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 former San Diego Police Lieutenant; and Gonzalo "Chalo" Gerardo, retired Calexico Police Chief. The podcast goes live every Tuesday at 6 pm (PST). 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 Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman from the Sinaloa Cartel, and many other guests. You can watch the video podcast on YouTube by going to their YouTube Channel.

In this episode, former LAPD Officer Ruben Palomares describes the Life behind his downfall with the LAPD. Ruben and others, while working CRASH, the selection process to join, such as a high-profile gang unit, Rampart, and the Undercover Narcotics Unit (21 Jump Street), where he purchased and identified students who were selling narcotics in area high schools. Ruben talks about his first shooting, staging robberies, and many other criminal acts that inspired the movie Training Day. This is real Life on the Streets of Los Angeles.

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. The podcast goes live every Tuesday at 6 pm (PST). 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 Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman from the Sinaloa Cartel, and many other guests. You can watch the video podcast on YouTube by going to their YouTube Channel.

The Mexican Mafia (La EME) Prison Gang - Former EME Member and Shot Caller Ramon "Mundo" Mendoza discusses the prison gang. We will discuss who the EME is, where it started, and how it controls the prison and the streets. In this episode, Mundo answers questions from our listeners.

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. The podcast goes live every Tuesday at 6 pm (PST). 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 Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman from the Sinaloa Cartel, and many other guests. You can watch the video podcast on YouTube by going to their YouTube Channel.

The Mexican Mafia (La EME) Prison Gang - Former EME Member and Shot Caller Ramon "Mundo" Mendoza discusses the prison gang. We will discuss who the EME is, where it started, and how it controls the prison and the streets. Mundo will discuss how the gang was formed, how the name was selected, and who the gang members started the gang. Mundo will discuss how the gang controls its membership, his defection from the gang, why he defected, being on the ‘Green List,' and the Witness Protection Program. It's the “Mundo Story.”

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. The podcast goes live every Tuesday at 6 pm (PST). 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 Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman from the Sinaloa Cartel, and many other guests. You can watch the video podcast on YouTube by going to their YouTube Channel.

PART 2 - This episode is on the Calexico Police Department in Southern California. The FBI investigated the Calexico Police Department in October 2014. The FBI raided the department at the request of Police Chief Mike Bostic, who was hired to investigate corruption within the department. The Justice Department also investigated and found several issues, including a lack of supervision and accountability. Was the PD infiltrated by the Sinaloa Cartel, which had and continues to have a stronghold in the border city of Mexicali, Baja California border in Mexico? Retired Calexico Police Chief Gonzalo 'Chalo' Gerardo talks about the investigation and the issues policing a small border city.

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. The podcast goes live every Tuesday at 6 pm (PST). 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 Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman from the Sinaloa Cartel, and many other guests. You can watch the video podcast on YouTube by going to their YouTube Channel.

PART 1 - This episode is on the Calexico Police Department in Southern California. The FBI investigated the Calexico Police Department in October 2014. The FBI raided the department at the request of Police Chief Mike Bostic, who was hired to investigate corruption within the department. The Justice Department also investigated and found several issues, including a lack of supervision and accountability. Was the PD infiltrated by the Sinaloa Cartel, which had and continues to have a stronghold in the border city of Mexicali, Baja California border in Mexico? Retired Calexico Police Chief Gonzalo 'Chalo' Gerardo talks about the investigation and the issues policing a small border city.

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. The podcast goes live every Tuesday at 6 pm (PST). 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 Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman from the Sinaloa Cartel, and many other guests. You can watch the video podcast on YouTube by going to their YouTube Channel.

On October 13, 2014, 31-year-old Elizabeth Sullivan went missing from San Diego, California. Two years later, her body was found in a freezer in the San Diego Bay. Her husband, a former U.S. Navy sailor, was subsequently arrested, found guilty, and sentenced to prison. The case caught national attention, and the Sullivan case was featured on Dateline NBC. The Dateline episode was titled "Secrets By The Bay." Detective Collier will discuss the investigation and some of the case details.

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, Ash Wednesday is for you. Have a cigar and a cold drink with Retired Phoenix Police Detective Bobby Arce and 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.

This episode is on the Houston Police Department's first bilingual Homicide Team. Forty-five years ago, a group of bilingual Houston police officers broke police barriers by becoming the first Hispanic unit in the nation. Our panel will discuss how they came to become detectives assigned to a major metropolitan police Homicide Unit. We will hear about their struggles, battles, crime in the 1970s, big-city crime, and success in solving many unsolved, unworked murder cases in Houston.

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, Ash Wednesday is for you. Have a cigar and a cold drink with Retired Phoenix Police Detective Bobby Arce and 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.

This episode is on the Menendez Brothers. The brothers, Lyle and Erik, were convicted of murdering their parents on August 20, 1989, in their Beverly Hills residence. The parents, José and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez were shot execution-style by Lyle and Erik. On August 18, 1989, Lyle and Erik went to several gun stores in Southern California to buy handguns. However, due to issues with Lyle's California driver's license and a two-week waiting period mandated by gun laws, the brothers decided to purchase shotguns instead. They acquired Mossberg 12-gauge shotguns along with boxes of birdshot and buckshot ammunition in a Big 5 Sporting Goods store in San Diego, California, where Erik used a stolen driver's license from one of Lyle's friends. Are the brothers about to get a re-trial, resentenced, or released? The brothers are currently housed in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at Richard J. Donovan Prison in San Diego County. The hosts will discuss the Netflix series "Monsters, The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story."

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. The podcast goes live every Tuesday at 6 pm (PST). 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 Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman from the Sinaloa Cartel, and many other guests. You can watch the video podcast on YouTube by going to their YouTube Channel.

On September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene unleashed devastation across the Southeast. Helene landed in Florida as a Category 4 with sustained winds of 140 mph. Helene became a deadly disaster across six states. On October 10, 2024, another hurricane, Hurricane Milton, landed again in Florida. Milton reached as high as a Category 5 over the Gulf of Mexico on a path towards Florida's central west coast. Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, pounding cities with winds over 100 mph. In this episode, retired San Diego Police Detective Sergeant David Contreras, a resident of Florida, retired San Diego Police Detective Sergeant Doug Collier, a resident of Tennessee, and Dustin Wester, a current Deputy Sheriff with the Imperial County Sheriff's Office who grew up in North Carolina and started his law enforcement career there, will discuss their experiences, fears, and thoughts during these hurricanes, tornados, and previous experience with other natural disasters while living in those three states.

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. The podcast goes live every Tuesday at 6 pm (PST). 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 Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman from the Sinaloa Cartel, and many other guests. You can watch the video podcast on YouTube by going to their YouTube Channel.

In this episode, retired San Diego Police Gang Detective Felix Aguirre will discuss the San Diego PD Border Team. Detective Aguirre, assigned to the team, will discuss violent confrontations with bandits on both sides of the border. We will talk about the officer-involved shootings in those isolated dark canyons of San Diego County, the human suffering with those attempting to cross only to be violently attacked, raped, beaten, and robbed by those preying on them, and the team leadership and dynamics. After the team was disbanded, how did the department and their peers treat them? Join us in this exciting discussion.