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All jobs have group and individual skills.  Last month, I released Narcotics.

Narcotics is riddled with both of these.  Surveillance is both individual and team.

If you suck as an individual, you'll be a worthless team member.  If all 8 of you are great but you have no flow together, you'll be a low-functioning team.

Today's episode will focus on how to follow cars and people that are moving.  At times this will include transitions to and from stationary surveillance (next episode, btw).

If you're a narc, fed, vice or anyone else that conducts discreet observation, tune in!

-LEO

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Christy Barker's first interview dropped months ago.  She discussed her ideas of the ideal prosecutor / investigator relationship prior to arrest.

Post-arrest, that relationship needs to (and will) change.  Today she discussed what she, as a prosecutor of violent crime for three decades, would like from the investigators after they arrest a killer.

The short version is this:  If you're an investigator, you do not prosecute cases.  It's not your decision to prosecute, or to decide the strategy of that prosecution.  This is objectively the design of the US Criminal Justice System.  If you are questioning this, you need to go learn your system.

Therefore, what's the point of collecting facts if you're doing it in such a way that the person you believe did the crime cannot be charged effectively?  Sure, you can take out a warrant.

I arrested the killer!  Call the press!  Fucking hero cop over here!

Then you don't answer the phone when prosecutor calls.  She needs discovery.  He needs leads followed to get ahead of plausible defenses.  She needs alibi witnesses interviewed.  You ain't answering.  You got an arrest, so bug off and do yo job, lawyer.

If that's where you're at, don't cry when the case gets dismissed.  Don't tell the victim's mama you did everything you could.  Be real.

Learn from Christy how to manage arguably the most important time of a case - post-arrest.

-LEO

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In last Friday's episode, Danny discussed his career - USMC Sniper, Police Officer, Coroner.

In today's episode, he will go into the nitty gritty of hitting rock bottom.  

The path there, the moment of truth, and the path back out of the dark.

Whether you were a member of Uncle Sam's Misguided Children (USMC), Army, Navy, Air Force, Coastie, Police, Deputy, Corrections, Investigations, or just a man or woman who's been through some shit, this episode will give you perspective.

Prior to uploading this morning, I listened to a 10-minute blurb to quality check, as always.  This is the only time I've had tears in my eyes.

If you're struggling, you are not alone - in the struggle or in having support.

I'm here, Danny's here, and you will persevere.

-LEO

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Danny Baker is a Scout-Sniper in the United States Marine Corps turned police officer, turned deputy coroner.  Following eight years active duty (including multiple combat deployments and four years of training new Scout-Snipers), Danny was hired to police the streets of Greenville, SC.  After 14 years of this, he moved on to something more peaceful (?), working as a deputy coroner.  

In the first of a two-part segment, Danny will discuss his background, his preparation and training in the USMC Special Operations community, and what made him make the moves he did.

Danny will touch on mental health in this episode, but it's really the build-up for the most moving interview I've not only conducted, but heard.  Next week Danny will provide a brutal honesty into some of the things he went through when he hit rock bottom, and how he came out the other side alive.  His path back to mental health.

I have friends that have committed suicide, friends' kids that have, police co-workers that have, and many that have hit rock bottom and stared into the abyss.  

None have been this open and honest.

-LEO

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The title in in jest (hopefully).  

Female police officers deal with things that I never have.  In this episode I will briefly touch on some of the struggles I've seen friends and co-workers deal with, and how I've seen successful cops overcome!

I kept it short because I'm going to go into greater details with someone more genetically qualified to speak on the subject.

Welcome to March!

-LEO

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As a city police officer I attended multiple training events on FLETC (Federal Law Enforcement Training Center).  I worked, as I've said, on the USMS Regional Fugitive Task Force.  I also worked quite a bit with DEA and ATF while in narcotics, and had some workings with FBI and US Secret Service. 

During training to become a fed, our class was mixed with other agencies and shared living quarters and the cafeteria with thousands of people from dozens of other agencies.  If you've listened you know I'm a talker, so I was chatting with these folks.

After completing that, I've worked with most every agency in some way shape or form - city, state, and federal.

No, I'm not flexing, and I hope it doesn't come off as a flex that I simply worked with people.  There are very high functioning people and very low functioning people with all these same experiences.

I say it so say that I can speak knowledgably on what different agencies do, what their training is like and what the atmosphere is like at the agency.  I can also speak to the hiring process and qualifications from firsthand experience.

If you are considering transition to federal law enforcement, give a listen to decide what agency will be right for you!

-LEO

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Some of you, like me, are little quitters.  I've resigned from corrections, policing, federal agencies and two branches of the military.

The variety has developed me, but would it have been nice to find the right home 20 years ago?  Sure.

In this episode I will explore what different types of law enforcement agencies are out there and some potential red flags that should make you run!

I want the listeners happy at work, and if they're not, I want you to know how to fix it.

Share to prospective LEO's, and to those that are hating life and always talking about quitting.  Maybe the grass is greener!

-LEO

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Once I hit the streets a lifetime ago, I quickly realized my strengths and weaknesses.  One thing I could do consistently was spot in progress crime.  Whether that means a car out of place, a guy changing how he walks when he sees me or an open window in January, I noticed change.  This allowed me to regularly stop the "right" people - those doing crime - and put them in jail.

I was called almost daily by our city narcotics unit to stop cars, and when an opening came available, they asked me to put in.

My Sergeant at the time laughed at me when I told him I'd put in, telling me it was too soon in my career and I wouldn't get an interview.  A month later, I was growing my beard and driving a rickety shitbox in plain clothes.

This episode will provide patrol with the method that worked for me to get off patrol and into what I enjoyed.  Towards the end of my time on patrol, I was unhappy going to work.  Narcotics was fun most days.

It will also provide an outline of narcotics investigative techniques that worked for me.  With proactive investigations your imagination (and law and policy) are the limit, but there are some normal methods that are tried and true.

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-LEO

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If you've been on patrol 20 years, how many fraudsters have you caught?

0, right?

How many have you met?

More than that I bet.

I attended multiple fraud classes (against my will) while serving as a city police officer.  As a fed (don't judge me please) I've investigated major fraud - 10s of millions stolen without the use of a gun.

I also found that "normal" criminals - robbers, shooters, burglars - are thrilled to do fraud if they learn how.

"Wait, so I can sit at home or in a hotel with friends and just smoke weed and steal money?  I can get knuckleheads to open bank accounts for me and I can just get money?  Sentences are lower, risk is lower?"

Yeah, they rock like that.

If you patrol / investigate, you need to know what to look for on T-stops, calls for service, in houses, etc. or you're going to miss someone doing a million-dollar theft.

They're going to be so glad you didn't listen to this episode because now they can keep scamming your grandma.  Think of that.

If you're looking into a group doing drug and violent crime, and you're having trouble getting in, learn to work the fraud angle!  Wanting a T-III on a bad organization but can't get in?  Fraud.  Got a killer you can't put a case on?  Fraud.

Broaden your skillset, learn, put more tools in your toolbox!

-LEO

Happy Friday the 13th!

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Welcome back!

This is a noble profession and all, but most of us also like the money that comes from it.  Let's get back into how to make the money you get go further.

Whether you are paycheck-to-paycheck despite your last raise, not quite at your financial goal, or just want to learn more about money management, give Coty a listen.

He understands how it works, and is willing to work with LEO's on their personal situation.

Or if you're not feeling that, then just take away what you can from this hour (including interview 1).

-LEO

First Responder Financial Planning

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