On today’s episode of the Cops and Writers Podcast, I have with me retired Chief of Police and Author Brian Brady.

Brian was born and raised in the San Francisco area and became a police officer in Berkeley, California, in the late sixties. He moved around to four different police departments, eventually attaining the rank of Chief of Police. 

After decades of serving and protecting, he retired from police work and transitioned to becoming a corporate security executive. This path led him to holding executive positions at prestigious organizations such as NBC Universal and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Brian has published two crime novels and is working on his third.  

I really enjoyed talking to someone like Brian, who has seen the evolution of police work through the years and worked his way up from police officer to chief. Please enjoy this informative and wide-ranging conversation with Brian Brady.

In today’s episode, we discuss:

·      Growing up in San Francisco.

·      Brain’s law enforcement influences.

·      Brian starting his LE career in Berkeley in the late 60s. Lots going on in the world, and of course, Berkeley was the epicenter of turmoil.

·      The innovations that came from the Berkeley Police Department.

·      No formal FTO program when he started in Berkeley.

·      Brian’s first foot chase, apprehending a purse snatcher and getting scolded for not following protocol.

·      Typing police reports on a manual typewriter?

·      Why the rank of sergeant is the most influential and important in law enforcement.

·      Novato PD as Police Chief. What did he expect being chief, and what surprised you about the job? Are you the “Political Pinata”?

·      Being the incident commander at an officer-related shooting where an officer was forced to take a life.

·      The pros and cons of CompStat.

    All of this and more on today’s episode of the Cops and Writers podcast.

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