In this episode, retired LAPD officer Moses Castillo joins the podcast to discuss his work as a detective investigating crimes against children, as well as his current run for mayor. Castillo talks about his motivations for both his career in law enforcement and his current political campaign, as well as the challenges and obstacles he has faced in both.

• Served 30 Years with LAPD (Retired)
• Detective worked crimes against children
• Chief Investigator for a law firm
• Running for mayor in Westminster, CA

• Website
• Twitter
• LinkedIn

[01:22] Lead Off Question – “Why Law Enforcement?” 

[06:05] It's All About Life – These are five questions that contain the word life and each questions, gives you a deeper look into who the guest is and what there about.

[13:34] This or That - This is my rapid fire round, where I give the guest two choices and they have to chose one without giving too much thought.

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Former Deputy Marshal, Nate Silvester and I discuss the New Jersey incident, which involved two teens fighting at a mall. Since video of the incident has come out, people are upset because the responding officers, only handcuffed the black kid that was involved.

Nate and I break down the incident and give our perspective and opinions.

ABOUT NATE:

• Spent 13 years in law enforcement
• Was fired over Tik Tok video he made about LeBron James
• Working now as advocate for the profession
• A published author "Always Off Duty"
• Podcast host - "The Officer Nate Podcast"

FOLLOW NATE:

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One of the biggest benefits of the new interview format, is that guest can record themselves at their convivence. If you would like to be a guest, please go here and follow the instructions: https://theoffdutypodcast.com/guest-interview

This episode with Nicholas Anders, is the second episode of a new interview process that I am hoping to start using moving forward.

Nicholas was very open about his personal life, no longer having the passion he once had for law enforcement. His own imperfections and much more.

I want to hear what you think about this new interview format that I'm using in this episode. Please go here and record your thoughts: https://theoffdutypodcast.com/talktome

• 7 Years in law enforcement
• Currently working as a park ranger

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• Facebook

[03:21] Guest Introduction – Guest shares a little about who they are, where they're from, ect.

[04:34] Lead Off Question – “Why Law Enforcement?”

[16:13] Random Five – These are five, totally random questions that I asked Nick. And they're all electronically created.

[24:00] This or That - This is my rapid fire round, where I give the guest two choices and they have to chose one without giving too much thought.

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Glenn Topping a retired Sheriff's Deputy from Florida. Joins me on this episode to talk about his time on the job. Being a published author and working security for folks like Johnny Depp and rock group Van Halen.

• 25 Years Broward CT Sheriff Dept
• Hostage Negotiator - Organized Crime Detective
• Featured on First Season of COPS
• Author of several books: Operation 1600; Look, A Quarter: A Young Boy’s Pursuit Of A Dream
• From Florida

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[01:50] Lead Off Question – “Why Law Enforcement?” 

[21:17] Random Seven – These are seven totally random questions that I ask the guest. It's a fun way to help you get a better understanding of who they are and what they're about.

[33:46] This or That - This is my rapid fire round, where I give the guest two choices and they have to chose one without giving too much thought.

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Janeen Baggette is the founder and director of "K9's For Freedom & Independence". A non-profit that trains and provides, CIRT (Critical Incident Response Team) and detection K9's to law enforcement departments, throughout the United States.

• 10 Years in law enforcement
• Founder of K9's For Freedom & Independence
• From Texas

• Website
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• Instagram

[01:58] Lead Off Question – “Why Law Enforcement?” 

[05:46] Janeen talks about what she struggled with and had to adjust to once she got into the profession.

[12:04] I asked Janeen to explain what "K9's for Freedom" is and why she started it.

[16:02] Janeen explains the process that departments must go through, if they wish to obtain a K9.

[18:32] Janeen talks about where her dogs come from and the training process, for both the dogs and the handlers.

[22:14] Hear about one of the many success stories, that officers have had using dogs in the field that have come from Janeen's organization.

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My guest on this episode, Dexter Pitts, is a purple heart recipient and medically retired US Army veteran. He's the author of "I Am Pitts: Memoirs of an American Patriot".

Admittedly, Dexter has been through a lot in his life, but he doesn't use the things that have happened to him as an excuse.

• 12 Years in Law Enforcement
• Published Author
• Host of "I Am Pitts" podcast
• Louisville, KY

• Instagram
• Twitter
• Website

[02:21] Lead Off Question – “Why Law Enforcement?” 

[06:11] Teachable Moment – Hear what happens when Dexter's FTO, gives him a real teachable moment.

[09:14] What I Would Be Doing – Dexter shares what he would do if he wasn't in law enforcement and I promise you, you will never guess what it is.

[10:57] Why The Book – Listen as Dexter explains why he wrote his books.

[24:11] Random Three – These are three, totally random questions that I asked Dexter. And they're all electronically created.

[29:11] This or That - This is my rapid fire round, where I give the guest two choices and they have to chose one without giving too much thought.

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Stefanie Rose is a had I had never heard before. That is, until I posted a IG story, asking my followers, "what law enforcement officer would they like to hear on the podcast?"

Well out of all the replies I received, Stefanie's name was mentioned 40% of the time.

So naturally, I had to check her out and ask her to be a guest.... And boy am I glad I did! I don't think I've laughed on any episode as much as I did no this one!

• 6 Years LE
• LEO lifestyle YouTuber
• From New York
• Loves her some iced coffee

• Instagram
• YouTube
• TikTok

[02:33] Lead Off Question – “Why Law Enforcement?” 

[09:17] Dig Deeper – This is the part of the podcast were I dig into the guest's social media and I craft questions around 3-5 of those posts.

[20:00] Random Seven – These are seven, totally random questions that I asked the guest. And the purpose is to ask questions, that more than likely, they have never been asked before. So that you can learn different things about them.

[33:12] This or That - This is my rapid fire round, where I give the guest two choices and they have to chose one without giving too much thought.

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I was introduced to Aaron Terrill, by Sara Correll, (founder of "The Power of Our Story and former guest). Aaron is a medically retired police officer, from Lansing, Michigan (about 45 minutes from me).

Aaron was force to retire after being involved in a traffic accident, while responding to a state trooper calling for help.

Aaron talks about the accident and how it has changed his life and what he has been doing, since leaving the profession.

• 18 years - Medically retired
• Peer Support Advocate - The Wounded Blue
• From Lansing, Michigan

• LinkedIn
• Facebook

[01:19] Lead Off Question – “Why Law Enforcement?” 

[09:59] The Monster – The monster chased away everything that Aaron loved.

[23:48] Temporary Grave Site - Aaron talks about his beautiful, "temporary grave site".

[26:02] The Article – The night that Aaron pointed his gun at his dog and what came from that.

[28:20] The Wounded Blue – This is the organization that Aaron says saved his life. He talks about how that happened and what he's now doing with the Wounded Blue.

[39:08] This or That - This is my rapid fire round, where I give the guest two choices and they have to chose one without giving too much thought.

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I've been following Tyra Valeriano for a while now on Instagram. As someone who enjoys travelling, I really enjoyed Tyra's content. Then in one of her post, I noticed that she had moved to Thailand with your husband and son.

Immediately, I had to reach out to Tyra and ask her to join me on the podcast. She shares, not only why she left law enforcement and moved to Thailand, but she shares how you can choose to leave the profession and chase whatever it is you want to do.

• 10 years in LE
• Describes herself as police sgt. gone nomad
• YouTuber - Travel Vlogger
• Living in Thailand

• YouTube
• Instagram
• Tik Tok

[02:20] Lead Off Question – “Why Law Enforcement?” 

[19:04] Dig Deeper – This is the part of the podcast were I dig into the guest's social media and I craft questions around 3-5 of those posts.

[30:38] Random Seven – These are seven, totally random questions that I asked Tyra. And they're all electronically created.

[45:17] This or That - This is my rapid fire round, where I give the guest two choices and they have to chose one without giving too much thought.

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This week I am giving you a little something different. I was hot able to record this week because I've been in quarantine with covid.

So this week, I'm going to give you a episode from my VIP members area.

Going solo for this episode because I want to give you a little history lesson on the "Thin Blue Line" flag and try to unpack why many link the flag to racism.

I did reach out to The Thin Blue Line, USA, hoping that someone from the company would join me on the episode, but they declined. 

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