All Episodes
July 1, 2025
Episode 34: Meet Commander Eric Tung - Growing up in a Disjointed Household, Power of Diversity of Thought, and Founder of Blue Grit Wellness
In this Getting to Know, Your Local LEO Episode, we meet Police Commander, Eric Tung, who serves a department in Western Washington, close to Seattle. He is also the founder of Blue Grit Wellness, host of the Blue Grit Radio ...
June 17, 2025
Episode 33: Prevent Just One More Officer Suicide - A Father, Brian Sizemore, creates The LUCAS Foundation, and Jared Murphey builds the Lucas Crusade
Episode 33 is a special edition episode, where we speak with Brian Sizemore. He is the Father of Lucas Sizemore, and Founder of the Lucas Foundation. He is joined by Deputy Special Agent in Charge from Homeland Security Inves...
June 10, 2025
Episode 32 (Part 2): Meet Sheriff Eric Kirsch - Mental Health, Arm the Youth with Awareness, Special Dinner, Leadership, and Being Grateful to Your Employees
Episode 32 – Part 2 of Getting to Know, Your Local LEO, with recently elected Sheriff Eric Kirsch, of the Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office in Kansas. He is a former Marine Corps Captain, who completed several active-duty com...
June 3, 2025
Episode 31: Meet Sheriff Eric Kirsch - Music, Movies, Authenticity & Addiction
In this Getting to Know, Your Local LEO 2-part Episode – you will meet recently elected Sheriff Eric Kirsch, the Sheriff of Wabaunsee County Kansas. He is a former Marine Corps Captain, who completed several active-duty comba...
May 19, 2025
Episode 30: Meet Chief of Police Tracy Basterrechea (Part 2) - Branding Cattle, Unsolved Mysteries, and Mental Health Support
In Part 2 of this Getting to Know, Your Local LEO Episode, we will continue our conversation with Chief Tracy Basterrechea, the Chief of Police at the Meridian Police Department, in Meridian, Idaho. In this episode we will pi...
May 12, 2025
Episode 29: Meet Chief of Police Tracy Basterrechea, First-Generation Basque, Intrinsic Rewards over Extrinsic Recognition, Power of Communication
In this Getting to Know, Your Local LEO Episode, you will meet Chief Tracy Basterrechea, the Chief of Police at the Meridian Police Department, in Meridian, Idaho. He has been a member of the police department for almost 29 y...
May 5, 2025
Episode 28: Chocolate Milk, Being Prepared, and Helping the Homeless
In this episode, we highlight the impactful stories of police officers who go above and beyond in their service to the community. From timely assistance with a flat tire, to a Major’s preparedness in helping a motorist, and t...
April 28, 2025
Episode 27: Child Shares His Birthday Story and Inspiring Message
In this heartwarming episode, we will feature a very special young boy named Westyn Slaughter, and his Nana Kim, as Westyn shares the joy of his 10th birthday celebration, where the Texarkana Police Department made a special ...
April 21, 2025
Episode 26: Meet Captain Heather Glogolich - A Domestic Violence Survivor, Mom, 90's Throwback Fan, and Doctoral Degree Holder
In this Getting to Know, Your Local LEO Episode, you will meet Captain Heather Glogolich, a 21-year member of the police force, Domestic Violence Survivor, Mother of 4, and Founder of Empowered Policing. Hear how she evolves ...
April 14, 2025
Episode 25: A Dispatcher Helps Deliver a Baby and Perform CPR...Remotely
In this episode, you will hear about the extraordinary story of a dispatcher who remotely helps a 7-month pregnant woman deliver a baby and then helps save the baby’s life. Plus, deputies go above and beyond to help a family ...
April 7, 2025
Episode 24: Getting to Know, Your Local LEO: Deputy Devonta Richardson, 7-year Law Enforcement Veteran, SWAT Team Member and School Resource Officer
In this Getting to Know, Your Local LEO episode, you will meet 7-year Law Enforcement Veteran, SWAT Team Member and School Resource Officer of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Devonta Richardson. He is not just a po...
March 31, 2025
Episode 23: An at Home Delivery of a High-Risk Pregnancy
In this episode, you will hear about an officer who helps a high-risk expecting Mom deliver a baby in her home, officers being the first on the scene of a house fire with children still inside, and how a dispatcher was able t...
March 24, 2025
Episode 22: Part 2 – Getting to Know, Your Local LEO - Sgt. John Kelly - Overcoming Alcoholism, Addiction, and Adultery
This is Episode 22: Part 2 – Getting to Know, Your Local LEO - Sgt. John Kelly - Overcoming Alcoholism, Addiction, and Adultery... You’ll quickly hear the very impactful thing his wife told him, that he still shares when he p...
March 17, 2025
Episode 21: Meet Sgt. John Kelly - Overcoming Alcoholism, Addiction, and Adultery (Part 1)
In this episode’s "Getting to Know, Your Local LEO" segment, you will meet retired Sergeant John Kelly, who spent 30-years with Florida's Broward County Sheriff's Office. He is a husband, father, author, motivational speaker,...
March 10, 2025
Episode 20: 1 Residential Fire, 3 Departments, and Multiple Lives Saved
In this episode, we will be sharing how air patrol is called into action to save a man thanks to an alert fisherman, how members of 3 different departments save lives in a house fire, along with a CPR performance to save a li...
March 3, 2025
Episode 19: Meet Vince Finochio - From Patrolman to Entrepreneur
In this episode’s Getting to Know, Your Local LEO segment, you will meet Vince Finochio. A patrolman who is a 14-year Law Enforcement Veteran of Central Pennsylvania. We will spend time talking about his Thanksgiving family t...
Feb. 24, 2025
Episode 18: Meet Sgt. Zachary Saenz, De-stigmatizing Mental Health in Law Enforcement
In this episode, you will meet 8-year law enforcement veteran, Sgt. Zachary Saenz. We discuss his unplanned journey into law enforcement, favorite foods, country music, time with family, and his mission to de-stigmatize menta...
Feb. 17, 2025
Episode 17: Homeless Man and his Dog
In this episode you will hear about the re-uniting of a homeless man’s pet, officers’ attending a young boy’s 5th birthday party, and the importance of recording serial numbers on the recovery, of a young boy’s bicycle. If yo...
Feb. 10, 2025
Episode 16: It's Your Neighbor, Not Amazon
In this episode, we will be sharing 3 truly wonderful stories, as we learn about a neighbor's dire situation, when we suspect it’s Amazon at the door, 9-minutes that saved a life, and how an officer lit up the faces of childr...
Feb. 3, 2025
Episode 15: A Trooper Opens His Family Home
In this episode, we will hear how a Master Trooper went
above and beyond to open his family home during a time of crisis, and how officers continue to provide high levels of service, including taking life-saving measures for ...
Jan. 27, 2025
Episode 14: Meet John Drozdowski “The Millionaire Cop”
In this episode, we will meet "The Millionaire Cop" John Drozdowski, a police officer, husband, and father. We’ll learn about his path to law enforcement, favorite comfort food, dreaded household chore, and more, in addition ...
Jan. 20, 2025
Episode 13: Bicycle Recovery
In this episode, we will hear about a Single Mom of 7, who get a wonderful holiday surprise. Plus an amazing story of about a 12-year old boy's bicycle recovery, and how CPR produces a life saving award. If you liked this epi...
Jan. 14, 2025
Episode 12: Highway Patrol Answers the Call
In this episode, we hear how the police saved a citizen at least $100, what happens when the Highway Patrol answers your brother's phone, and how applying a tourniquet saved a life. If you liked this episode, check out our ot...
Jan. 7, 2025
Episode 11: Reviving a 3-week old Infant
In this episode, we learn about a boy in need who received a Lightning McQueen jacket and more, law enforcement opening their hearts and doors to one with autism, and the reviving of an unresponsive 3-week old infant. If you ...