The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line, is a law enforcement podcast discussing numerous topics. The podcast has four hosts. Benny Cruz, a retired San Diego Sheriff's Detective; David Contreras, a retired San Diego Police Detective Sergeant; Sean Murphy, a retired San Diego Police Lieutenant; and Gonzalo "Chalo" Gerardo, retired Calexico Police Chief. All the episodes start with an introductory video and song. The panel interviews many individuals, such as Prison Wardens, Alex Marentes, Buggs of Borderland Beat, Parole Agents, Hector Bravo of That Guard Podcast, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, DEA agents, former LAPD Rampart Officer Ruben Palomares, and Jay Flores, one of the Chicago Twins that brought down El Cahpo from the Sinaloa Cartel, and many other guests. You can watch the video podcast on YouTube by going to their YouTube Channel.

On Tuesday, August 20, 2024, @ 6 pm (PST), former San Diego Police Detective John Bailey will discuss the murder of San Diego Police Officer Kirk Johnson on February 20, 1983, by a sixteen-year-old male who had taken the Sheriff's department uniform, weapon, and patrol car of his stepfather who was out of town. It was about 1:30 am. In a dark parking lot of a park when Officer Johnson pulled up beside the Sheriff's marked vehicle. Join us on The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line podcast.

The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line, is a law enforcement podcast discussing numerous topics. The podcast has four hosts. Benny Cruz, a retired San Diego Sheriff's Detective; David Contreras, a retired San Diego Police Detective Sergeant; Sean Murphy, a retired San Diego Police Lieutenant; and Gonzalo "Chalo" Gerardo, retired Calexico Police Chief. All the episodes start with an introductory video and song. The panel interviews many individuals, such as Prison Wardens, Alex Marentes, Buggs of Borderland Beat, Parole Agents, Hector Bravo of That Guard Podcast, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, DEA agents, former LAPD Rampart Officer Ruben Palomares, and Jay Flores, one of the Chicago Twins that brought down El Cahpo from the Sinaloa Cartel, and many other guests. You can watch the video podcast on YouTube by going to their YouTube Channel.

Hector Bravo, a former Lt. with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, will discuss the current rise of officer assaults and prison gang murders in the California prison system. Does the closing of Death Row in San Quentin State Prison have something to do with it? Is Governor Newsome's "Norway Project" responsible for officer assaults? Does the Norway Project stand a chance to work in California, known for some of the most violent gang members?

The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line, is a law enforcement podcast discussing numerous topics. The podcast has four hosts. Benny Cruz, a retired San Diego Sheriff's Detective; David Contreras, a retired San Diego Police Detective Sergeant; Sean Murphy, a retired San Diego Police Lieutenant; and Gonzalo "Chalo" Gerardo, retired Calexico Police Chief. All the episodes start with an introductory video and song. The panel interviews many individuals, such as Prison Wardens, Alex Marentes, Buggs of Borderland Beat, Parole Agents, Hector Bravo of That Guard Podcast, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, DEA agents, former LAPD Rampart Officer Ruben Palomares, and Jay Flores, one of the Chicago Twins that brought down El Cahpo from the Sinaloa Cartel, and many other guests. You can watch the video podcast on YouTube by going to their YouTube Channel.

Today, Alex ‘Buggs' Marentes of BORDERLAND BEAT will discuss the January 1, 2023 incident when a gang stormed a prison in Ciudad Juarez. At 7:00 am, the gang arrived in several armored vehicles at the Cereso number 3 state prison in Juarez. They opened fire on guards while prisoners inside rioted. Ten guards, seven inmates, and two gunmen were killed. Thirteen people were wounded, and four were arrested. At least 30 inmates escaped, including the leader of Los Mexicles, Ernesto Alfredo Pinon de la Cruz, who is believed to be behind a wave of killings in August 2022, known as "Black Thursday," during which ten people were killed. Ten inmates and staff were murdered, and twenty inmates escaped after a prison riot in Juarez, Mexico.

The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line, is a law enforcement podcast discussing numerous topics. If you love God, Family, Country, Whiskey, and a Great Cigar, this is for you. Have a cigar and a cold drink with Retired Phoenix Police Detective Bobby Arce and Retired San Diego Police Detective Sergeants Doug Collier and David Contreras every Wednesday at 6 pm (PST). They are three former law enforcement gunslingers who interview past, present, and future gunslingers. All the episodes start with an introductory video and song.

Tonight, Detective Demshock will discuss cases he experienced with SIDS deaths (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome), working street gangs, and a kidnapping/attempted murder of an older woman in East San Diego County. He will also talk about PTSD and some of the causes of PTSD.

The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line, is a law enforcement podcast discussing numerous topics. The podcast has four hosts. Benny Cruz, a retired San Diego Sheriff's Detective; David Contreras, a retired San Diego Police Detective Sergeant; Sean Murphy, a retired San Diego Police Lieutenant; and Gonzalo "Chalo" Gerardo, retired Calexico Police Chief. All the episodes start with an introductory video and song. The panel interviews many individuals, such as Prison Wardens, Alex Marentes, Buggs of Borderland Beat, Parole Agents, Hector Bravo of That Guard Podcast, and many other guests. You can watch the video podcast on YouTube by going to their YouTube Channel.

San Diego Sheriff's Detective Benny Cruz discusses his patrol experience working in East San Diego County. Detective Cruz worked at the Santee Patrol Station, where he worked in the city of Santee, Lakeside, and unincorporated El Cajon. While working the Lakeside beat, Cruz had numerous contacts with members of the Hells Angels, KKK, and other White Power Groups. Cruz talks about radion calls to the infamous Lakeside Hotel, the numerous meth labs he responded to, a Murder for Hire investigation which crossed international borders, and the Escondido Bomb House. The Escondido Bomb House was a rental home in Escondido, California (San Diego County), that was filled with homemade explosives and chemicals. On November 18, 2010, a gardener was injured by stepping on an explosive in the yard of the house. The San Diego Sheriff's Department Bomb/Arson Unit responded but abandoned their search after finding a large amount of explosive materials, including detonators, grenades, and chemicals used by suicide bombers.

Part 1 of 2 - The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line, is a law enforcement podcast discussing numerous topics. The podcast has four hosts. Benny Cruz, a retired San Diego Sheriff's Detective; David Contreras, a retired San Diego Police Detective Sergeant; Sean Murphy, a retired San Diego Police Lieutenant; and Gonzalo "Chalo" Gerardo, retired Calexico Police Chief. All the episodes start with an introductory video and song. The panel interviews many individuals, such as Prison Wardens, Alex Marentes, Buggs of Borderland Beat, Parole Agents, Hector Bravo of That Guard Podcast, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, DEA agents, former LAPD Rampart Officer Ruben Palomares, and Jay Flores, one of the Chicago Twins that brought down El Cahpo from the Sinaloa Cartel, and many other guests. You can watch the video podcast on YouTube by going to their YouTube Channel.

Retired San Diego Sheriff's Detective Benny Cruz shares his life story and legendary 42-year Law Enforcement career with the Imperial County Sheriff's Office and the San Diego Sheriff's Department in California. We will discuss his early days growing up in the Imperial Valley, his academy days, and his experience working in the Imperial County Jail, where he witnessed a jail rape and an attempted escape. He will also tell us about his early patrol days with ICSO and his experience with the San Diego Sheriff's Department.