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Solve'em When You Get'em

85 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 198 ratings

I am 36 year veteran Tulsa Police Department recently retired as the Sgt. over the well known Tulsa Homicide Squad.  Learn lessons on how to pick and run a unit of high ego detectives that are tasked with solving societies worst crimes.  How we develop the mind set to solve them all.

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Episodes

ep 2403 Save'em Where you See'em

March 29, 2024 22:13 - 1 hour - 69.1 MB

To save six year olds we need to show up.  Paul showed up for kids and some took advantage, but he never said no.  A new spin is Curt and how to teach people to use their finances judicially.

ep 2402 Never Lose Hope

February 22, 2024 18:04 - 47 minutes - 54.2 MB

Recovering from addiction or a special affliction is possible.  Dr. Bill wrote a book published in 1939 that is used today to help people find Hope from addiction.  This story has terrible loss and redemption in different places and times.  I leave with this keep coming back and you can see a lot when you stop.

The System can Work!

January 08, 2024 14:50 - 47 minutes - 54.2 MB

This episode murder case has the suspect at 15 going into the system.  He works the program and at 24 delivers my mail.   Leaders spread the rewards and shoulders the pain alone.  It all works.

ep 2401 The System can Work!

January 08, 2024 14:50 - 47 minutes - 54.2 MB

This episode murder case has the suspect at 15 going into the system.  He works the program and at 24 delivers my mail.   Leaders spread the rewards and shoulders the pain alone.  It all works.

ep 2308 Lead Even if you Do Not Like It

November 24, 2023 19:05 - 55 minutes - 63.5 MB

Critiques and hearing what you do not want to hear when it makes a difference is an example of a true leader.

ep 2307 Dang it. LEAD!

October 21, 2023 22:07 - 36 minutes - 42.2 MB

Leaders have to consider a lot of factors when imposing themselves in cases.  Legitimate leaders are everywhere and to lead is an art.  A twist to true crime.

ep 23-06 Domestics Hurt a Lot

August 25, 2023 19:49 - 49 minutes - 56.8 MB

Killing your domestic partner and killing your kids is a crime that affects more than family.  Think before you act.  A LOT of people would prefer to be inconvenienced for an hour than live with your selfish actions forever.

ep 2305 Intervention Before

July 08, 2023 19:42 - 45 minutes - 51.8 MB

A Look at the school system failure that causes las enforcement to focus on violent crime.  We a;; want the same thing.  We all have to communicate and critique on how to get there.

ep 23-04 Hope and Pray

April 24, 2023 21:32 - 50 minutes - 58.1 MB

I quit the school system but did not quit the work to make schools safer.   This episode will give a cops insight into the discipline issue in the public school systems.   The murder case shows that marijauna is a drug that kills and upsets the school system.  so much in the episode control the hands, investigation will lead to opportunity, intelligence based eduction is a good idea and we all want kids to learn and be safe.  

ep 2303 Be True to your Brand

March 21, 2023 13:46 - 56 minutes - 64.8 MB

Middle School kids are not much different than the adults mingling the prison system.  They deny and cheat and steal and lie to your face.  This episode talks about this and that I have recovered imitation marijuana liquid cartridge.  Sell it an you could end up dead.

ep 2302. Protect and Serve no Stop and Kill!

January 31, 2023 16:02 - 49 minutes - 56.4 MB

I am a proponent for targets Task Forces and I have ran three of them in my time that were successful and award winning.  I have also advocated for the disbanding of the Task Force due to it going off track.   Memphis specialty unit that killed Nichols was off track and needed to be better supervised.  When specific Task Forces are needed they work.  Never along term solution as a Real Crime Center.  Stay tuned!

ep2301 Education and Crime

January 09, 2023 22:59 - 51 minutes - 59.2 MB

This episode explains a bit about the solving of the Idaho 4 murders.  Baseball and how it relates to crime and healing and public schools.  Plus an inside look at how we work long hours,  sometimes 28 hours in a day to keep kids safe.

ep 2207 Idaho Four

November 28, 2022 15:26 - 42 minutes - 49.2 MB

After watching "Experts" give their opinions on the University of Idaho students killed I took a pause and said what if it happened here.   Then I said experience matters and we have had killings like this and unlike some we solved them.  Stay turned!

ep 2206 Stay Sober

October 27, 2022 21:48 - 44 minutes - 51.3 MB

When cleaning a crime scene a sober mindset is needed.  If not you will just smear blood everywhere and hide a decomposing body under the bed.  An addictive mind is no match for a TPD Homicide.

ep2205 Uvalde and McGirt

June 29, 2022 14:39 - 46 minutes - 53.3 MB

Before you hire one of the many police chiefs in this nation ask if they have ever been in an incident where their life was in jeopardy.  Uvalde is and will always be a failure.  An aside listen to the McGirt ruling that cause killers from The first 48 to get a sweet deal.

ep2204 Stand Off, Stand Up or Stand Down

June 03, 2022 21:16 - 47 minutes - 54.7 MB

Politics be damned it is time to monitor and apprehend the mass killers before the event.  Do not blame others when when its in your control.  I explain my thoughts in this podcast.

ep 2203 It is a Thin Line

March 22, 2022 15:24 - 38 minutes - 44.1 MB

"It is a Thun Line" is true in so many instances.  This line can be blurred by public propaganda,  but no matter what is placed in the line the truth is always the truth.  Research and make up your mind.

ep 22-02 The Dog Pound

February 28, 2022 22:22 - 36 minutes - 42 MB

Anthony Pieterzak could be alive today and three people could not be in prison if we take responsibility when we are about to do something incredibly stupid.  Intervene in a professional situation or a civilian situation and society is better.

ep2201 Sign Me Up

January 06, 2022 23:12 - 51 minutes - 58.6 MB

This episode deals with critiquing law enforcement so we can get better.  I talk about me so the listener understands my cop background.  Here is to a different 2022.  Stay Safe and Tuned.

ep 2116 Leave it to the Professionals

December 03, 2021 23:12 - 48 minutes - 55.2 MB

Comments on the recent cases and my thoughts on why we are where we are today.  The past follows us and then older heads teach not so older heads and technique is passed down.  Plus when law enforcement ask the public for help give them a way to contact us. 

Derrick Jefferson

November 11, 2021 21:17 - 38 minutes - 44.5 MB

Until government can get cameras up and a real time crime center working we still need to produce evidence with the cameras in place.  Listen to how we developed a plan off of the camera on a bus.

ep 2114 Carter

October 11, 2021 15:08 - 33 minutes - 38.4 MB

We need a why the murder occurred to get to the who.   Sometimes we can find The Who without knowing the why but when there is not reason for murder the potential for a serial murder episode grows.  Rarely do we have this but is frustrating when someone that can supply The Who runs away.

ep 2113 Lovett Lens

August 18, 2021 15:43 - 35 minutes - 40.2 MB

When there is no Why to the murder the Who can be hidden for years to come.  If The Who does not talk or brag the murder can be pushed to the back but never forgotten.  We need to look at cases unsolved through the lens if Brennen Lovett.

ep 2112 Dr. Culver

July 23, 2021 18:29 - 42 minutes - 49.1 MB

Dr. Freeman Culver the president of The Greenwood Chamber of Commerce talks about the historic district of Black Wall Street and his vision to keep the momentum moving forward.  Listen as we talk about Gentrification,  Urban Renewal or Eminent Domain and what it takes to keep the business portion of Black Wall Street up and running.

ep 2111 Kode Ransom

July 09, 2021 13:41 - 25 minutes - 29.4 MB

Kode Ransom is in the community and willing to talk about issues that are influencing life on earth.  He is a man of many talents and making a go of it on  the Greenwood District in Tulsa 2021.  The first in the series I hope to continue in July to keep the momentum of the Black Wall Street remembrance above as we move forward for a better tomorrow.

ep 2110 Still she Raises the Hue and Cry

June 18, 2021 22:58 - 34 minutes - 39.9 MB

Money, sex, drugs and vendettas can get you killed.  Two innocent lives are lost because of drugs and money.  One of these defendants should be warehoused forever based on past experience.  One took a chance and paid the price.  Talking is not snitching it is a business deal.  The third hid behind attorneys.

ep 21-09 Mistaken Identity

May 26, 2021 16:15 - 47 minutes - 54.4 MB

When people doing evil interpret what they see wrong the results can never be good.  Because there is no standard for evil the result is catastrophic for all of us.  Plus the community and police have to come together.

ep 2108 Don't Eat the Dope

April 27, 2021 20:57 - 51 minutes - 58.5 MB

The case is one where an arrested person ingests a lethal dose of cocaine and dies in police custody.  The narrative before is ...Rioting and postering does not advance the ball any.  A lot is going on in a week.  Stay tuned

ep 2107 A Skull in the Woods

April 16, 2021 15:11 - 36 minutes - 41.6 MB

A Skull in the Woods is a how Detective Ritter worked a case of a murder victim without the body being found.  Until February 2021 when Samantha Pucket's skull was located five years after she went missing.

ep 2106 Tell us Spike

March 29, 2021 22:39 - 55 minutes - 62.9 MB

A dying declaration would be too easy for Det. Ryden.  Listen as this case comes together.  Plus some extra comments on hate.

ep 2105 Epperson:Tennent

February 26, 2021 22:57 - 44 minutes - 51.1 MB

Do you have information to take a killer off the streets?  Once given information law enforcement must act or a person can end up dead.  Be responsible before it happens again.

ep 2104 Erik Williams

February 08, 2021 20:50 - 47 minutes - 54.6 MB

A straight forward case can have twists and turns some are the cops doing.  Do not ever let the answer be no when we know the right answer.

ep 2103 A Seat at the Table

January 28, 2021 20:45 - 46 minutes - 53.7 MB

Law enforcement's response is not being considered when it comes to political discussions.  When lawyers claim systematic racism is the root of all evil I disagree.  Education is a two way street.  Stay Tuned

ep 2102 Murder Melody

January 22, 2021 21:02 - 43 minutes - 49.8 MB

Money, sex, drugs and vendetta will get you killed.  Murders are rarely in a vacuum.  We need the community to communicate, a simple answer today is to phone us or email us.  Agencies need to have a mechanism in place to communicate.  Leads to Intelligence based policing.

ep 2101 Commentary on DC

January 07, 2021 16:29 - 22 minutes - 25.7 MB

This criminal action in DC has to stop.  History will not be kind to this date in history.

ep 50 Stir Something Up

December 09, 2020 11:41 - 38 minutes - 44.5 MB

Stir something up is what investigators have to do when the killers are close to the crime scene.  An example of how kids trying to boost a car can have life altering consequences.

ep 49 Doing Wrong can be Fatal

November 24, 2020 18:14 - 29 minutes - 33.6 MB

Sometimes the victims of murders are respectful and likeable.  But they are in the underworld where evil lurks.  Valon Broadus was one of those victims.

ep 48 Editorial

November 02, 2020 15:15 - 45 minutes - 51.9 MB

Community and Cops have to have a meaningful understanding about their respective positions.  If not we are doomed.

ep 47 In Memory of Nate's Dream

October 22, 2020 17:36 - 45 minutes - 51.9 MB

This episode shows why we have to move fast to solve them before the shooter/killer can disappear.  Also in 2016 the public shows the contempt for law enforcement and a brief look at stuff we carry to assist us when we chase killers.

ep 46. The End of Meth in Tulsa

October 08, 2020 13:59 - 1 hour - 70.1 MB

Drug laws need to be enforced.  At what cost?  A large case in 1996 left two people to die in prison.  Drugs are still a problem.

ep 45 Father and Son Reunion

September 29, 2020 16:52 - 27 minutes - 31.3 MB

Your car is just stuff and be a good dad.  To understand listen to the episode.

ep 44 Time for the Answers

September 16, 2020 15:41 - 45 minutes - 51.7 MB

"Educate the public sure,  but the profession needs to provide answers."

Ep 43 Verbiage Leads to Clues

September 15, 2020 14:12 - 28 minutes - 32.9 MB

The police profession has to buy into intelligence based policing.  Tulsa solved a murder by being willing to talk and share information within squads.  It's is not rocket science.

ep 42. What is the Answer?

August 28, 2020 19:55 - 23 minutes - 27 MB

The best and the brightest on each side of the police community divide better get busy.  Find a workable solution or at least define what specific problem needs to be addressed.

Ep 41 Chasing Killers

August 21, 2020 17:42 - 39 minutes - 45 MB

Criminals do not want killers around.  Just ask the ones in prison.  Call the cops and let them know before the cops start out about your illegal activity.

ep 40 Get'em Early

July 31, 2020 14:34 - 33 minutes - 38.4 MB

The objective of a murder investigation is to get the suspect and witnesses quickly.  The suspect makes and the witnesses are more likely to talk.  This case is solved by the patrol officers getting to work quickly.

ep 39 Lick of the Century

July 09, 2020 18:49 - 30 minutes - 35.4 MB

On July 4th 2020 in Atlanta Georgia an 8 year old child is shot and killed while riding with her family in a car.  On May 29th, 2014 April Montano, 14 years old, is shot and killed riding in the family pick up truck.  Hard to find hope yet, we do.

ep 38 Controversy

June 23, 2020 15:41 - 1 hour - 93.9 MB

Transparency must begin with the truth.  We can disagree on what we see but it has to be the same set of facts.  Police and Community have to do better.

Ep 37: Marky and Montoyria

June 08, 2020 16:32 - 45 minutes - 52.5 MB

In this episode several teaching moments but the hurt is when a five year old and an infant witness a double murder.  More than the were taking a ride to sell dope and not buy ice cream.

Ep 36: Let's be Safe

May 29, 2020 22:05 - 35 minutes - 41.2 MB

Take race out of the equation.  This is about right and wrong.