In this episode of Heroes Behind the Badge, we sit down with Chuck Marino, a former Secret Service agent and senior Department of Homeland Security official, for a clear-eyed conversation about a moment many people feel but struggle to explain.

Doug Knutson was struck and killed 28 years ago. His life and death impacted many others, especially his wife, Sharon Knutson Felix, who became the inspirational leader of the 100 Club of Arizona.

"Law Officer" recently published an op-ed by Louis F. Quijas blasting Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for expressing concern about the growing number of Hispanics joining the U.S. Border Patrol.

Two undercover police officers were preparing to make a drug bust. Their targets were two college students home for Christmas. The operation ended with one cop dead and another seriously wounded.

A political and law enforcement insider exposes the truth behind what's happening in Minneapolis--and warns about what may be coming next.

The fox has been allowed into the henhouse

Why do viral videos shape public opinion so quickly? How do leaders respond when emotion, politics, and public pressure collide?

Storytelling helps officers process trauma, build trust and create cultures of resilience that strengthen entire departments

The irony is staggering. Many of the same politicians pushing this ban have tolerated or even encouraged protesters who engage in doxxing.

He was a decorated member of the NYPD's elite Emergency Service Unit who was shot and killed responding to a domestic disturbance in the Bronx. His family has honored him greatly by their good works.

Most people think the Beltway Sniper case ended with a dramatic takedown.

It didn’t.

It ended with a quiet rest stop, two officers, and a decision that sounds backwards: don’t rush in.

Two Cincinnati police officers were brutally gunned down while attempting to arrest a domestic violence suspect. Nearly 30 years later, they have not been forgotten.

For 34 years, Jack Maguire was beloved, protecting the streets and neighborhoods where he grew up. It made no sense that he was killed by a man who had been sentenced to three life terms in prison.

In a frank discussion, Steven Sund raises questions about the recent pipe bomber arrest, reacts to the pardons for rioters, regrets his resignation, and reveals why his request for National Guard help was denied.

In 1933, one of the deadliest attacks on law enforcement in American history occurred. Four lawmen were killed in what soon became known as the "Kansas City Massacre."

In this episode of Heroes Behind the Badge, former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund takes listeners inside the command center as the attack on the Capitol unfolded—minute by minute, decision by decision.

This episode is not about soundbites or politics - it’s about how institutions fail, how responsibility gets blurred, and what law enforcement leaders face when clarity, authority, and trust collapse at the same time.

A fallen law enforcement hero with a "heart of gold" is remembered best for his love of family and the way he treated people--even the prisoners he guarded. And now his son follows in his footsteps.

David Berez's op-ed reminds us that no matter who occupies political office our law enforcement officers "will run courageously toward danger while critics shout cowardly from the sidelines."

"Three years. That's all it took for my shooter to get away with it." In Part 1, Tom Weitzel told us how he survived a gang ambush during a traffic stop in 1987. Part 2 is about what happened when the justice system failed him.