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Child Abuse Investigator Turned Pain Into Purpose: Health Challenges for Her From Trauma and Recovery

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  West Palm Beach, Fl - For more than two decades, Brandy Krueg worked on the front lines of child protection in California. As a Child Abuse Investigator, she handled some of the most disturbing cases of abuse and neglect imaginable. Her role required stepping into unsafe environments, listening to painful disclosures, and making life-altering decisions for vulnerable children. You can find her podcast appearances and free educational content through The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website , also on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , and most major podcast platforms. For years, she believed the emotional toll was simply part of the job. Eventually, it caught up with her. When Trauma Surfaces In the final year of her investigative career, Brandy was diagnosed with PTSD. The diagnosis did not come from one single incident, but from years of cumulative exposure to trauma. “I was trained to protect children, not myself,” Brandy has said. “I believed strength meant pu...
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Verbal Judo and Drug Interdiction for Police, What Is It?

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  West Palm Beach, Fl -  In policing, success is no longer measured solely by arrests or drug seizures. Increasingly, it is defined by how safely and professionally officers navigate high-stress encounters, often before a situation ever turns physical. Two tools continue to shape effective law enforcement across the United States: verbal judo and drug interdiction for police. While different in application, both rely heavily on observation, communication, and disciplined decision-making rather than force. Read more about verbal judo and drug interdiction, or listen on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show website , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , and most major podcast platforms. The Power of Verbal Judo in Policing Verbal judo is a tactical communication system developed by Dr. George Thompson, widely regarded as the father of the discipline. First introduced in his groundbreaking 1983 book, the method teaches officers how to use language strategically to de-escalate confl...
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The Unseen Risks and Resilience of An Undercover Police

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  West Palm Beach, Fl - When undercover police work goes wrong, the consequences are rarely small. They are immediate, violent, and often life-altering.  Get more details at the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website , on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube and most major podcast platforms. Few people understand this reality more intimately than Jennifer Clark Eskew, a retired ATF agent whose career began in the shadows as an undercover Virginia State Police trooper and later evolved into some of the most dangerous covert work in federal law enforcement. Eskew's story is one of calculated risk, resilience, and survival. Today, her experiences continue to resonate across law enforcement circles and beyond, discussed through interviews and a featured appearance on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast. "A Bad Day Undercover" Jennifer Eskew's undercover career started early and hard. As a Virginia State Police trooper, she was selected for undercov...
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They Said It Could Not Be Done: Police Undercover With the Crips

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  West Palm Beach, Fl - For years, the consensus in law enforcement circles was clear: it simply couldn't be done. Infiltrating a violent street gang like the Crips, especially as a white officer crossing deep racial, cultural, and territorial lines, was viewed as too risky, too improbable, and ultimately impossible to sustain safely or effectively. Then one determined Texas cop stepped forward and proved everyone wrong. Tegan Broadwater, a veteran of the Fort Worth Police Department, spent nearly two years deeply embedded in one of the most notorious Crips sets operating in Fort Worth. What started as skepticism, and even outright mockery, from some colleagues evolved into one of the department's most impactful undercover operations ever. Broadwater's remarkable journey has been featured on various platforms, including podcasts like the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast (available for free on their website , Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , and many major pod...
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Firefighter Finding Hope in the Heat: His Journey of Healing

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  West Palm Beach, Fl - For many first responders, the uniform is more than a symbol of service, it's a shield that conceals pain, grief, and trauma the public rarely sees. Joseph Bonanno, a veteran FDNY firefighter and U.S. Air Force veteran, knows this reality all too well. A lifetime dedicated to service came with losses so profound that they reshaped his identity, purpose, and ultimately, his path to healing. The interview with Joe is available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website , on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Youtube and most major podcast platforms.  Bonanno comes from a family of firefighters, a tradition rooted in courage, loyalty, and sacrifice. But his career didn't begin with pride alone; it began with tragedy. Early in his career, he lost his mother in a devastating house fire, an experience that permanently altered his understanding of loss, duty, and survival. “That kind of loss never leaves you,” Bonanno has said. “You don’t jus...
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Arrested, Convicted, Sent to Prison: Was This Police Officer Treated Fairly?

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  West  Palm Beach, Fl - Her case remains one of the most controversial in modern American law enforcement history. It raises profound questions about police accountability, the use of force, federal prosecution of officers, and the boundaries of justice in high-profile cases. In a special episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, available on their website and platforms like  Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube , and most major podcast platforms.. Stephanie Mohr shared her side of the story. As she reflected, “This was never just about one incident. It became about making an example of me.” A Routine Call Turns Controversial The incident occurred on September 21, 1995, in Takoma Park, Maryland, amid a series of burglaries. Mohr, a relatively new K9 handler with the Prince George’s County Police Department and the department's first female canine officer, responded to a suspected break-in at a printing shop. Officers discovered two suspects on the roof. ...
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A First Responder’s Story Beyond the Headlines. Did Fentanyl Almost Kill a Cop?

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  West Palm Beach, Fl -  For years, fentanyl has dominated headlines as a central force behind America’s overdose crisis. What is discussed far less often is how this powerful drug affects the first responders who encounter it in the line of duty. For Deputy Jeff Brown, a veteran law enforcement officer, an accidental fentanyl exposure was not just a frightening on-the-job incident, it became a turning point that resulted in permanent injuries, lingering trauma, and a renewed sense of purpose. By most definitions, Jeff Brown is a hero. But one routine call nearly ended his life and permanently altered its course. “This wasn’t just a bad shift,” Brown says. “It changed everything.” Brown’s story is not meant to fade with the news cycle. It is meant to live on across platforms, blogs, social media, podcasts, and streaming networks, because it sheds light on a reality many people never see: the long-term trauma, stress, PTSD, and injuries first responders often carry long after t...
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