Crisis Negotiations, Criminal Profiling, Virginia Tech Shooting
Things Police See: Firsthand Accounts
Steven D Gould
4.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 15 October 2025
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Join host Steve Gould on "Things Police See: Firsthand Accounts" as he interviews retired police officer Jon Perry, a 36-year veteran with Kansas City and Virginia State Police. In this gripping episode, Jon shares intense stories from his career, including high-stakes crisis negotiations, criminal profiling, and assisting with a double homicide in the Ozarks. From barricaded subjects to global homicide investigations, Jon reveals the challenges and emotional toll of policing, offering insights into the mindset of a negotiator and the realities of law enforcement. Tune in for bizarre, heartwarming, and unforgettable moments from the front lines, plus advice for aspiring officers. Don't miss this powerful episode—perfect for true crime enthusiasts, law enforcement professionals, and anyone curious about the untold stories of policing. Subscribe, rate, and review to support the show!
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| 0:00.0 | This is things police see. |
| 0:04.0 | First and accounts with your host, Steve Gold. |
| 0:07.9 | Welcome to the podcast and interviews Act and retired police officers, |
| 0:10.9 | both the most intense, bizarre and sometimes humorous moments on the Jorb. |
| 0:15.7 | Mzai, old ginger face with you as always. |
| 0:18.4 | Thank you for being here, guys. |
| 0:19.4 | Thank you for tuning in. |
| 0:21.2 | Thank you for all the rating and reviewing that's going on. I truly appreciate that. |
| 0:24.1 | Getting a little bump recently in the stats. So I don't know what's going on like our huge one. |
| 0:29.2 | So there's new listeners that have found the show somehow, some way. And welcome. I appreciate |
| 0:34.2 | you being here. And thank you for that. If you like the show and all the free |
| 0:38.3 | content that's that's on the channel, if you could just like five-star review the whole. You know, |
| 0:44.0 | you know the drill if you're into social media and you do this stuff. So it's really appreciated. |
| 0:48.9 | Before we get started, I want to give a shout out to my, to my man, Eric Tung from Blue Grit Wellness, Bluegrit Wellness.com. |
| 0:57.2 | Great website. He's a copper in the West Coast. All kinds of great advice for new coppers or cops that are on the job for mindset stuff. |
| 1:05.7 | He's really got a cool side gig going on. I want to give him a shout out. I know there's a lot of coppers that listen to the show that are thinking about being becoming cops or are in the background's process |
| 1:15.8 | and I think Eric could really help you out. Also, my good buddy, the great Ken Roybal, I think a lot of you |
| 1:23.0 | guys know who he is. Check him out. Police background or police applicant podcast is his podcast. Check him out. |
| 1:30.3 | I want to shut those guys out, show him some love because they're doing a lot of great work. |
| 1:34.1 | And we need cops really bad. I can tell you where I work and there I am. It's tough to get good |
| 1:41.4 | candidates, get people interested., it's easy to get people |
| 1:44.8 | frustrated with the background process. So these guys can really help guide you through it. They know |
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