On this episode of Role Call with Chief Brian Dugan, special guest Vance Johnson joins the show to share how he is using his personal journey through a dark world of drugs, alcohol and addiction to shed light and save lives world-wide.  The former NFL Denver Bronco gives us an inside look at the abuse and addiction he witnessed as a child and how it affected his adult life.

During the interview, Chief Dugan and Vance tackle controversial issues such as the nation's mental health crisis, the negative side of social media, and the tragic effects of addiction.

They also talk about Vance's latest book--" Uncovered: Why Becoming Less Became Everything"  available at all bookstores and online.

Connect with Vance Johnson after the podcast at www.vancecares.com

On this episode of Role Call with Chief Brian Dugan, we hear how a local non-profit is rising to the occasion to help the Tampa Police Department.  Special guest Steve Toll who serves as the president of the Rise Tampa Foundation explains the organization's goal to pick up where the city budget stops.

To learn how you can support law enforcement through the Rise Tampa Foundation, visit risetampa.org

On this episode of Role Call with Chief Brian Dugan, we hear how officers at the Tampa Police Athletic League (PAL) play a role inside the ring.  Special guest Officer Adam Harris a six-year veteran of the Tampa Police Department joins Chief Dugan for a ringside chat about the PAL boxing program and the impact it's making on youth in the city.

To learn more about the PAL Boxing program visit: https://www.paltampa.org/

On this episode of Role Call, Chief Brian Dugan packs up the podcast to join several University of South Florida football players at the police department's training facility.  

In between action-packed scenarios where players played the role of the police, Chief Dugan interviewed the department's training corporal Jared Douds, USF strength and conditioning coach Pat Moorer and USF offensive tackle Marcus Norman.

On this episode, Chief Brian Dugan joins special guest Jason Sowell to talk about the impact a free laundry service initiative is making around the nation.  Sowell founded the non-profit organization Current Initiatives, which operates the "Laundry Project." The organization is one of four groups that received a Community Investment Grant from the Tampa Police Department in 2018.

The Laundry Project assists low-income families with meeting a basic need – washing clothes and linens, by turning laundromats into community centers of hope. Laundry fees are paid for while volunteers assist with laundry services, entertain children, and create a caring space at the laundromat.

Chief Dugan shares his experience with the Laundry Project and how it brought Tampa Police officers and residents closer.

The Tampa Police Department is accepting applications for the 2019 Community Investment Grant program from June 3-July 31. For more information visit: https://www.tampagov.net/police/tpd-grant

On this episode, we hit the archives to highlight our first ten featured guests.  Listen to this segment then take a short quiz to test your knowledge of Role Call with Chief Brian Dugan and you may be able to win a prize.QUIZ: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/28FQDLY Quiz must be completed by June 13, 2019 at noon with a perfect score in order to be eligible for a prize.     

On this episode, Chief Brian Dugan goes CSI with two of Tampa PD's Latent Fingerprint Specialists. Holly Guastalli and Monique Palisi share how their roles behind the microscope help officers solve crimes.  They also discuss why what you see on popular crime drama series, isn't really what you get in real life.From rolling fingerprints to examining loops, whirls and arches--learn the various steps that go in to positively identifying crime suspects.The show takes an unexpected twist when the forensic experts reveal details from their most intereting cases.