Cops and Writers Podcast
Cops and Writers is a podcast hosted by retired police sergeant and author, Patrick O'Donnell. The podcast provides valuable insights and humor for crime writers who want to create accurate and believable police stories. O'Donnell conducts in-depth interviews with members of law enforcement and civilian experts, discussing police procedures and culture. He also interviews crime fiction writers and writers from different genres, discussing what works in the ever-changing landscape of book sales and publishing. The podcast offers candid stories told with cop humor and technical details about the world of law enforcement.
Cops and Writers Podcast
215 Founder of The Wounded Blue & The Voice of America's Law Enforcement, Las Vegas Metro Police Department Lieutenant Randy Sutton.
Welcome to part one of my show with retired Las Vegas Metro Lieutenant Randy Sutton.
Most cops, including myself, have a reoccurring nightmare of being in a gunfight and their firearm malfunctioning or their rounds hitting the bad guy with no effect. My guest on today’s show lived that nightmare, going toe to toe with a gunman less than a few feet away from him, with his pistol malfunctioning, and once he cleared his weapon, the rounds hitting, but having no effect. All the while, the bad guy was firing his gun at him so closely he could see the fire coming out of the barrel.
Lt. Sutton joined the Princeton Police Department at 19 years of age, becoming one of the youngest Police Officers in the state. He served the town for ten years before joining the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, where he served for almost 24 years, retiring at the rank of lieutenant. During his service, he distinguished himself as one of the highest decorated officers in department history, having earned multiple Lifesaving awards, Exemplary Service awards, Community service, and a Medal for Valor.
The good lieutenant is also a public speaker, prolific author, podcaster, and the founder of Wounded Blue, whose mission is to improve the lives of injured and disabled law enforcement officers by providing support, education, assistance, and legislative advocacy to our true American heroes.
Please enjoy this often raw and very real conversation with Lieutenant Randy Sutton.
In today’s episode we discuss:.
· Why and how he got involved in law enforcement.
· How he became a police officer at the young age of nineteen.
· The best and worst parts of being a small town cop in Princeton New Jersey.
· Starting over his law enforcement career in the Las Vegas Metro Police Department.
· The challenges and problems with starting over in Vegas and being one of the oldest recruits in the academy.
· Responding to an active shooter at a high school.
· Going toe to toe with an armed suspect and having your gun malfunction.
· Testifying in a Coroner’s Inquest and facing the suspect’s mother.
· The aftermath of being in a fatal confrontation.
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