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Cape CopCast
Welcome to the "Cape CopCast," the official podcast of the Cape Coral Police Department.
Hosted by Officer Steven Klakowicz, and Lisa Greenberg from our Public Affairs team, this podcast dives into the heart of Cape Coral PD's public safety, community initiatives, and the inner workings of our police department. Each episode brings you insightful discussions, interviews with key community figures, and expert advice on safety.
Episodes
80 episodes
Chief's Chat #46: Community Policing and De-escalation in Action
A “safe public meetup” at a local restaurant still turned into a violent robbery, and the way it got solved says a lot about what community policing really means. Public Affairs Officer Lisa Greenberg and our new co-host, Officer Steven Klakowi...
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Introducing our new Public Affairs Officer!
Public Affairs at a police department looks simple from the outside until you see the moving parts up close. We sit down with Officer Steven Klakowicz as he steps into the Public Affairs Officer role, and we get honest about what the job really...
Chief's Chat #45: The Death of Rose Marie Gayhart with Det. Mike Lasalandra
A skull spotted by a kayaker in Cape Coral in 2024 became the answer to a missing persons case from 1985. Chief Anthony Sizemore hosts a special Chief Chat with Violent Crimes Detective Mike Lasalandra to explain what the community saw near Kis...
Keeping Kids Safe Online with SVU Detectives Trish Gould & Hailey DiGiovanni
A single DM can turn into a case file, and most families never see it coming. We sit down with Cape Coral Police Department Special Victims Unit Detectives Trish Gould and Hailey DiGiovanni to talk plainly about internet crimes against children...
Chief's Chat #44: What Actually Works to Reduce Juvenile Crime?
Summer crime doesn’t have to be a rerun. We sit down with Chief Sizemore to unpack what we’re actually seeing with juvenile vehicle burglaries and car hopping, and how targeted work behind the scenes is changing the numbers in Cape Coral. If yo...
Chief's Chat #43: 75% Increase in Calls and the Truth About Flock Cameras
A 75% year-over-year jump in patrol calls for service is not a headline that should fade in a day, especially when staffing doesn’t rise at the same pace. In this episode of the Cape CopCast, we sit down with Chief Anthony Sizemore to explain w...
Chief's Chat #42: How Cape Coral SROs Stay Busy During Summer ft. Sgt. Joe Zalenski
Summer looks calm from the outside, but for School Resource Officers in Cape Coral, the work just changes lanes. We sit down with Chief Anthony Sizemore and Sgt. Joe Zalenski to answer a question we hear often: what do SROs do during the summer...
The K9 Team Behind School Safety: Officer Matt Mills & Aramis
A Belgian Malinois from the Czech Republic walks into a school and somehow manages to be both a laser-focused narcotics detection dog and the sweetest, most approachable face of school safety. That’s K9 Aramis, and we’re joined by his handler, ...
Chief's Chat #41: How CCPD is already prepared for Hurricane Season
In this episode of the Cape CopCast 'Chief's Chat,' we sit down with Chief Sizemore to get real about hurricane preparedness in Cape Coral, from the anxiety many of us feel on June 1 to the hard-earned lessons from storms like Ian. El Nino, La ...
Chief's Chat #40: How We Use Tech & Teamwork To Stop Crime In-Progress
A Memorial Day morning can reset your sense of what “service” really means. We begin with Chief Anthony Sizemore reflecting on the Coral Ridge Memorial Day Ceremony and the way fallen heroes are remembered not just in speeches, but in the famil...
Wellness with Peer Support Team Leader Officer Shawn Frazin
Officer wellness shows up in every call for service, every tough conversation, and every split-second decision. In this episode of the Cape CopCast, we’re joined by Officer Shawn Frazin, a longtime patrol officer who’s stepping into a major new...
Chief's Chat #39: National Police Week
National Police Week isn’t just a feel-good tradition for us. It’s a week that holds two truths at the same time: pride in the profession and a clear-eyed look at the sacrifice behind the badge.Hosts Lisa Greenberg and Officer Mercedes ...
Chief's Chat #38: Faster Response Times with More Calls & the Kayla Rincon-Miller Murder Trial
In this episode of the Cape CopCast 'Chief's Chat,' we cover:The conviction in the murder of 15-year-old Kayla Rincon-MillerThe arrests of 15 people in a years-long narcotics investigation by NETFORCEThe latest dat...
Chief's Chat #37: What it Takes to Have an Award-Winning School Resource Officer Program
School safety gets talked about like it’s only locks, radios, and worst-case scenarios, but the truth is more human and more demanding. Hosts Lisa Greenberg and Officer Mercedes Simonds sit down with Chief Anthony Sizemore to unpack what makes ...
SWAT Training, Tech, and Teamwork with Lt. Doug Coons & Sgt. Andrew Miller
In this episode of the Cape CopCast, we sit down with our SWAT Commander, Lt. Doug Coons, and Sniper Team Leader, Sgt. Andrew Miller, to map the real playbook: how a part-time team can deliver full-time readiness, how selection favors calm lead...
Chief's Chat #36: Celebrating our Dispatchers & a New Mobile Command Vehicle
The calmest voice in the worst moment is often a 911 dispatcher, and we want to give that work the spotlight it deserves. Hosts Lisa Greenberg and Officer Mercedes Simonds sit down with Chief Anthony Sizemore for an episode of Cape CopCast 'Chi...
Chief's Chat #35: Be Aware, Stay Alive: A Teen’s Voice After a Life-Changing Crash
A teenage girl watches her world change dramatically when her close friend is hit by a car while crossing the street. N'Evaeh's friend Stella is making a recovery, but the fear and helplessness she faced drove her to do something rare: N'Evaeh ...
Chief's Chat #34: First Responders Wellness Week
Wellness in policing isn’t soft. It’s strategy, it’s safety, and it changes what the public gets on the other side of the counter or car door. We sit down with Chief Sizemore to talk about what First Responders Wellness Week looks like at the C...
Chaplain Neace Retires After a Decade Beside the Badge
In this episode of the Cape CopCast, we sit down with Chaplain Dr. Don Neace as he closes a 50-year chapter of ministry—and a decade walking beside Cape Coral Police and Fire—to share what truly holds first responders together when the worst ca...
Heart Under Pressure: Stress & Heart Health with Social Worker Tara Moser
In this BONUS episode of the Cape CopCast, we sit down with Tara Moser, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, to talk about the stresses of law enforcement in honor of Heart Health Awareness Month(s), observed February-April. Not only is she invol...
Chief's Chat #33: The Jason Verdow Case & Rethinking Stranger Danger
In this episode of the Cape CopCast 'Chief’s Chat,' we're talking about a horrific murder case that rocked Cape Coral in the '70s and still shapes our community today. It's been 50 years since nine-year-old Jason Verdow was lured at his bus sto...
Chief's Chat #32: Two DUI Cases. One Clear Message.
This week, we had two tragic DUI cases: one a fatal crash, and another stopped by a brave 13-year-old who called 911. In this episode of the Cape CopCast 'Chief's Chat,' we walk through what happened, why impaired driving is never an accident, ...
Chief's Chat #31: Staffing Needs to Grow with Our City
Let’s set the record straight. In this episode of the Cape CopCast 'Chief's Chat,' we break down how our department can be fully staffed today and still need to grow to protect response times and service quality tomorrow. Using independent urba...
From Dispatch to the Street with Public Service Aide Jennifer Wein
In this episode of the Cape CopCast, we pull back the curtain on the quieter machinery that keeps a city safe: Public Service Aides who investigate crashes, document burglaries, gather fingerprints, and build the reports that solve everyday pro...
A Day on Patrol with Sgt. Morgan Mills & Officer Steven Klakowicz
In this episode of the Cape CopCast, we invited Sergeant Morgan Mills and Officer Steven Klackowicz to pull back the curtain on day shift patrol in Cape Coral—where a quiet morning can turn into a hot call in seconds, and a “slow” precinct like...