Cops and Writers Podcast

Send us a text Good evening everyone. It's evening as I record this special solo episode of the Cops and Writers Podcast. Why do a solo episode? Good Question. I have been super busy taking care of my wife who had a total knee replacement surgery a couple of days ago. She’s a tough cookie but needs a little help from me and that has put most things on the back-burner, including this podcast. So, I thought it would be a good idea to answer some questions from the Cops and Writers Facebook group with stories from my career in law enforcement. In today’s episode we discuss: · The impending release of The Good Collar. Getting the cover to conform with Amazon, and releasing the paperback, then the hardcover, and then the Kindle version very soon!! Some reviews have already come out on Goodreads, with an average of 4.5! For Goodreads that is awesome! Thanks to everyone who was a beta and ARC reader! · Fred Snyder asks: Current day United States. How much/what kind of paperwork is involved if a Federal officer (FBI, USSS, DHS) draws his/her gun? Doesn't fire it, just draws it. · Connie Albus asks: A husband and wife are found dead, both with bullet wounds but the coroner is not sure if the husband murdered his wife then committed suicide due to the angle of the bullet wounds on him, or if it was a double murder. On the coroner's report would it show hers as "homicide" and his as "homicide/suicide"? or other wording? Thanks for the help. (story takes place in the USA) _(added the remains were found in a burned building). Rich Rybicki and Scott Morales did a great job answering and I added that we never assume anything, it’s a double homicide until it isn’t. The totality of the circumstances comes into play here. Were there any 911/DV calls at the address? Did they find a gun, if so, where was it? Is there a motive, such as an impending divorce or other problems? Any history of calls of one of them having a mental illness crisis? Was there a note? There was a fire, so that might be tricky. Witness statements or video? · Allison Holland-Ray asks: In modern times, Portland, Maine, I have a suspect who’s pointing his gun at two bystanders, while three officers all point their weapons at him. What is the protocol for getting him to drop his weapon? Right now, I have written that the officers are talking to him and they put their weapons down to show they are willing to talk. Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel! Check out my newest book, The Good Collar (Michael Quinn Vigilante Justice Series Book 1)!!!!! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series. Please visit the Cops and Writers website. Support the show

Send us a text It should be noted that this episode was recorded on January 2, 2025, one day after the terror attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas. Of course, there will be new information as the investigations proceed regarding these horrific acts of cowardly violence. My heart goes out to the victims and their families. We touch on this topic, but know that all the facts aren’t in and we may never know exactly what the motives were, how many were involved, and what could have been done to prevent these tragedies. Today on the show I was lucky enough to get back up from my friend and fellow author, retired Chicago Police Department Detective Lieutenant Richard Rybicki. The good lieutenant served for over 29 years on the Chicago Police Department where he worked as a Patrol Officer, Tactical Officer, Gang Crimes Specialist, Detective, Patrol Sergeant, Detective Sergeant, Patrol Lieutenant, and Detective Lieutenant. His last assignment was as the Lieutenant/commanding officer of the Area Three Homicide/Sex/Gang Crimes unit. Thank you for joining us as we look back on 2024 and peer into 2025 with all its good, bad, and ugly. In today’s episode we discuss: · What’s a “ghoul pool” and other New Year’s Eve stories from big city cops. · What really happens in big cities in the United States on New Year’s and how the cops cope with the stress. · Me almost getting shot on my second New Year’s Eve as a rookie cop. · The terror attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas on New Year’s. · What is the FBI doing about these attacks? · 144 police officers killed in the line of duty in 2024. · The problem with recruitment and retention of law enforcement in the U.S.A. · Writing and publishing trends in 2024. · What’s going to be big in 2025 in the writing biz? Visit Richard's author page on Amazon. Check out the Sam Laska Crime Thriller page on Facebook. Visit Richard at his website! Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel! Check out my newest book, The Good Collar (Michael Quinn Vigilante Justice Series Book 1)!!!!! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series. Please visit the Cops and Writers website. Support the show

Send us a text Today we are bringing back returning champ, retired NYPD Detective, Author, and Podcaster, Vic Ferrari. Vic worked a distinguished twenty-year career with the NYPD as a patrol officer and later moved up to the organized crime unit working in the auto theft squad as a detective. During his retirement, he wrote NYPD Tell All books. This has blossomed into a catalog of amazing books, including his latest NYPD: Presumption & Dysfunction! On the show today we discuss the homicide of United Health Care’s CEO, Brian Thompson, and the suspected killer, Luigi Mangione, and his newest book, NYPD: Presumption & Dysfunction. Please enjoy my chat with the informative and highly entertaining, Vic Ferrari! In today’s episode we discuss: · The homicide of United Health Care’s CEO, Brian Thompson, and the suspected killer, Luigi Mangione. · How the suspected killer Luigi Mangione was not a professional hitman like so many news agencies were portraying him early in the investigation! · The ridiculous support he is getting from strangers. · Vic’s recent book release, NYPD: Presumption & Dysfunction (Tell All NYPD Books). · What do his former co-workers say about the books? · The use of nicknames in police work. Some funny ones and if anyone has been salty about you bringing them up. · Vic’s nickname. · Vic’s podcast, NYPD Through The Looking Glass. Visit Vic Ferrari's Amazon Author Page to learn more about him and his books! Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel! Check out my newest book, The Good Collar (Michael Quinn Vigilante Justice Series Book 1)!!!!! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series. Please visit the Cops and Writers website. Dark Mode with John Coyle The first ever comedy podcast for entrepreneurs, marketers, and creatives. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show

Send us a text Welcome to a bonus Christmas Eve Cops and Writers with my friend Chicago PD Detective Richard Rybicki! Today’s bonus episode is filled with police stories from working Christmas during the holidays. We also both answer the burning question, is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Please enjoy this fun holiday Cops and Writers. In today’s episode we discuss: · How a suspect was throwing his own blood at Rich on Christmas. · How the cops celebrated Christmas while working. · Crackhead Christmas with a communist! · Fighting with a gunshot victim in the back of an ambulance. · Never volunteer. No good deed ever goes unpunished. · Suicidal people during the holidays. · Suicide hotline 988, the police hotline is 800-267-5463. You are not alone. Don’t make a permanent decision based on a temporary situation! · Is Die Hard a Christmas movie and some interesting Die Hard trivia. · Rich’s newest book series, The Corpse Whisperer. · Patrick’s book, The Good Collar, is hopefully being released soon!! All of this and more on today’s episode of the Cops and Writers podcast. Visit Richard's author page on Amazon. Check out the Sam Laska Crime Thriller page on Facebook. Visit Richard at his website! Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel! Check out my newest book, The Good Collar (Michael Quinn Vigilante Justice Series Book 1)!!!!! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series. Please visit the Cops and Writers website. Would you like to win a Free Kindle Fire and signed copies of the Good Collar? Here is the link!! Support the show

Send us a text Today we are traveling to the great white north, Canada where we are chatting with Stephen G. Metelsky, M.A. Steve is a criminal psychology professor at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario. He also lectures about organized crime at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. Steve spent 21 years as a police officer and later was promoted to sergeant with the Halton Regional Police Service & the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). He specialized in traditional organized crime, informant development and undercover operations as an operator and covert handler. Please enjoy this eye-opening and entertaining conversation with Steve. In today’s episode we discuss: · How Steve got interested in police work. · Life as a recruit in a Canadian police academy back in the 1990s. · The best job on the police force, sergeant! · Steve’s first exposure to undercover police work. · “Good Stress” in police work. · Steve specializes in organized crime, undercover operations, and informant development. · Mexican drug cartels, Hell’s Angels, the Wolfpack alliance, and Asian gangs in Canada. · Steve’s book, Undercover: Stories from the underworld of law enforcement. Head on over to Steve's website to learn more about him and his books! Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel! Check out my newest book, The Good Collar (Michael Quinn Vigilante Justice Series Book 1)!!!!! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series. Please visit the Cops and Writers website. Support the show

Send us a text Today we are traveling across the pond to England to speak to Author, Award-Winning Journalist, and Television Producer Robert Murphy and Retired British Police Officer Michelle Leonard. Ron Evans, aka, The Clifton Rapist, had been arrested and convicted of raping and killing a young woman but only served 10 years in prison. In 1979, when he was released from prison, he went back to his criminal behavior and raped at least 7 young women eluding the police for several years. There was an incredible public outcry for the police to capture this maniac. In complete secrecy, a daring new plan was introduced, unlike anything previously attempted by a UK police force. A small group of young female officers – some just 18 – put their lives on the line, walking the quiet residential roads late at night, acting as bait until one fateful night The Clifton Rapist attacked Undercover Police Officer Michelle Leonard who was acting as a decoy. Please enjoy this incredible story told by the police officer who lived it and the journalist who wrote the book and produced the movie, Decoy: The gripping true crime story of one of Britain’s most shocking and secretive historical undercover police operations. In today’s episode we discuss: · How Michelle got interested in police work. · How many years she was in the police force when she was approached to become a decoy. · Bristol 1979 being a safe area before the Clifton Rapist started his one-man crime wave. · How the British police force investigated sexual crimes back then without the aid of modern science. · What it was like for Michelle when this homicidal manic attempted to assault her. · Robert Murphy’s interest in the case and the book he wrote and the documentary he made depicting this case. All of this and more on today’s episode of the Cops and Writers podcast. Please visit Robert's website to learn more about him, Michelle, and his work. Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel! Check out my newest book, The Good Collar (Michael Quinn Vigilante Justice Series Book 1)!!!!! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series. Please visit the Cops and Writers website. Support the show

Send us a text Get your pen and paper ready to take notes! Today’s show is for you writers out there or those of you who are curious how a New York Bestselling author navigates the ever-changing waters of publishing books and collaborating with other authors. On the show today we chat with J.D. Barker and Christine Daigle. J.D. Barker is the New York Times and international best-selling author of numerous novels, including DRACUL, THE FOURTH MONKEY, A CALLER'S GAME AND BEHIND A CLOSED DOOR. He is currently collaborating with James Patterson. His books have been translated into two dozen languages, sold in more than 150 countries, and optioned for both film and television. By day, Christine Daigle is a clinical neuropsychologist whose work includes brain-computer interfaces translating brain signals into commands to control technology. When she has time, Christine Daigle is a multi-genre author whose latest release, Heavy Are The Stones, is a serial killer thriller co-authored with New York Times bestselling author J.D. Barker. She and Barker are also collaborating on a reboot of Flatliners, based on the original screenplay. In today’s episode we discuss: · Their experience at Author Nation writers’ convention. · The attention grabbing first line of Behind a Closed Door, “Would you kill a stranger to save your partner?” · Pushing sexual boundaries in books and movies. · The essential elements to writing a good thriller! · The research involved with the controversial book, Behind a Closed Door. · How to overcome writer’s block. · Best advice for new writers or those writers trying to up their game. Check out Christine's website to learn more about her and her books! Head on over to J.D.'s website! Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel! Check out my newest book, The Good Collar (Michael Quinn Vigilante Justice Series Book 1)!!!!! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series. Please visit the Cops and Writers website. Support the show

Send us a text On the show today we are going true crime detailing the murder for hire plot involving former NYPD Police Officer Valerie Cincinelli. On May 17th, 2019, Valerie solicited her boyfriend, John DiRubba, to hire a hitman to murder his own daughter and Valerie's ex-husband, Isaiah Carvalho. Isaiah and John worked with the FBI to secretly record conversations and to stage a crime scene photo which was sent to John by an FBI agent posing as a hitman. To help me out today I brought in my favorite NYPD Detectives, Marique Bartoldus and Vic Ferrari. They both gave us invaluable insights into the NYPD and incredible feedback regarding the case, not to mention some laughs. Please enjoy this story of greed, jealousy, lust, and sometimes, just plain stupidity. In today’s episode we discuss: · We talk about Vic Ferrari’s newest book, NYPD: Presumption & Dysfunction and Marique Bartoldus’ book, Twenty and Out. · The term, ‘hairbag’. · The evolution of Valerie Cuccinelli’s career with the NYPD. · The beginnings of her breakup with her husband and starting an affair. · Valerie’s unusual behavior. · The FBI staging her husband’s murder and the sting operation that led to her arrest. · Valerie’s eventual arrest and resignation from the NYPD. · Final thoughts regarding this case. Check out Marique's Amazon Author Page. Visit Vic Ferrari's Amazon Author Page to learn more about him and his books! Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel! Check out my newest book, The Good Collar (Michael Quinn Vigilante Justice Series Book 1)!!!!! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series. Please visit the Cops and Writers website. Support the show

Send us a text Welcome back for the conclusion of my very special two-part interview with Susan Snow. Susan Snow is the daughter of LAPD Detective Thomas C. Williams, who was killed in the line of duty on October 31, 1985, in a contract hit while driving his six year old son to school. Thomas shielded his son from a hail of gunfire, saving his sons life while giving up his own. Detective Williams was a hero on so many levels. Susan was only seventeen years old and a senior in high school at the time of this incident. Susan's book "The Other Side of the Gun" was born out of Susan’s journey through the trauma she experienced with the death of her father. She wrote it to heal herself and help others heal through her words and experiences. Thank you Susan for sharing your story with us. I would like to dedicate this episode to your father, LAPD Detective Thomas C. Williams, end of watch October 31, 1985. Rest easy hero. In today’s episode we discuss: · Was justice ever served? · Why she wrote the book, The Other Side of The Gun. How this book changed her and her loved ones. · The movie, In The Line of Duty, The Price of Vengeance that depicted her father’s murder. · Are you hyper vigilant with your family and yourself? · Did she ever consider becoming a cop? What if her kids want to? · What advise she would give to anyone who is going through this type of trauma. · Her new career being a public speaker. · Bulldoze fear! Visit Susan's website to learn more about her and her book. Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel! Check out my newest book, The Good Collar (Michael Quinn Vigilante Justice Series Book 1)!!!!! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series. Please visit the Cops and Writers website. Support the show

Send us a text Today’s show is for you authors out there who want to up their writing game, or just have a laugh, because we had a lot of fun recording this episode. I traveled across the pond, virtually, to Jolly Old England and was lucky enough to have Cara Clare and James Blatch from the Indie Writers Club Podcast on the show today. Cara Clare a prolific author who has penned over 47 books, is known for her steamy paranormal and fantasy worlds, Cara's the queen of "why choose" adventures, where love knows no bounds and neither do her characters. Cara is best known for her TikTok sensation, The Phoenix Prophecy series, and also writes super spicy romantasy under Alexis Brooke and women's fiction under Poppy Pennington-Smith. Returning champion James Blatch is back on my show! Many of you know James from the wildly popular Self-Publishing Show Podcast that he co-hosted with Mark Dawson. He also co-founded the Self Publishing Formula (SPF) that has been rebranded as Lean Self Publishing. James is also a cold-war aviation thriller author. Cara and James now host the Indie Writers Club Podcast that is a lot of fun and gives valuable information for authors at all stages of their writing careers. Please enjoy this very wide raging show where we talked about everything from the ending of the Self-Publishing Podcast, why you aren’t selling more books, me learning what a reverse harem’s, the upcoming presidential elections in the United States, and of course, James doing his Mafia Vampire Romance impersonation. In today’s episode we discuss: · Why the Self-Publishing Podcast came to an end. · How the ending of the podcast and his partnership with Mark Dawson affected James personally and professionally. · How Cara Clare produces an incredible number of words for her own books and as a ghostwriter. · How and why the Indie Writers Club Podcast started. · The Discord channel. · Why your books aren’t selling. · Taking a hard look at your title, blurb, and book cover and what they should and shouldn’t have. Visit Cara at her website! Visit James at his website! Come join the fun at The Indie Writers Club Podcast! Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel! Check out my newest book, The Good Collar (Michael Quinn Vigilante Justice Series Book 1)!!!!! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series. Please visit the Cops and Writers website. Wellness Thru Reading Greetings and salutations book lovers. Welcome to Wellness Thru Reading. A podcast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show

Send us a text Have you ever told yourself that one day you will tell your parents story? I know I have. Both of my parents are immigrants who chased the American dream. But I still haven’t, and I don’t know why. My guest today, Shirley Novack, has done this and wrote a book about her father and his amazing life coming to America as a young teenager after living in a brothel for three years in Poland with his little brother. Her book, The Story Of… is a story of hardship, joy, overcoming the odds, and realizing the American dream! Shirley also has some grand tales to tell from her life. Everything from living next to a victim of the Boston Strangler and being detained as a suspected terrorist by the Secret Service and local police. Please enjoy my chat with the captivating Shirley Novak. In today’s episode we discuss: · Having one of her neighbors killed by the Boston Strangler. · Her interest in true crime and wanting to be a police officer. · Being detained by the Secret Service and police as a suspected terrorist. · Sitting next to a drug mule on an airplane. · Her incredible book, The Story Of... · Why she wrote the book. · How she researched the book interviewing her relatives. · What it was like for her telling her father’s incredible story. Grab a copy of Shirley's book, The Story of... Visit Shirley on her website. Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel! Check out my newest book, The Good Collar (Michael Quinn Vigilante Justice Series Book 1)!!!!! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series. Please visit the Cops and Writers website. Wellness Thru Reading Greetings and salutations book lovers. Welcome to Wellness Thru Reading. A podcast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show

Send us a text Welcome back to the conclusion of our special two-part interview with retired Death Investigator and author, Barbara Butcher of the New York City Medical Examiner's Office. Barbara Butcher spent 23 years at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner as a death investigator, director of the Forensic Sciences Training Program, and chief of staff. There she investigated more than 5500 deaths, 680 of them homicides. She worked mass disasters, including 9/11, the 2004 tsunami in Thailand, the London Underground bombing, and the crash of Flight 587. During this interview, Barbara opens up and lets us into the life of a death investigator being confronted with death and profound sadness on a daily basis and the toll it took on her physical and mental health. We also have a candid talk about alcoholism and her “rock bottom.” Barbara also shares her recovery from this deadly disease and the good that came from it. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did. In today’s episode we discuss: · Tools of her trade as a death investigator. · The relationship she had with the cops and how they worked together to solve the crime. · How the time of death gets determined in real life. Spoiler alert, not like what you see on T.V. or the movies. · Advise for rookie death investigators or someone thinking about this job as a future career. · Testifying in court. · What she misses the most about the job. · Faith in a higher power after being subjected to so much death and profound sadness. · Why she wrote her book, “What the Dead Know” and why it is so popular. · Her writing process. · “You don’t have that much time. Be kind.” Visit Barbara at her website! Purchase her book, What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator Check out Weekends at Bellevue: Nine Years on the Night Shift at the Psych ER and When Breath Becomes Air Check out my newest book, The Good Collar! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series. Please visit the Cops and Writers website. Wellness Thru Reading Greetings and salutations book lovers. Welcome to Wellness Thru Reading. A podcast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show

Send us a text Today is episode one of a special two-part interview with retired Death Investigator and Author, Barbara Butcher of the New York City Medical Examiner's Office. Barbara Butcher spent 23 years at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner as a death investigator, director of the Forensic Sciences Training Program, and chief of staff. There she investigated more than 5500 deaths, 680 of them homicides. She worked mass disasters including 9/11, the 2004 tsunami in Thailand, the London Underground bombing, and the crash of Flight 587. During this interview, Barbara opens up and lets us into the life of a death investigator being confronted with death and profound sadness on a daily basis and the toll it took on her physical and mental health. We also have a candid talk about alcoholism and her “rock bottom.” Barbara also shares her recovery from this deadly disease and the good that came from it. I hope you enjoy this interview as much as I did. In today’s episode we discuss: · Her interview on the James Altucher Show Podcast and his notion that New York is dead, spoiler alert. She doesn’t think so! · Her honesty and willingness to be vulnerable with her new book and this interview. · Growing up in New York being the oldest of nine kids and her dad being on the New York Police Department rising to the rank of Deputy Inspector. · Ghosts or other paranormal feelings being involved in 5,500 death investigations. · Myths and misconceptions regarding alcoholism. · Barbara hitting rock bottom with her drinking and rising from the ashes. · How Barbara got the job with the New York Medical Examiner’s Office as a death investigator and the training involved in her job. · Her first time going to a death investigation solo. · The job of the death investigator. Visit Barbara at her website! Purchase her book, What the Dead Know: Learning About Life as a New York City Death Investigator Check out Weekends at Bellevue: Nine Years on the Night Shift at the Psych ER and When Breath Becomes Air Check out my newest book, The Good Collar! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series. Please visit the Cops and Writers website. Wellness Thru Reading Greetings and salutations book lovers. Welcome to Wellness Thru Reading. A podcast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show

Send us a text Welcome back to the conclusion of a special Cops and Writers Podcast where myself and my special co-host, Retired ATF Deputy Assistant Director Peter Forcelli will attempt to break down the problems with the United States Secret Service and what can be done to fix them. Because, who wants to hear a bunch of bitching and complaining without any answers? I hope you enjoy this thought-provoking and critically important discussion. In today’s episode, we discuss: · How to fix the broken Secret Service. · Having Secret Service Agents go to Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit, and work with the cops on the street. It’s like army trauma surgeons going to ERs in these cities to learn how to work on gunshot wounds. They need to experience police work. · The Congressional hearings and the grandstanding by the people asking the questions. It was nauseating. · Former Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle and her incompetence as a leader, including the things she should have done as the director of the Secret Service. · Secret Service Agent burnout and what can be done to alleviate this during an election cycle. · Disbanding the United States Secret Service and having the FBI and U.S. Marshalls absorb those duties. Visit Peter's website to learn more about him and his books. Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel! Check out my newest book, The Good Collar (Michael Quinn Vigilante Justice Series Book 1)!!!!! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series. Please visit the Cops and Writers website. Wellness Thru Reading Greetings and salutations book lovers. Welcome to Wellness Thru Reading. A podcast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show

Send us a text Welcome to part one of a special Cops and Writers Podcast. Today, myself and my special co-host, Retired ATF Deputy Assistant Director Peter Forcelli will attempt to break down the problems with the United States Secret Service and what can be done to fix them. Because who wants to hear a bunch of bitching and complaining without any answers? I hope you enjoy this thought-provoking and critically important discussion. In today’s episode, we discuss: · My special co-host, Retired ATF Deputy Assistant Director Peter Forcelli. In January, Peter was on the show talking about Government Cover-Up and Corruption Surrounding Operation Fast and Furious. Peter has testified before Congress and was considered a whistle-blower for doing the right thing. · In a historical event on July 15 in Butler, Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump was shot in an assassination attempt. · How the gunman, 20 years old with little to no training, armed with an AR-15 platform rifle with scope, got on the roof of a shed 130 yards away from the former president. · On September 16 at the Trump International Golf Course, a subject armed with an AK-47 with a scope, two ceramic plates and a GoPro and food lay in wait for about 12 hours, about 400-500 yards away in what the F.B.I. is calling an assassination attempt. The Secret Service fired at the gunman, and missed, who got away, but was captured later by local law enforcement. · The biased media’s coverage of these events and the dangerous political rhetoric that is plaguing our country. · The history of presidential attempted and completed assassinations. · The difference between protection for a former president/candidate and a sitting president/vice president. · Poor communication between the USSS and local law enforcement in Butler, Pennsylvania. · The understaffing and inadequacies of some agents on scene in Butler Pennsylvania. Visit Peter's website to learn more about him and his books. Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel! Check out my newest book, The Good Collar (Michael Quinn Vigilante Justice Series Book 1)!!!!! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series. Please visit the Cops and Writers website. Wellness Thru Reading Greetings and salutations book lovers. Welcome to Wellness Thru Reading. A podcast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show

Send us a text On today’s episode of the Cops and Writers Podcast, we are hitting the road with retired Motorcycle Officer and Master Motorcycle Trainer Jerry “The Motorman” Palladino. I grew up watching CHIPs and have been riding motorcycles since I was 16. I love being on my bike, so I thought it would be fun to have a police motorcycle expert on the show. Jerry “The Motorman” Palladino served with the Pasco County Sheriff's Department for 25 years, 15 of those as a motorcycle officer. Jerry Palladino is a certified Police Motor Officer and certified Motor Officer Instructor. His extensive background as a Motor Officer Instructor and owner of Ride Like a Pro, Inc. in the State of Florida has Jerry Palladino ranked as the “go to” authority when it comes to anything dealing with motorcycles and rider training. Jerry is also called upon as an expert witness helping jurors understand the physics of motorcycling and the causes of most motorcycle accidents with his compelling expert witness testimony. Sit back and roll the throttle forward and enjoy my conversation with Jerry “The Motorman” Palladino. In today’s episode we discuss: · His beginnings as a lounge singer and entertainer before becoming a sheriff's deputy. · Why he decided to hand up his mic and become a sheriff's deputy. · How and why, he became a motor officer. · What is the function of the motorcycle unit in a police department? · Why motor officers are loved by their colleagues. · Most common causes of car and motorcycle crashes. · Jerry’s ‘Ride Like a Pro’ motorcycle course. · Where he got his entrepreneurial spirit. Visit Jerry's website to learn more about Ride Like a Pro! Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel! Check out my newest book, The Good Collar (Michael Quinn Vigilante Justice Series Book 1)!!!!! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series. Please visit the Cops and Writers website. Wellness Thru Reading Greetings and salutations book lovers. Welcome to Wellness Thru Reading. A podcast... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show