Category: Mic’d In New Haven Highlights
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Solving Tupac: The Confession That Changed Everything
In Episode 413 of Mic’d In New Haven — The Beat: Profiles of Police Nationwide, Volume 24 — LAPD Detective Greg Kading walks through the critical turning point in the investigation into the murder of Tupac Shakur. After building a federal drug case against Duane “Keefe D” Davis, investigators applied…
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🚔 Reality is stranger than fiction.
In Episode 409 — Volume 23 of The Beat: Profiles of Police Nationwide, retired New York State Police Investigator Terrence Dwyer explains how a flipped informant in a quintuple homicide case led to a shocking connection — tying together gangs, a shooting of a police officer, and a murder investigation.…
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🎙️ Len Berman’s Advice: “Story. You Gotta Have a Story.”
🎙️ Len Berman’s Advice: “Story. You Gotta Have a Story.” In Episode 410 of Mic’d In New Haven, legendary sportscaster Len Berman shares the philosophy that defined his broadcasting career: storytelling comes first. Berman explains that people don’t tune in just for scores — they tune in for stories. The…
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🧠 The Problem We Can’t Measure
In Episode 407 of Mic’d In New Haven — Mental Health Matters — Edmund Hartnett discusses a major issue in law enforcement mental health that often goes overlooked: there is no centralized system tracking police officer suicides after retirement. An officer can serve 25 or 30 years, retire, move to…
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🛗 Mastering Elevator Rescue: The S.L.I.P. Method
In Episode 405 of Mic’d In New Haven — The Best of The Bravest: Nationwide (Volume 13) — Stamford Fire Department Rescue 1 firefighter Mike Dragonetti explains the S.L.I.P. Method, a systematic approach firefighters use when operating on top of an elevator car during rescue operations. The process begins by…
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How NY Task Force 1 Was Built — and Tested in Oklahoma City
In Episode 404 of Mic’d In New Haven — The E-Men: Inside The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit (Volume 56) — ESU veteran Eric Becker reflects on the early formation of FEMA Urban Search & Rescue New York Task Force 1. When the team first received its designation, resources were scarce.…
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The 1995 Merger: From Transit Rescue to ESU
In Episode 403 of Mic’d In New Haven — The E-Men: Inside The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit — John Coughlin takes us back to one of the most debated transitions in modern New York policing: the 1995 merger of the New York City Transit Police into the NYPD. The move,…
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🔥 A Close Call You Never Forget
In Episode 402 of Mic’d In New Haven — The Best of The Bravest: Nationwide, Volume 12 — Bridgeport Chief Rich Thode shares a haunting fireground moment that changed him. Responding to what appeared to be a minor first-floor fire, Thode headed upstairs alone to check for extension. What he…
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Firefighter’s INSANE First Day: Baby Dropped From Burning Building!
🔥 “What did I get myself into?” In Episode 401 of Mic’d In New Haven — The Best of The Bravest: Volume 84 — Deputy Chief Fred LaFemina takes us back to his first day in the FDNY. What began as a routine pull box quickly turned into a working…
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Episode 400: “It’s Not Work. It’s Family.”
In this milestone 400th episode of Mic’d In New Haven — The Best of The Bravest: Nationwide (Volume 11) — Hoboken Deputy Fire Chief Joe Grossi reflects on what the men and women of the Hoboken Fire Department truly mean to him. Spending 24 hours on, 72 hours off —…
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