189: Part 1: Ryan Tillman – Chino Police, Bridging the Gap: Policing, Community, and Viral Fame

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🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Murph welcomes Ryan Tillman—police officer, social media influencer, and founder of Breaking Barriers United—to dive deep into the realities of law enforcement, community relations, and true crime. Ryan shares his journey from doubting a career in policing to becoming a key advocate for better communication and trust between police and the public.

Hear hilarious criminal stories, insider perspectives on police training, use of force, and leadership, and Ryan’s personal struggles and triumphs. He opens up about the impact of Michael Brown’s death on his policing philosophy, how he handled backlash from his viral dance video, and the lessons learned as a school resource officer.

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0:00.0	and I had a really great relationship with all the staff and the students. And so I ended up doing
0:04.4	this choreographed dance at a pep rally. And I said, I'm going to tell the kids that I'm leaving.
0:09.1	And then after that, that's when I'll do it. So I go to the pep rally. I tell the kids, hey, guys,
0:13.3	it's been nice here. I have some bad news. I got promoted. And so now because I'm promoted out to go back to the streets and all the kids just start booing a gym full of kids.
0:21.7	They just start booing me.
0:23.4	And then I said, before I leave, I'm going to do something for y'all that you guys will
0:26.3	never forget.
0:27.0	And so I did this choreographed dance with the dance team that I practiced with them for like a
0:30.7	week and a half.
0:31.4	And I had a buddy in mine film it and it just went viral. I think it's been seen over 100 million times. And yeah, it was crazy.
0:39.6	So that's why I did that dance video.
0:56.7	Hey, guys, here we go again.
1:00.9	Welcome back to the next episode of Game of Crimes with Murph in the morning.
1:03.3	So glad you keep coming back every week.
1:04.7	You hear me say this every week.
1:06.2	I don't know what's wrong with you people, but I love you.
1:07.4	I love you for coming back.
1:11.6	You know, I bring some of the best guests that you're going to find anywhere in the niche true crime podcasting. This week is no exception. You see this young man sitting in front of me here.
1:18.1	I hate these young people because I guess I'm because I'm old. This young man, some of you probably
1:23.3	recognize him. We might have seen him on TV. He's been a police officer in Chino, California,
1:28.2	for almost 12 years now, I believe. He's a published author. He was a guest host on Live PD
1:34.8	last year in 2024. That might be where you saw his pretty face there. He's a social media
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