD S.W.A.T officer Charles Joh.

Charles Joh is a former LAPD SWAT officer who spent his entire career policing the streets of Los Angeles. From being selected to work on specialised robbery and burglary squads, to mounted policing on horseback on Los Angeles famous Rodeo Drive and Hollywood Boulevard, Charles has seen it all. The pinnacle of his career was his twelve years serving on the world renowned LAPD Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) for over 12 years. Charles joins us on Protect & Serve to talk about these experiences and much more!

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Welcome back to Protect and Serve. In todays Episode we it down with former LAPD S.W.A.T officer Charles Joh.

Charles Joh is a former LAPD SWAT officer who spent his entire career policing the streets of Los Angeles. From being selected to work on specialised robbery and burglary squads, to mounted policing on horseback on Los Angeles famous Rodeo Drive and Hollywood Boulevard, Charles has seen it all. The pinnacle of his career was his twelve years serving on the world renowned LAPD Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) for over 12 years. Charles joins us on Protect & Serve to talk about these experiences and much more!

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