That LEO Guy
After almost 2 decades in law enforcement, I feel like I have some tips and tricks that will help guide new, veteran, and prospective law-enforcement officers. Here to help!
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Episodes
143 episodes
Questioning Techniques
OK, great job! You've planned, prepared, and built a genuine rapport. Time to start collecting information from your victim / witness / suspect / informant / whatever.Let's dive into some approaches to questioning and techniq...
Understanding the Man
Prior to the release on Questioning Techniques, the interviewer needs to realize that both episodes recently released were not on how to collect information.BUT LEO! HOLD ON! You said an interview is all about c...
Interview Phase 2: Rapport
It's hard to believe it's been 25 years since the towers fell. It's equally hard to believe that some of my listeners were not born then. Rest in peace to all lost that day and in the years that followed.Let's get into buildi...
Planning and Prep (Continued)
Let's delve further into how to plan and prepare for a law enforcement interview with a victim, witness, or suspect. Let's get you planning a bit and watch your success rate climb.I will personally guarantee that if you follow thes...
Advanced Interviewing: Planning & Preparation
Early on a very basic interviewing episode released. The rules, the basics, Interviewing 101.Let's step it up a bit. I'm going to break the interview process down into multiple parts, starting with planning &...
Lindsay Clancy Hung Jury Update from 30-year Prosecutor Christy Barker
The jury in the Lindsay Clancy triple murder trial cannot reach a verdict. Hear from Christy Barker on what that means, how it works and what to expect next!For those that aren't following: Clancy admits to murdering her thre...
Fat Gut or Fat Bank Account?
Meal prep tips! I'll go through a few of my favorite combos, a few largely unused meals that I like, and end with a challenge for my active LEOs. A double dog dare.-LEO
Courtroom Tips N Tricks!
I've spent hundreds - no, no, thousands of hours on the stand. I exaggerate not (I think). I've passed whole days on the stand getting examined, then another day on cross. I've made mistake...
Real Life - Lawsuits, Guns, Drugs and How to Apply the 4th
I've spent countless hours in State, Superior and Federal Court defending my actions. I've been sued (unreasonably, I might add) by a career criminal on Federal Release. I've chased people into houses and been told by judges and law...
Lindsay Clancy Defense Strategy
True Crime junkies will love this! I'm doing it for police educational purposes, but we will touch some true crime stuff - which I usually don't because it's such an oversaturated area. And because I usually don't care.Let's ...
Waco and Ruby Ridge
Todd wasn't at these incidents. However, he worked closely with the men and women that were. He goes into great detail about the cases involving David Koresh and Randy Weaver, what went down, why and how. Todd is the only man ...
Todd Interview 2
On today's follow-up to last time, Todd continues to discuss his experiences as a career ATF Agent. We discuss leadership, various federal agency cultures, and how to improve the applicant pool and those hired.Thanks again to Todd ...
Interview with Todd: Cop, Marshal, ATF SRT Operator
On the first of three episodes featuring Todd (last name withheld) he discusses his background as a LEO. Todd's provides a heartfelt telling of almost losing his wife in the Oklahoma City Bombing and other private details of his law enfor...
Relations Between Patrol and Narcs / Feds: How to Avoid Assholery
Patrol is the backbone of any PD, and the rest of us are SUPPORT! That means...get this...you are not better than a patrol officer because you are narcotics / homicide / state / federal / ANYTHING.
FLOCK Cameras - Security Measure or Privacy Invasion
I have used FLOCK and similar programs extensively. Today I will cover what it is (briefly), how it's used and how to keep systems like this from creating a police state. We do not want to be North Korea.-LEO
Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions
Everyone loves a statistic to prove an opinion, so I'm going to make one up. I'd like you to correct me if I'm wrong:It's been proven that across all sworn law enforcement, less than 15% of LEOs train consistently in the following ...
The Easiest Way into Someone's Home / Phone / Car
The 4th Amendment protects...OK, I'm not defining this thing again. If you don't know what it is and how to apply it yet, tune in 102 episodes ago. I've already covered several of the exceptions to the 4th...a valid co...
RIP Louisiana DUSM
Yesterday, outside Baton Rouge, a Deputy United States Marshal (DUSM) was shot and killed. I will speak for 15 minutes on my experiences on the USMS Fugitive Task Force, what kinds of men and women make it up, and what a loss this is....
Shelby County Sheriff Candidate Brad Less
This morning, Leo is joined by Brad Less! Brad discusses the issues faced by the Shelby County Sheriff's Office and how he would address them, given the opportunity. Memphis / Shelby County has drawn national attention through the M...
Fixing Your Organization Starts Up Top!
Today I will dive into how to fix organizational dysfunction. Simple, right?Well, kinda.Whatever size department you're at, big, small, or smack in the middle, that ship can turn the right direction. Send this anonymou...
Lessons Learned: Escapes & Officer Involved Shootings
Today I'll discuss two more of my personal experiences, and the ways in which those experiences have impacted my decision making today.-LEO
Celebrate the 4th with Leo and LT COL Rardin! Bang Bang Bang!
Good morning, and I hope you can still count to 10 on your fingers!Kevin Rardin worked as an attorney at 201 Poplar, the courthouse for Memphis, TN, for ~4 decades. He was also a juvenile magistrate, spending a year judging cases.<...