208: Part 2: Anthony Pesare – Undercover; Taking down mobsters; Chaos; IT'S GREAT!! 🇺🇲

Game of Crimes

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🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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From going toe-to-toe with organized crime in Rhode Island to hilarious encounters with some of the world’s dumbest criminals, Anthony Pesare’s stories are as entertaining as they are insightful. He opens up about the unbreakable camaraderie among officers, the emotional toll of undercover work, and the moments of heroism and humor that defined his career. Now a published author, Anthony reveals how writing about his journey has brought new meaning to his mission: educating the next generation and honoring the past.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Joe Wiley. And I'm Soie Ball. And we're here to tell you about a brand new podcast, Digit.
0:06.3	Digit is all about the things that Joe and I love. From the kids to the parents and all the stuff in between.
0:13.5	There's a lot going on when you get to this age. Listen wherever you get your podcasts and watch every episode on Spotify. Dig it. Every week. Every week.
0:23.6	For the rest of time. Yes. Okay. Good.
0:28.8	St. Patrick's Day night. Dickie Callie walks in by himself into Bobo Social Club. He's wearing up.
0:36.8	St. Patrick's Day outfit, green tie, check
0:40.6	jacket, green pants. And he sits at the bar. Bobo nods to Frank Montalucci to get the gun,
0:46.5	which he does and gives it to Bobo. So Bobo puts a shot on the bar. And he says,
0:51.4	Dickie, this is a sign of respect for you to know you're always welcome
0:55.9	here and then we have no hard feelings. So Callie does his shot and while he does, Bobo comes up
1:03.1	from behind the bar, puts his hand on his shoulder and fires six shots into his back.
1:21.6	Music has six shots into his back. Hey, everybody.
1:22.7	Welcome back to part two of this week's episode of Game of Crimes with Murph in the
1:26.1	morning.
1:27.1	Still got our friend Anthony Pizarre here Game of Crimes with Murph in the morning still got our friend
1:27.9	anthony pizarre here legend in law enforcement especially in the new england area 40 plus years
1:34.1	is a law enforcement professional 24 i believe it was with the rhoda island state police
1:39.9	and then uh as i mentioned yesterday he couldn't get enough of it.
1:44.3	So he does 16 years as a police chief.
1:46.4	He was a prosecutor.
1:47.5	He's an author.
1:48.2	He's a college professor.
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