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Police Off The Cuff/Real Crime Stories

an ivy league police officer follows a homeless man around.

Police Off The Cuff/Real Crime Stories

Bill Cannon Police off the Cuff/Real Crime Stories

True Crime, Military, Law Enforcement, Crime

4.4870 Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Brown Shooting: Inspector Questions Official Narrative on Suspect's Motive  This episode dives into a complex "crime investigation" that became a "true crime" case, featuring a man who confronted a suspect and reported key details to police. We examine the "criminal justice system" at play and the "police procedure" that helped crack a "cold case", providing some vital "news" in this ongoing story.

Transcript

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0:00.0

You talk about the guy in the basement.

0:01.8

This is about an interview.

0:03.9

The Wall Street Journal has a quote from the tipster, quote,

0:06.8

John asked the suspect, your car is back there.

0:09.8

Why are you circling the block?

0:11.4

The suspect responded, I don't know you from nobody.

0:14.2

Then the suspect repeatedly asked, why are you harassing me?

0:18.4

The police affidavit said.

0:20.4

I mean, that's some pretty dogged reporting by the guy who was living in the building.

0:25.4

If not for him, do you think that this would still be unsolved?

0:30.4

No, I think they would have gotten them.

0:32.6

But they were fortunate that you had this homeless person.

0:36.1

Homeless people, when it comes to wherever they're living, can be very proprietary, even if it's a cardboard box on the sidewalk. So the fact that this guy came into this building and was wandering around, apparently for two weeks, came to the attention to this homeless guy. I'm not surprised, actually, that he kind of followed him. And so who is this guy?

0:54.3

Why is he coming into my domain? I'm no one who lives in the basement here. Who's this new face? He was used to seeing students, people of a certain age, and here is this anomaly. And I assume he tried to talk to him at some point. And obviously, the perpetrator wanted no part of him. But you do have to say he was remarkably observant.

1:10.9

He followed him all the way to the car.

1:12.7

And when he finally did get to the police, it's unfortunate he delayed as long as he did. But when he finally got to the police, he knew the fact that the car had Florida plates, might be a rent-the-car, and he knew the make and model, and that advanced things significantly. There's no denying that. Yeah, really observant. And he took all that information, gave it right to the police. And

1:31.3

you know, Paul, you mentioned Brown University officials in all of this. Do you think

1:35.3

that they've heard this criticism? And do you think that they're going to internalize it and

1:40.3

act on it? You know, at the end of the day, I feel like the heads of security at the Brown University

1:48.0

police were just acting in accordance with what Brown University executives and the president

1:53.6

on down wanted.

1:55.7

They don't want really, you know, these are from my, and I'm going to use my own jargon

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