“Hidden War; How Special Operations Game Wardens are reclaiming America’s Wildlands from the Drug Cartels” was written by John Nores, a 26-year veteran of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. It describes the very real war with drug cartels that is taking place in our own backyards. Very few people have an appreciation of all the roles played by game wardens and how dangerous the job can be. FBI data shows that state game wardens are SEVEN times more [...]
Law Enforcement Talk Radio creator and host Jay Wiley served with the Baltimore Police Department, rising to the rank of Sergeant before being medically retired due to an on duty injury. The program offers a realistic, truthful portrayal from the experiences of Law Enforcement Officers, other first responders, their families and survivors of violent crime. Law Enforcement Talk Radio is part true crime show, part cop show and a human interest show all wrapped into one. Jay shares his interesting [...]
Ayman Kafel immigrated to the US from war torn Lebanon. When our nation was attacked on 9/11, he immediately enlisted in the Army. He had several combat deployments but was forced out due to a medical discharge. He has continued his service as a police Sergeant in Massachusetts. Ayman has become a thought leader on issues of tactical health and human performance. A prolific writer, he has published more than 100 articles at the Havok Journal on topics impacting law [...]
Clarence Singleton looked the horror of war in the face three times during his life. Two of those encounters took place right here on the home front. Singleton was one of a family of eight children whose father deserted them. He often had to leave school early to work to support his family. But thanks to encouragement from his mother, he always kept his grades above average. Singleton volunteered to join the Marine Corps in 1967 knowing fell well he [...]
IRS Special Agent Brian Watson spent 28 years in federal law enforcement investigating financial crimes as part of their Criminal Investigation division. He now helps protect the elderly from fraud as the Community Outreach Specialist for the nonprofit Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly (ROSE). Brian was always intrigued by law enforcement but felt he was “too small” to be a police officer. A guest speaker at a UCLA Accounting Society meeting changed his life and set him on course to [...]
Ayman Kafel served our national honorably in the US Army and was a translator in Iraq during the height of the war against Al-Qaeda. Following a medical retirement from the Army, Ayman still had a heart of service and became a police officer. In law enforcement, he served in a diverse roles including SWAT, DEA Task Force Officer, undercover interdiction and patrol. When we last spoke with Ayman in 2022, he had just founded Project Sapient. He did so to [...]
New York Homicide host Robert K Boyce spent 35 years with the New York Police Department – the largest municipal police for in the country. He served as Chief of Detectives for the last four years of his career, overseeing a team of 5,800 uniformed and civilian members. New York Homicide is entering its third season broadcasting on the Oxygen Channel True Crime Network. Bob was approached about hosting show at the peak of the George Floyd riots. He jumped [...]
Jana Monroe wanted to be a law enforcement officer ever since she was 13. She would go on to become the first woman to join the FBI’s elite Behavioral Science Unit. She says her motivation is the fact that she loves the freedoms granted by our country and she hates bullies. Jana began her law enforcement work as a probation officer and then joined the Chino California police department. Women in law enforcement were still rare, and she says she [...]
Vinnie Montez knew he wanted to be a law enforcement officer from a young age. He grew up watching the Ponch and John characters on the CHIPs TV show and loved the way they were pictured interacting with the public in a respectful way. Vinnie joined the law enforcement cadets program as soon as he could and became a deputy in 1998. He has now served over two decades as a Deputy Sheriff with the Boulder County Sheriff’s office. Early [...]
The Hunter Elite; Inside America’s Secret Force Against Terror by Leon Wagener describes the transition of the Secret Service from being a strictly defensive organization to a proactive one. One could be fooled into thinking the book is a work of thriller fiction but it describes real people and situations. Leon says that getting inside the Secret Service was a difficult task. “They take the secret in the title very seriously.” Finally he found two agents willing to talk as [...]