The first Quality Policing Podcast of the new year is up. Peter and Nick begin in (where else?) Baltimore, discussing the trial of detectives Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor, from the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force. The two are accused of a range of criminal activities, including robbing drug dealers, and carrying pellet…
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Chicago cops; an ambushed Georgia detective; a big increase in homicides; jail profits, the Las Vegas Shootings & gun control. Episode: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/13383200 Programming note: the Quality Policing Podcast has moved to a semi-monthly schedule. Also, this is a longer episode than normal, because of our gun control conversation. Obviously, we’re going to get to Las…
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On July 11, 2016, Decatur, Illinois, Police Officer Andrew Wittmer shot and wounded Lonnie Mitchell after a shirtless Mitchell reached for a black semi-automatic pistol in his waistband. Wittmer fired one shot. The podcast episode is here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/13383204 In this honest interview, Andrew opens up about the trauma and stresses he went through during and…
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