Category: Mic’d In New Haven Highlights
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Former NYPD Chief of Department on Modern Approaches to Policing
Suffice to say, policing has faced numerous challenges in the last few years. Right now many an officer and supervisor alike are fighting to keep the spirit of the job alive in a time where morale and disillusionment threatens both public safety and police morale. As the highest ranking uniformed…
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Retired FDNY Chief Reflects on Deadly 1998 Brooklyn Fire
On June 5, 1998, FDNY Assistant Chief then Battalion Chief Tom Galvin responded to the infamous Atlantic Avenue fire in Brooklyn which resulted in two firefighters, Lieutenants James Blackmore & Scott LaPiedra being killed, and Lt. Timothy Stackpole (killed on September 11, 2001) suffering awful burns. 25 years later, the…
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Retired FDNY Captain on Meeting The Family He Helped Save
During the 1980’s was under siege thanks to the brutal combination of crime and crack. But that didn’t deter NYC firefighters like Jim Graham from getting the job done. In this instance, in one of the best stories I’ve ever heard, getting the job done involved saving a family who…
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New York Judge on Presiding Over Opioids Trials
With over 40 years worth of law experience as a prosecutor, private attorney, and judge, Jerry Garguilo was dealt perhaps the most complex case of his lengthy career when he was tapped to preside over the New York opioid trials, in a time in which the crisis had reached a…
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A Hilarious Transit Rescue Reunion Show!
Too many funny moments from last night’s podcast so I’ll give you this screenshot lol. But seriously very much enjoyed having Nita Rosato, Ken Schnetzler, and John Busching back on the podcast for a look back at their years in the New York City Transit Police, more specifically, the Emergency…
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Former NYPD JTTF Detective Recalls Investigating 2017 Manhattan Truck Attack
On October 31, 2017, a terrorist manned a truck he’d purchased in New Jersey and proceeded to ram the vehicle down a bike path on the city’s famous West Side Highway, killing 8 innocent people. Soon after, a courageous NYPD officer confronted and arrested the perpetrator. Tasked with investigating the…
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NYPD Emergency Service Officer on Shooting Chainsaw Wielding Maniac
“Seth you’re the designated shooter”. Those were the words uttered to then-rookie Emergency Service Officer Seth Gahr. The setting? Harlem. The call? An emotionally disturbed man wielding a gasoline powered chainsaw, hell bent on destruction. Heading in to apartment where the deranged man stood alongside two fellow ESU cops, Seth’s…
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Retired FBI Agent On Investigating 1998 U.S. Embassy Bombings
With 14 years as a police officer and police sergeant in Massachusetts, Tom O’Connor’s transition into the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was a unique one. Arriving to the bureau in 1997, he’d almost immediately be thrown into the deep end of the pool when as a newly minted member…
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NYPD Officer Discusses 1995 Entry Into The Aviation Unit
Leaving the NYPD Emergency Service Unit (excluding because of retirement) is a rarity. Usually, it’s for other elite units or really special details/assignments, for Jim McVey in 1995, that was exactly the case. With 11 years in the unit and 14 on the job, he not only tried something entirely…
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Former NYPD ESU Sergeant Recalls 1998 Entry Into Iconic Squad
You want to be an E-Cop? Nowadays you’ll have a whole 9 months to prove yourself. Back in 1998 when John Scrivani was eager to join the unit, the course at the iconic Floyd Bennett Field was 6 months. Half a year to observe, half a year to learn. And…
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