APD Pod Squad
Meet the men and women behind the badge at the Asheville Police Department. Cold cases, conversations, community engagement, and questions and answers with Police Chief Mike Lamb. Hosted by Public Information Officer Rick Rice.
APD Pod Squad
Episode 25; Chief Mike Lamb, Sgt. Ricardo Martinez, SPO Preston Grondahl, Sgt. Lucas Lovelace, and The History Minute with Hannah Silberman
On this episode, getting to know Sgt. Ricardo Martinez of Recruitment and Career Development. His hard work is a big reason that staffing numbers are looking up.
Also, Senior Police Officer Preston Grondahl, who happens to be left-handed. With International Left-Handers Day on August 13th, he seemed like an obvious choice to be a guest. SPO Grondahl began his law enforcement journey with APD, left to explore another opportunity, and recently returned as a lateral transfer.
Chief Mike Lamb will chime in on recruitment, the in-house police academy, and the newly unveiled career ladder.
In The History Minute with Hannah Silberman, a Police Chief with a resume that includes World War I veteran and renowned wrestler who saved people from drowning in the Great Flood of 1916.
And with the Fall edition of the Citizens’ Police Academy just around the corner, Sgt. Lucas Lovelace from the Community Engagement Division shares everything you need to know, including when it starts and how to sign up.
