Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast Blog

  West Palm Beach, Fl -  A Miracle: His Life After a Deadly Head-On Crash, His Story. After an 18-day coma, catastrophic injuries, and more than 45 surgeries, John Ulsh faced years of rehabilitation. His journey would eventually lead him from a wheelchair to walking again, and toward a new purpose. John Ulsh and his family were heading home from a swim meet. They planned to pick out a Christmas tree. Then, on Route 422, another vehicle struck them head-on. Read more or listen to the podcast for free. It was December 2007. John was 37 years old, traveling with his wife and two children. The collision involved a reported combined impact speed of approximately 125 mph. The other driver died. John’s wife and children suffered severe injuries but survived. John was left critically injured. He would spend the next 18 days in a coma. On the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, he shares what happened that day, and the years of treatment, uncertainty, and effort that fol...

  West Palm Beach, Fl - After 26 years with the San Antonio Police Department, Kevin Coble’s story reveals what television leaves out about police decisions, lasting memories and life after retirement. The screen goes dark. The credits roll. Another police story ends. Read more or listen to the podcast, both are free, For the officer who lived it, the experience may remain for decades. Retired San Antonio Police Officer Kevin Coble understands that difference. During his career, he responded to an incident in which three people were killed with a motor vehicle. In a separate incident, he initiated a pursuit and later discontinued it. The truck involved subsequently crashed in a fatal collision. These events became part of his experience long after the immediate response ended. They also provide a starting point for examining five myths about police that Hollywood often gets wrong. Beyond the pursuits and confrontations are people making difficult decisions, carrying memories and fi...

  West Palm Beach, Fl -  How He Survived a Table Saw Accident Alone in a Remote Montana Cabin, The Marion Miracle. Severely injured and losing blood, he needed his phone and truck keys. They were on scaffolding 16 feet above him. Chad Stock was alone when an ordinary construction project became a fight for his life. Read more or listen to the podcast, all are free.   Working at a remote cabin near Marion in Northwest Montana, Stock suffered a devastating table saw injury to his right arm. He needed urgent medical attention, but no coworker was nearby to help. His phone and truck keys were out of reach, on scaffolding approximately 16 feet above him. Before he could begin the journey to a hospital, he had to retrieve them. Stock eventually reached his belongings and drove himself to medical care. His survival, and the difficult recovery that followed, became known as The Marion Miracle. Now a motivational speaker, Stock shares his experience on the Law Enforcement Talk Rad...

  West Palm Beach, Fl - After seven days in a coma, approximately a year in a wheelchair, and years of rehabilitation, the former police commander returned to professional service. A vehicle deliberately driven into a police team at high speed changed Roberto Ortiz’s life forever. During an operation in Chihuahua, Mexico, the former police commander suffered catastrophic injuries. He lost both legs above the knee and a tremendous amount of blood. For approximately seven days, he remained in a coma. Read more listen to the Free Podcast here. What followed would take years: hospital treatment, a year in a wheelchair, rehabilitation, and extensive training with prosthetic legs. Today, Ortiz serves as an Intelligence Coordinator with the State Attorney General’s Office in Chihuahua. He also shares his experience as a motivational speaker known as Roberto Ortiz REVIXI. On the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, he discusses the attack, his recovery, and the family and faith tha...

  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...