In this episode of The Front Seat with Nick Jackson, Nick welcomes Cody Digre, a K9 handler who works both interstate and inner-city interdiction along the I-90 / I-94 corridor between Chicago and Minneapolis.

Together, they explore a practical and often misunderstood side of interdiction: how intelligence, geography, and human behavior come together during real roadside encounters. From short turn-around trips and LPR data to interviews and consent searches, this conversation focuses on how cases are built through observation, communication, and decision-making in the moment.

Cody shares how being personable and building rapport has played a critical role in his success, especially early in his career when consent searches were often the primary tool. He breaks down how establishing a behavioral baseline, recognizing stress, and identifying deception can move a stop forward without force or confrontation.

They also discuss the challenges facing proactive work today, including finding motivated personnel willing to work interdiction, adapting tactics to different local expectations, and balancing consent-based searches with K9 deployment.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• How intelligence and geography influence interdiction decisions
• The role of interviews and rapport in developing reasonable suspicion
• Consent searches versus K9 use, and how to decide between them
• Why some officers struggle with interdiction work
• How experience and exposure sharpen behavioral awareness
• Where interdiction is headed in a changing policing environment

Whether you’re in law enforcement or simply curious about how interdiction really works beyond the headlines, this episode offers an honest look at the mindset, skills, and challenges involved in working the road.

Once you start paying attention to behavior and patterns, you begin to see how much of this work happens long before the search and long before the stop ever feels routine.

No hype. No fluff. Just real interdiction talk from the front seat.

Once you start noticing it, you see it everywhere, behavior shapes our lives in big and small ways. I’ll share more about this at the end of the episode.

🎙️ Welcome to The Front Seat with Nick Jackson — where we take you inside the world of real roadside policing and criminal interdiction.

Episode #3 breaks down the real myths and facts about Mexican cartels, cultural behavior, and how DTOs operate from street-level couriers to high-level decision-makers. Nick Jackson and Det. (SGT) Victor Galarza explain the differences between popular narratives and the truth officers see in the field. They discuss cultural cues, behavioral patterns, the cartel mindset, and how DTO hierarchy shapes real criminal operations. This episode delivers practical insight for interdiction work, criminal interviews, and understanding how modern trafficking networks actually function.

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Once you start noticing it, you see it everywhere, behavior shapes our lives in big and small ways. I’ll share more about this at the end of the episode.

In this episode of The Front Seat with Nick Jackson, Nick welcomes Nic Bonney, a criminal interdiction officer who specializes in consensual encounters, human behavior, and detecting deception during real-world interactions. Together, they explore a timely and challenging question: Is behavioral detection dead, or is it simply misunderstood?

Nic shares how law enforcement officers use conversation, body language, and subtle behavioral cues to identify hidden criminal intent—often without force, intimidation, or advanced technology. He breaks down the difference between a consensual encounter and an investigative stop, and how trust, legal boundaries, and instinct play a role in every decision.

Nick draws a fascinating connection between this type of human-focused behavioral detection and how the cybersecurity world tries to identify digital threats. They compare roadside intuition to algorithm-based monitoring, and ask whether human behavior can ever be fully replaced by artificial intelligence or automated systems.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• How Nic approaches deception, consent, and communication during encounters
• The truth about behavioral cues—what works and what is myth
• Real stories from the field that show how behavior reveals intent
• Why some people claim behavioral detection no longer works
• Whether it still matters in both policing and digital security
• The future of trust, intuition, and human observation in a data-driven world

Whether you are in law enforcement, cybersecurity, psychology, or just curious about why people act the way they do—this episode will challenge how you see human behavior and truth.

Once you start noticing it, you see it everywhere, behavior shapes our lives in big and small ways. I’ll share more about this at the end of the episode.

In this episode of The Front Seat with Nick Jackson, Nick sits down with Garry Chapman to break down the evolution of interdiction, proactive policing, and the art of the front seat interview.

From reading behavior on the highway to building trust and accountability inside the team, Nick and Garry talk through what it takes to stay sharp, motivated, and professional in the field.

They also share lessons from real-world experiences — leadership insights, K9 deployment work, and the mindset required for long-term success in proactive law enforcement.

🚨 Topics Covered:

• The evolution of highway & inner-city interdiction
• Front seat interviews and behavioral detection
• Building proactive policing teams
• Leadership and motivation in the field
• Training, mentorship, and team culture
• “No shortcuts” approach to the craft

🎧 Whether you’re on the road, in the office, or in training — this episode is packed with value, perspective, and real talk.

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