Street Cop Podcast

Today we wanted to share an episode from a little while back. We believe that it provides immense value and there are some new listeners, so we wanted to re-post it.

On today's episode, Dennis sits down for the second time with former Marine Raider & Scout Sniper and Personal Growth Consultant, Cody Alford. After a 15+ year military career, Cody retired in 2018 due to cognitive impairment. Since then he has become a personal growth consultant and encourages others to defy conformity and invest in themselves through his online coaching group Defy Tribe. Defy Tribe helps people build bullet proof mindsets and a belief system to take them to new heights of life.

Today we wanted to share an episode from a little while back. We believe that it provides immense value and there are some new listeners, so we wanted to re-post it.

On this episode, Dennis sits down with retired Deputy Chief and public safety liaison, Bill Mazur, clinical expert in understanding and treating trauma, Larissa Mason and Navy SEAL and CEO and Co-Founder at Protekt, Nick Norris.

Nick Norris began his career in the military as a graduate of both the United States Naval Academy and Basic Underwater Demolition / SEAL (BUD/S) Class 247. Upon completion of SEAL training in 2004, Nick assumed progressively higher positions of leadership within Naval Special Warfare. His deployed roles included combat advisor to Iraqi and Afghan military units, Cross Functional Team Leader, and Ground Force Commander during combat operation in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Bill Mazur is a 25-year law enforcement veteran and retired in 2017 at the rank of Deputy Chief of Police. Bill holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Stockton University and a Master’s Degree in Human Resources Training and Development in the Police Graduate Studies Program from Seton Hall University.

Bill is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Session #256, and currently serves as a Master Instructor with the FBI National Academy Associates, in their Comprehensive Officer Resiliency Training Program. He also acts as a Liaison for the NJ State Resilience Program for law Enforcement. Additionally, Bill currently serves on the Wellness Committee for the NJ State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) as an advisor.

Larissa Mason is a clinical expert in understanding and treating trauma. She is a professional instructor for NJ State and maintains a thriving clinical practice. Currently working with clients throughout the USA and overseas, Larissa Mason focuses on areas including neurodivergent learning and responses as well as complex trauma resiliency and recovery, for both the impacted individual as well as their partner and families. Focus on professional mental health and individual resiliency regarding law enforcement and first responder stressor is emphasized. She helps individuals and families understand and work through the stressors that challenge them so they may lead healthier and happier lives.

Through her career, Ms. Mason was supervisor at an adult partial care program for the severely mentally ill where she created and implemented the first clinical trauma track as a way to expound on the connection between trauma and mental health and offer appropriate support. Ms. Mason then supervised the county wide sexual assault response program for Cape May County where she directed the county’s response to interpersonal violence, both domestic violence and sexual assault. There she worked to create pediatric guidelines for responding to childhood survivors of abuse. Ms. Mason also taught clinical work on the graduate level for Rutgers University and is a published author in the Encyclopedia of Sexual Violence.

Today, Dennis, Bill, Larissa and Nick sit down to discuss the mental health epidemic that plagues law enforcement, first responders and veterans across the world.

Today we wanted to share an episode from a little while back. We believe that it provides immense value and there are some new listeners, so we wanted to re-post it.

Dennis speaks with 22+ year law enforcement veteran, national law enforcement trainer and writer for police publications, Cpt. Kory Flowers.

Cpt. Kory Flowers is a 22-year veteran with the Greensboro (NC) Police Department. Flowers trains law enforcement officers nationwide on various subversive criminal groups, leadership, and tactical communication. He is a frequent contributor to police and a true believer in great leadership, setting the right examples and supporting each other.

Today, Dennis and Cpt. Flowers discuss his promotion, his new responsibilities and the changes he has implemented already to boost morale in his agency, advice to veteran officers to motivate and increase morale for their younger officers, overcoming adversity and how sometimes you need to look in the mirror and change your mindset to improve yourself and help others around you.

Today we wanted to share an episode from a little while back. We believe that it provides immense value and there are some new listeners, so we wanted to re-post it.

Dennis speaks with Baltimore Cops and hosts of the Silverback Chronicles Podcast, Dre and Big H.

Dre and Big H are two cops changing the way policing is viewed through humor and storytelling. Born & Raised in NY; Serving in Bmore, the Silverbacks live, work and pod from Baltimore, Maryland. They both are active cops that patrol the streets of Bmore City. Throughout career there motto has always been to "BRIDGE THE GAP" with the community and 1st responders.

Today, Dennis, Dre and Big H discuss importance of being a great FTO, crime sin the inner cities, being a good human being, uniting the communities and more.

Today we wanted to share an episode from a little while back. We believe that it provides immense value and there are some new listeners, so we wanted to re-post it.

Dennis speaks with Founder of The Dad Edge and Author, Larry Hagner.

Larry's BIO:

Hey guys, I’m Larry, founder of The Dad Edge.

Half of my childhood without a father figure in my life and the other half with toxic father figures that came and went.  I made one decision as a young boy, and it was that my kids would know who their father was.  I knew firsthand, the devastating effects of growing up without a positive father figure in my life.

When I became a father for the first time in 2006, it became clear that I didn’t have the skills to be the best for my sons.  I was short on patience.  I was quick to anger.  My marriage was mediocre at best. 

I learned quickly that the desire to be a legendary father, man, and husband wasn’t enough.  I had to learn the skills to actually do it. 

Our children are not born with manuals and the Journey of Fatherhood doesn’t necessarily come with a “map.”  

There are challenges, twists, and turns along the way.

As much as we truly enjoy our children and being a father, we tend to internalize our struggles.  When we do that, we get distracted and stressed out.  As a result, we do not enjoy the journey of being a dad and husband as much as we would really like to.

I finally decided in 2015, to start The Dad Edge Podcast and learn the skills from experts to live a legendary life as a husband, father, and man. 

Over the past 6 years, I have interviewed over 700 experts on:  parenting, mindset, patience, communication, intimacy, optimizing health, and the power of community.

I am the proud father of 4 energetic boys.  The husband of my soul mate, Jessica for the past 18 years.  Life isn’t all sunshine and rainbows every day.  However, I learned skills to optimize my life as a man, husband, and father.  If you are a lifelong learner and you don’t have this thing figured out…join me and let’s continue to learn together!

Live Legendary!

Today, Dennis and Larry discuss his mission behind "The Dad Edge" brand, his story and core values as a father and as a husband, learning how to connect with your partner, the strengths you need to have a successful relationship, the truth about love, his relationship with his dad who left his family when he was only 10 years old, finding closer and grace and why forgiveness is a gift.

Today we wanted to share an episode from a little while back. We believe that it provides immense value and there are some new listeners, so we wanted to re-post it.

Dennis is joined again by 22+ year law enforcement veteran, national law enforcement trainer and writer for police publications, Cpt. Kory Flowers.

Cpt. Kory Flowers is a 22-year veteran with the Greensboro (NC) Police Department. Flowers trains law enforcement officers nationwide on various subversive criminal groups, leadership, and tactical communication. He is a frequent contributor to police and a true believer in great leadership, setting the right examples and supporting each other.

Today, Dennis and Cpt. Flowers discuss the failure of the Defund the Police movement, sticking it out through hard times, finding the right people for this profession, being grateful for what you have, separating work and home life, being a professional and continuing to show up to do the job day in and day out.

On today's episode, Dennis speaks to recruits to give advice, answer questions and give more insight about the profession.

Today Dennis answers questions and discusses advice for young recruits in the academy, staying out of trouble, how to be stay pro-active, investing in yourself and your training, tips for new hires to use right out of the academy, the importance of case law and not waiting to be chosen but choosing yourself to succeed in this career.

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On today's episode, Dennis talks with former NYPD detectives and hosts of The Gold Shields Podcast. Tom Smith and Dan Murphy.

Dan Murphy is a retired Detective-Sergeant from the NYPD where he served in numerous units such as the Major Case Squad and the Joint Terrorism Task Force. Since retiring, Dan has served as Chief Security Officer for US Bancorp, and co-authored the book "Workplace Safety: Establishing an Effective Violence Prevention Program" (2015-Elsevier Publishing). He is also a member of the Public Safety Liaison Section (PSLS) of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP).

Tom Smith is a retired 2nd Grade Detective from the NYPD where he served in numerous units such as Bronx Narcotics, Bronx Gang Unit, 52 Pct Robbery Squad and the FBI/NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force. While assigned to the JTTF for 17 years, Tom traveled to 18 countries around the world coordinating International Terrorism cases. Tom also was deployed to Afghanistan for 3 months running a kidnapping case which ended with the hostage being rescued. Tom is currently the President of his own Private Investigation Company , TNR Investigations. Tom also is a guest lecturer at Dominican University and is involved in their Internship program.

Tom Smith and Dan Murphy both proudly earned and carried the coveted NYPD Gold Detective Shield during their combined 50+ years with the NYPD.

Today Dennis, Tom and Dan discuss the evolution of their careers in the NYPD, stopping the stigma around mental health and law enforcement, old school policing in the 80s, the reality of crimes committed back in the day, the state of NYC today, continuing to show up and do the best job you can and never losing hope.

On today's episode, Dennis is joined by retired Special Agent & veteran undercover operative who infiltrated the Hells Angels, Jay Dobyns.

A criminal defense attorney once described Jay as: "...a government-trained ‘Predator’ repeatedly sent on seek and destroy missions in search of drugs, guns, and violence with instructions to succeed at any cost without regard for the agent himself or those he crosses paths with.”

He achieved worldwide notoriety as one of history's most daring undercover operators during high-octane missions targeting America's violent crime.

Jay played the role of a shrewdly-calculating hitman, mob debt collector, and gunrunner to target gang members, anti-government groups, narcotics and weapons traffickers, and organized crime syndicates.

He is perhaps best known for his landmark infiltration of the notorious Hells Angels becoming the first-ever lawman to defeat the gang’s multilayered security measures becoming a member of their legendary Skull Valley charter.

Jay's book - No Angel, My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels - details that investigation and is a New York Times and international bestseller.

His follow-up - Catching Hell, A True Story of Abandonment and Betrayal - is Jay's bestselling memoir.

Jay is one of the many amazing key note speakers we have lined up for the 2024 Street Cop Conference in Orlando, FL.

Today, Dennis and Jay discuss the history of the Hells Angels, the most impactful cases during his career, details of how he infiltrated the Hells Angels, learning from mistakes in life and how to always be willing to learn and change for the better.

On today's episode, Dennis is joined by 25 year old Chief of Police in Brookford, NC, Will Armstrong.

Armstrong has worked in law enforcement since July of 2019, he said. He started his career at the Statesville Police Department then went to work at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.

Will Armstrong is now the Chief of Police for the Brookford Police Department in Brookford, NC. Armstrong was hired as the Chief of Police in January 2023 after working with the department part-time for several years. He has a degree in Criminal Justice and has also worked as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).

He has many goals for the Brookford Police Department. Primarily he wants to improve coverage and availability, but he also wants to involve his department in community engagement.

On today's episode, Dennis is joined again by former Force Recon Marine, DoD Contractor with eight deployments to Afghanistan, Author, Pro MMA Champion and Founder of Mighty Oaks Foundation, Chad Robichaux.

Chad is a former Force Recon Marine and DoD Contractor with eight deployments to Afghanistan as part of a Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) Task Force. After overcoming his personal battles with PTSd and nearly becoming a veteran suicide statistic, Chad founded the Mighty Oaks Foundation, a leading non-profit, serving the active duty, military veteran and first responder communities around the world with highly successful faith-based combat trauma and resiliency programs. Having spoken to over 400,000 active-duty troops and led life-saving programs for over 4,500 active military and veterans at four Mighty Oaks Ranches around the Nation, Chad has become a go-to resource and is considered a subject matter expert on faith-based solutions to PTSd, having advised the former Presidential Administration, Congress, the VA, the DoD, and was appointed to serve as the Chairman of a White House Veterans Coalition.

Chad is also the Co-Founder of Save Our Allies, a non-profit that’s mission is focused on the evacuation and recovery of Americans, our allies and vulnerable people trapped in Afghanistan. Save Our Allies began as a personal quest for Chad, as he set out to rescue his long-time friend and Afghanistan interpreter, but the mission quickly evolved because of Chad’s compassion for people and his servant heart. Since its inception, Save Our Allies has safely evacuated over 17,000 people that were trapped in Afghanistan and is now helping in Ukraine.

Chad is a bestselling author and has written a number of books related to veteran care and overcoming life’s challenges, donating over 250,000 copies to the troops during his resiliency speaking tours. He is regularly featured on national media outlets and his story was notably shared in a short film by I Am Second and the documentary, Never Fight Alone. Currently, a life-story motion picture movie is being produced based on Chad’s #1 best-selling book, An Unfair Advantage.

Today, Dennis and Chad discuss managing and coping with guilt, helping others, building an impactful business to help safe lives, building your legacy, the conflict in Israel, focusing on what’s important and making an impact.

On today's episode, Dennis is joined again by 22+ year law enforcement veteran, national law enforcement trainer and writer for police publications, Cpt. Kory Flowers.

Today, Dennis and Cpt. Flowers discuss the future of police training and Dennis gives answers all your questions about university and provides more detail on the 2024 Street Cop Conference.

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On today's episode, Dennis speaks with RET police helicopter pilot and host of The Hangar Z Podcast, Jon Gray and State Trooper & Fixed-Wing Aircraft Pilot, Matt Szluka

Jon's bio:

Hangar Z podcast founder and host, Jon Gray, is a Southern California native and second-generation police officer. Jon’s interest in public safety aviation began in childhood where he was exposed to tactical flight via the Anaheim Police Department’s Angel program. His father, a 32-year veteran of the Anaheim Police Department, encouraged this interest, and it eventually led him to pursue a career in public safety aviation. He is currently a helicopter pilot with the Ontario Police Department in Ontario, California.

After graduating college with a bachelor's degree in Sociology, Jon was hired by San Diego PD as a police officer. At San Diego PD Jon was assigned to Southern Division Patrol and the Border Crime Suppression Team. He later transferred to the Ontario Police Department where he worked patrol, was assigned to the Community Oriented Policing Unit as a graffiti and gang investigator, and served collaterally as a hostage negotiator. After nine years in the field, Jon was selected to become a part-time tactical flight officer in the air support unit. He was then selected to become a full-time tactical flight officer and was ultimately promoted to pilot in 2017. Jon medically retired in May 2023. During his hour plus commute to work Jon would listen to podcasts to pass the time. It wasn’t long before he noticed a void in the podcast segment that represented and promoted public safety aviation. To fill that void, Jon started the Hangar Z Podcast in August of 2020.

Today, Dennis, Jon and Matt discuss continual effort to learn and progress in the field, passion for proactivity and interdiction, importance of aviation policing, night vision, infrared and LPR technology, employing aviation in modern day policing, things to consider when Developing an aviation unit and how drones have impacted law enforcement surveillance.

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with 18+ year active duty LT and host of "The Squad Room" podcast, Garrett TeSlaa.

Garrett's bio:

My name is Garrett TeSlaa, and I am the creator and founder of The Squad Room. In 2015, I was a few years into being a sergeant for a sheriff’s office in Southern California. I was struggling with rotating shifts, poor sleep and horrible nutrition habits. I was also recovering from a mountain bike crash that should have killed me and everything, along with several duty-related injuries began to drag me down physically, mentally and emotionally.

I was in a bad spot. 

I began searching for answers and seeking out experts in hopes that I could solve what I thought was a unique situation. I began to share what I was learning during briefings with my patrol partners and things got interesting. Try preaching the benefits of meditation to a roomful of veteran cops!

But what actually happened was surprising. Every time I opened up, someone would pull me aside in private and share their story of struggle, or ask for more information, or thank me for helping them understand why they were feeling “that” way.

With this new knowledge that I was not alone in these struggles, and that others were facing their own real dangers, I started The Squad Room in hopes that it would give something back to this profession that I love so much.

Today, Dennis and Garrett discuss being the right kind of leader, building your trust, the differences between Management, leadership and supervision, choosing to become a better human being, asking for help when you need it, being present with and for your kids and the future of digital products in the academy.

On today's episode, Dennis is joined again by 22+ year law enforcement veteran, national law enforcement trainer and writer for police publications, Cpt. Kory Flowers.

Cpt. Kory Flowers is a 22-year veteran with the Greensboro (NC) Police Department. Flowers trains law enforcement officers nationwide on various subversive criminal groups, leadership, and tactical communication. He is a frequent contributor to police and a true believer in great leadership, setting the right examples and supporting each other.

Today, Dennis and Cpt. Flowers discuss making human connections, keeping the problems outside your department, making non-negotiables with your lifestyle, making your mind your own servant, being proactive in solving problems, going to calls prepared vs unprepared and keeping your priorities in order.

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with Nurse and Life Coach, Natalie Bell.

Natalie Bell is a Cleveland OH native, nurse, life coach & mental health advocate. Passionate about helping other humans, especially during a time in their life when they feel like things aren’t working out for them. Through one on one life coaching & content creation, she loves to spread positivity and lessons she has learned throughout life in order to provide insight and direction and hope to people around her and who follow her. 

Today, Dennis and Natalie discuss how relationships impact our lives, making the best decisions in life, men's need vs women’s needs in a relationship, finding stability in your partner, discovering who you are, building your confidence, creating core values and take personal accountability.

We apologize for our audio quality, we ran into some technical issues during recording.

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with Linda Kokoros, Mother of officer Alex Kokoros, an officer who tragically took his own life On Oct. 29, 2018.

Today, Linda shares her story of her son Alex, her mission to help first responders through tough times, stopping the stigma, and making it a norm to talk about your feelings and getting help if you need it.

We apologize for our audio quality, we ran into some technical issues during recording.

On today's episode, SCT Instructor Heather Glogolich sits down with Katrina, Brian, Morgan and Larissa. 4 officers who are victims of domestic violence.

Today, they all have an open discussion sharing their stories of DV, the emotional and physical abuse they endured, the stigma on men being in abusive relationships, finding the courage to trust again and doing more everyday to end DV once and for all.

This episode is in honor of Jordan Cannon, Domestic Violence Awareness month and all of the victims our there who continue to fight.

We apologize for our audio quality, we ran into some technical issues during recording.

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with Former Green Beret, Author, DoD Contractor and head security for Kid Rock, Daniel Fielding.

Daniel Fielding is a former Special Forces Green Beret, a loving husband, a father of three children, a celebrity bodyguard, and a bestselling author. He developed the tools he puts forth in his book through his life experiences, including his time in the Special Forces.

Through out his life, Daniel developed and created The Asset Mindset philosophy to create success in life. He has overcome great challenges achieving goals that many others would believe were impossible. While in his teens, Daniel won multiple martial art tournaments which included two National Championships without even realizing he was using The Asset Mindset at the time.

Later, he became a US Army soldier and one of the very few to become an elite Special Forces Green Beret. Even after leaving the Special Forces, Daniel found myself in surreal situations working for and befriending celebrities thanks to The Asset Mindset. He has been fortunate to travel the world making so many of his different dreams come true. Some of these dreams he would have also deemed impossible if it was not for the positivity of The Asset Mindset.

We all build and create our mindsets either positively or negatively and continue to do so throughout our lives. The Asset Mindset is the positive means that Daniel has chosen to share with others to help them to achieve success in their lives.

Today, Dennis and Daniel discuss the power of human connection, being a good human being, remembering the brothers his lost in the war, the technique to approaching life, taking ownership of your life and effectively pursue your goals as never before.

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with former Force Green Beret and Tactical Training Director at Cloud Defensive.

Casey Hildreth retired from the United States Army on November 12 th  of 2019. His last assignment was as an active duty Special Operator in the 5th Special Forces Group's Crisis Response Force (CRF) where he served as one of twenty four CRF reconnaissance cell leaders in the Defense Department. This unit was previously known as the Combatant Commander's In-extremis Force (CCIF) and the CINC's (Commander in Chief's) in-extremis Force (CIF). He began his career in the 3rd Ranger Battalion and has over nineteen years, collectively, in Special Operations. He has deployed to the Middle East twelve times since 2001, all while assigned to SpecialOperations Units.

He has served in several capacities during his time in Special Forces. He has served as an Assault Cell Leader as well as a Reconnaissance Cell Leader in the CRF. He was selected to represent 5th Special Forces Group in the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) Sniper Competition on three separate occasions and consistently placed in the top of the field.

He also served as an instructor at the 5th Special Forces Group Level 2 Special Operations Target Interdiction Course (SOTIC). In addition to the forementioned, he was assigned to Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 5213 for five years where he served as the Senior Engineer Sergeant, and Operational Detachment Bravo (ODB) 5110 for one year in the same position.

Today, Dennis and Casey discuss betting on yourself and trusting yourself, inflation and the tough economy, not living in the past, taking control of your life, creating the life you want, taking care of yourself and your community and doing whatever it takes.

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with Street Cop Survivor Member, Kevin Angelilli.

Kevin is a 30 year LEO vet with tons of experience as a first responder including Firefighter, EMS and police officer. On August 29th 1990, Kevin was involved in an incident where he was ran over by a drunk driver. Post incident he changed his career course into becoming a scuba police diver and public safety diver.

Today, Kevin shares his story, the events that unfolded the day of the incident, the injuries he sustained, how he overcome adversity and transitioned into the world of public safety diving, overcoming a non-supportive department, the process of searching for bodies underwater, finding your purpose and importance of getting help if you need it.

On today's episode, SCT Firearm instructor and owner of RAB Firearms Training and Consulting, Rich Bruno sits down with Mike, Jake and Ryan, 3 officers from the Street Cop community to answer a few of their questions and have an open discussion about firearms training in the police academy, their experiences with firearms training, understanding what real training is, progressing your skill set to constantly get better, bare minimum requirements in state and raising the standard of firearms training in law enforcement.

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with Founder of The Lady Law Shield and Protective Wellness, Bridget Truxillo. Bridget knows the challenges law enforcement officers face, both outside and inside their agencies based on her experiences as a former Deputy Sheriff in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida.

Bridget started out in Patrol, but very quickly transferred to the  Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit (NOCU), and also became the only female member of  the SWAT team.

During her time in the NOCU, Bridget routinely conducted undercover buys of narcotics and effectuated many arrest and search warrants as a result of her undercover operations.

While on the SWAT team, Bridget participated in serving search warrants, active shooter and hostage situations, competed twice in SWAT Round-up International  (an International SWAT competition), as well as many hundreds of hours of training.

Although being a Deputy Sheriff allowed Bridget to serve the public, Bridget realized she wanted to find a way to serve the law enforcement and first responder community directly so she left law enforcement to attend law school as a means to glean the knowledge and skills necessary for this purpose. After 13+ years practicing law in civil litigation, Bridget was able to curate a unique business dedicated to representing and supporting law enforcement officers and first responders.

Today, Bridget and Dennis discuss tips for woman in law enforcement, importance of departments looking out for their men and women, seeing, validating and hearing your fellow co-workers, not taking things personal, legal advise and not controlling the nature of the job.

On today's episode, Dennis sits down for a third time with former Marine Raider & Scout Sniper, Personal Growth Consultant and good friend of the show, Cody Alford. After a 15+ year military career, Cody retired in 2018 due to cognitive impairment. Since then he has become a personal growth consultant and encourages others to defy conformity and invest in themselves through his online coaching group Defy Tribe. Defy Tribe helps people build bullet proof mindsets and a belief system to take them to new heights of life.

Today, Dennis and Cody discusses contributing to society, controlling what you can control, constantly staying educated, managing anxiety to promote effectiveness, Cody's journey reuniting with his son in Germany and emotional growth.

On today's episode, Dennis sits down as a guest on the the "Always Forward" podcast hosted by Nick Koumalatsos.