Reasons We Serve: Police Careers & Officer Experience

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Reasons We Serve: Police Careers & Officer Experience episodes

May 10, 2024 Episode 3 Can you take a picture of me and my grandma?
Short stories with Officer Fox
4 min
May 05, 2024 Episode 59 Upland Chief Of Police Marcelo Blanco
Years of Service: 1991-Present

Born in Argentina, Marcelo moved to the United States from Madrid, Spain when he was 5 years old. He grew up in the Los Angeles area and in high school began working for the Upland Police Department. During his career, Marcelo worked patrol, was a DARE instructor, School Resource Officer, and crisis and hostage negotiator. Marcelo was also assigned to the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force and later became a detective where he worked on cases involving commercial theft, auto theft, child abuse, and sex crimes. Marcelo worked through the ranks and is currently the Upland Chief of Police.
1 hr 2 min
May 03, 2024 Episode 2 Screw In Screw Out
Short stories with Officer Fox
6 min
April 28, 2024 Episode 58 Retired DEA Special Agent in Charge William Bodner
Years of Service: 1992-2023

Bill began his career in Los Angeles where he worked on Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations dealing in heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine as well as cases involving ecstasy and the Israeli Mafia. Bill rose through the ranks and was eventually promoted to Special Agent in Charge for the Los Angeles Field Division, DEA's 3rd largest Field Division. During this episode, Bill discusses the changes in drug trafficking over the years and the connection between China and the Mexican Drug Cartels. Bill is also the co-host of the Truth Nation Podcast and the owner of Revelo Investigations and Consulting LLC. https://reveloic.com/
1 hr 6 min
April 26, 2024 Coffee Time with Officer Fox Episode 1
Short stories with Officer Fox
5 min
April 21, 2024 Episode 57 Retired Los Angeles County Sheriff Department Deputy Susan Coniglio
Years of Service: 1989-2007

Susan began her career with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in 1989, and at the time other officers knew her as Susan Higgins. Susan began in the transportation unit driving inmates to and from court and was assigned to the special transportation unit where she drove celebrities like OJ Simpson and the Menendez Brothers. Susan later became a patrol deputy at Industry Station and in 1999, was promoted to station detective. In 2000, Susan was transferred to the Major Crimes Bureau Metro where she worked on kidnappings, murder for hires, fugitive detail, and escapes from the county jail where she handled the Dr. Doolittle case. In 2007, Susan was forced to retire from a job she loved after several accidents and 4 blown discs in her neck and three in her lower back.
1 hr 6 min
April 14, 2024 Episode 56 retired ATF Special Agent Rich Boehning
Years of Service: 1999-2022

Rich, better known as Major, began his career with the ATF in 1999. Before joining the ATF, Major served in the United States Army where he attained the rank of Colonel. During this episode, Major discusses the leadership skills the Army taught him that translated into putting together a successful team that targeted the white supremacist gangs the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas and the Aryan Circle. Major also offers a candid view of what ATF Agents do versus how they are often portrayed in the media.
1 hr 15 min
April 07, 2024 Episode 55 retired National City Police Officer Carlos Chavarria
Years of Service: 1977-2011

After serving in the Army, Carlos began his law enforcement career as a patrol officer with the National City Police Department in Southern California. When he was hired, National City was known as a violent city that kept officers busy daily with shootings and gang violence. Carlos worked on patrol before later becoming a canine handler and then working plain clothes in the crime suppression unit. As Carlos's career progressed, he watched other officers get hurt and have to medically retire and figured out that he needed to have a backup plan. He decided that that plan was to go to law school and get his law degree and did this while still working as a police officer. Carlos later became an attorney and worked as a Deputy Attorney General for the California State Attorney General's office prosecuting similar crimes to those he worked on as a patrol officer.
1 hr 8 min
March 31, 2024 Episode 54 DEA Special Agent Michael Chavarria
Years of Service: 1984-2017

Mike began his law enforcement career with the Naval Intelligence Service (NIS, now known as NCIS). From there, Mike was hired by the DEA and began a long and storied career, and developed an expertise in Latin American drug trafficking. During this interview, Mike talks about working undercover in Mexico as well as his assignment to Operation Snowcap in South America where he located and destroyed clandestine airfields as well as Cocaine labs. During his career with DEA, Mike was stationed in San Diego; Calexico; Houston; La Paz, Bolivia; San Jose, Costa Rica; Guadalajara, Mexico; and Mexico City.
1 hr 7 min
March 24, 2024 Episode 53 DEA Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Stamm
Years of Service: 1980-2016

Jeff has over 40 years of law enforcement after beginning his career as a Deputy Sheriff with the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office. Jeff began his career with the DEA in 1984 and served in San Jose, California; Brasilia, Brazil; Brownsville, Texas; Islamabad, Pakistan; Kabul, Afghanistan; Dallas, Texas; DEA Headquarters as the Deputy Chief of International Operations; and, finally, as the Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s global Aviation Division. Jeff brings a very unique insight into drug law enforcement in the United States and the other countries where he served and does not pull any punches. Jeff is the author of the book On Dope: Drug Enforcement and the First Policeman and often speaks around the country.
1 hr 1 min

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