Episode 794: Stopping Crime on Our Roadways with Brian Konopka

Street Cop Podcast

Street Cop Training

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4.9 • 933 Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, Dennis sits down with SCT Instructor of The Brick Wall – Stopping Crime on Our Roadways, Brian Konopka. Brian Konopka is a Highway Criminal Interdiction officer that works a series of our nation’s Interstates. Konopka brings ten years of law enforcement experience and has invested over seven hundred hours continuing to train in his field. He has personally seized dozens of kilograms of narcotics, including over one hundred sixty-five pounds of cocaine, hundreds of pounds of marijuana, millions of dollars in United States Currency, and thousands of cartons of contraband cigarettes. Konopka was the recipient of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Interdiction Assistance Program, Largest Criminal Highway Interdiction Cocaine Seizure of 2021.

Today, Brian talks about what made him want to become a police officer, his early career, how he got into interdiction, what to look for while out on the road, how to talk to and treat people, and what you will learn in his class The Brick Wall.

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0:00.0	It just blows my mind that people just don't set goals in life don't set goals at work and like how are you supposed to achieve anything and like you're just going to go through this career and just be miserable and correct like
0:09.4	the paycheck like no man like enjoy it while you're here.
0:13.0	Hey guys, check up the 2023 Street Cop Conference, April 23rd through the 28th Gaylord Convention Center.
0:18.7	It's going to be the event of the year.
0:20.4	Key note speakers include Rob O'Neill, the guy who killed bin Laden, Kyle
0:24.8	Carpenter the youngest living medal of honor recipient, Navy SEAL Jason Redmond,
0:29.2	Fox News host Tommy Laren, Marine Corps Special Forces and Leadership Coach Cody Alford, Sheriff Wayne Ivy,
0:35.3	Sheriff David Clark, and Sheriff Mark Lamb.
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0:39.8	And on top of that, we have all of our instructors and additional instructors from other companies
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0:47.6	career and get the results you want to get in the field of the police officer.
0:51.4	On top of attending the event you'll get face-to-face time
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1:24.2	opportunity, we will see you there. You're training to be a street cop.
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