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183: Part 2 – Allan Manganello – Louisville (KY) Police Officer (ret), PTSD survivor, 4th degree black belt Jiu Jitsu instructor

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Game of Crimes

True Crime

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Murph hosts retired police officer Allan Manganello who shares his experiences from his time on the Louisville police force, including his work with the Viper unit and SWAT team.  They discuss the psychological toll of law enforcement and the importance of counseling when dealing with PTSD. Allan recounts his brush with death during a dramatic high-speed chase involving armed robbery suspects and discusses the complexities of police work, including the use of force and public perception.  He shares his personal tragedy and how it shaped his perspective on community and support in law enforcement. Allan delves into the significance of jiu-jitsu training for law enforcement officers, advocating for enhanced training to better prepare them for real-life situations.

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0:00.0

I jump out and I go running down this hill and I'm hitting on these rocks.

0:03.2

And I remember thinking, oh my gosh, I'm going so fast.

0:05.5

And I'm just trying to keep myself from falling.

0:07.3

If I fall, I'm going to die.

0:08.8

I mean, there's no way I'm going to survive if I fall.

0:10.6

So I get down to the bottom, get down to the bottom of the bank of the hill.

0:13.8

And I'm standing there.

0:14.6

And I realize what he did is he didn't flip the water. So he's got the police car sitting there in the water. He's standing

0:21.0

outside of the car. He's got a gun in his hand. I'm right there at the bank with him and on the bank

0:26.6

of the river and I have no cover. I have nothing. It's just me and him, you know, standing there. It turns out

0:31.4

there's some other guys that came down there too. Another guy ran right down behind me, but I don't remember seeing him. I was just tunnel visioned on him now.

0:40.3

I draw my weapon and I say, drop the gun, drop the gun.

0:43.0

And all I can remember is he looked right at me and he raised the gun up. Hi, guys. Welcome back to part two of this week's episode with Game of Crimes with Murph in the morning here.

1:02.4

Our guest this week is Alan Mangonello, retired Louisville police officer, who now runs his own Jiu-Jitsu Academy and has for quite a number of years. We're going to get

1:12.4

more into that. If you came with us yesterday, then you know where we are in the interview process.

1:17.2

If he didn't, go back and listen to Part 1 first. But where we are is Alan has finished the

1:23.1

Police Academy in Louisville, and he's now on the streets out there, protecting the public.

1:27.4

And he,

1:27.8

if you remember from yesterday's episode, he got to submit a wish list as to where he'd like to be

1:32.3

stationed in the city. And he selected the most active area of the city, which typically becomes

1:37.2

the most dangerous area of the city as well. But I'm pretty sure that's what most cops want to do

1:42.4

when they first get out there, because you certainly don't want to go out there and do funeral escorts and get cats out of trees because

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