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  West Palm Beach, Fl - Five Police Officers Shot. Three Killed. Behind Her “I’m Fine.” Moncton Shooting: Tammy Ward’s Hidden Struggle After Five Officers Were Shot. Three RCMP officers were killed. Two were wounded. Retired Sergeant Tammy Ward helped lead a grieving team while concealing her own distress, and the running she used to cope eventually took a serious physical toll. Read more or listen to Tammy Ward’s free podcast interview.   Five police officers were shot. Three never came home. Tammy Ward was off duty, just around the corner. The June 4, 2014, shooting in Moncton, New Brunswick, devastated a Canadian community and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers who served it. For Ward, the aftermath brought leadership responsibilities, additional heartbreaking losses, and a private struggle behind an outward appearance of composure. She continued working. She supported colleagues. She appeared to be managing. But her familiar answer, “I’m fine”, left much of he...

Childhood loss, international trafficking, and the threat of decades in prison shaped a journey through South Florida’s drug world. Read more or listen to the Free Podcast here. Ken Behr spent years helping move drugs across borders. Then he agreed to help the DEA investigate the world he knew. His journey began with teenage marijuana dealing in South Florida and grew into operations involving boats, aircraft, remote landing areas, and large quantities of marijuana and cocaine. After multiple arrests, Behr says he faced the possibility of spending decades in prison. Cooperation offered another path, but it brought the pressure of working around trafficking networks while assisting federal investigators. As a guest on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, Behr discusses that transformation, his approximately two years as a confidential informant, and life afterward. His book, One Step Over the Line: Confessions of a Marijuana Mercenary, follows the longer story. Childhood Los...

  West Palm Beach, Fl - The former paramedic, firefighter, and corrections officer shares the story behind her book, “13 Days of Silence,” and the difficult work of rebuilding a life after devastating loss. Teri Busse spent more than 25 years helping people through emergencies. Then she became the mother waiting for a phone call that would change her life. Read more or listen to the #Free #Podcast.  Her son, Rylee James, was missing. Investigators had discovered a burned vehicle near Leavenworth, Kansas. Human remains were found inside its trunk. Questions about a car were followed by a request for dental records. For thirteen days after her last contact with Rylee, Busse waited for official confirmation. She knew how emergencies unfolded. She understood the responsibilities of public safety professionals. But none of that experience could prepare her to hear that her own son had been murdered. Years earlier, her husband had died in a motorcycle accident. She had struggled wit...

  West Palm Beach, Fl -  Before He Became a Police Officer, He Fought to Save a Convoy in Iraq. The Silver Star recipient helped bring every soldier and civilian driver home. The effects of the battle followed him into his next career. Twenty trucks were moving through Iraq when the attack began. Read more or listen to the #Free Podcast on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website. The soldiers protecting the convoy were outnumbered. Civilian drivers were caught in the danger with them. Then Staff Sgt. Chad Malmberg, a Minnesota National Guard soldier from St. Paul, led 15 soldiers in the fight to get everyone through. For roughly an hour, his unit defended the convoy south of Baghdad. Three times, Malmberg left the protection of his armored vehicle to fire a rocket or throw grenades at the attackers. The convoy escaped. No soldier or civilian driver was killed or wounded, and not one vehicle was lost. Malmberg’s actions earned him the Silver Star for gallan...

  West Palm Beach, Fl -  Actor Escaped a Fatal Helicopter Crash: How the Tragedy Changed His Life. Kurek Ashley stepped out of a doomed helicopter moments before takeoff. The crash killed five people, led to years of depression and inspired the life-changing question that helped him transform trauma into purpose. One decision saved Kurek Ashley’s life. Read more or listen to the podcast interview, both are free . While working on a Hollywood movie in the Philippines, Ashley stepped out of a helicopter shortly before it took off to perform a low-level aerial maneuver. Minutes later, the aircraft veered off course, plunged into a ravine and burst into flames. Five people ultimately died. Ashley survived without a physical injury, but the emotional wounds changed the direction of his life. His close friend, key grip Mike Graham, died in his arms while being transported to the hospital. For Ashley, escaping the helicopter was only the beginning of his struggle. Kurek Ash...

  West Palm Beach, Fl - Police Officer Shot in the Face, Then Fired by His Agency: His PTSD Journey From Trauma to Purpose A .40-caliber bullet tore through Police Officer Cameron McKay’s face, deflected off the inside of his skull and stopped between two of the most critical blood vessels in his neck. He survived the shooting. Read More or listen to the Podcast Interview both are free.      Then came PTSD, the loss of his career and a medical emergency that brought him dangerously close to death again. This is Cameron McKay’s remarkable journey from trauma to purpose. A Bullet Changed Everything On March 12, 2015, McKay was standing on a protest line during the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. He had served in law enforcement for approximately five years and was working for the Webster Groves Police Department when a .40-caliber full-metal-jacket bullet struck him in the face. The bullet entered through his right cheek and traveled toward the back of his head. It defle...