A word of warning. This podcast explores graphic and disturbing stories and includes some strong language.

It therefore may not be suitable for our young listeners or other folks who may find it disturbing. Hello and welcome to True Crime Daily, the podcast covering high profile and under

the radar cases from across the country every week.

We are recording this on December 9th, 2020.

I'm your host, Anna Garcia, and joining us today

is former Burbank Police Lieutenant Eric Rossoff who also runs the campus safety group.

Welcome back to the program, Eric.

It's a pleasure to be here. It's always a pleasure to have some time to chat with you, Anna.

Oh, absolutely. I'm really happy that you're here. We have some, as usual, some very disturbing

insane cases. But before we get to them, because it's the holidays, I don't know if you've all noticed, but I decorated for you.

We wanted to talk about our own personal safety because I think everyone is aware right now Eric that

crime across the country is up and we are all as individuals because of

everything that's going on probably feeling even more vulnerable than ever. So are there some things

that we should consider in the next few weeks as we go on about our business trying as

best as possible to have a normal life?

Absolutely and you know there's cycles to crime,

rises in crime and definitely a bad economy would be one of those factors that then we see a tremendous rise in property crimes and thefts and such.

And as people get more anxious about whatever situations might be coming up.

Then you see a rise or an uptick in crimes against people.

And we're in, obviously, one,

if not going to be the most dramatic times in our in our life and there is a horrible

economy and there's an incredible amount of stress. That said the standard tenants of safety remain kind of the same. You know the first is just a situational awareness be aware of your surroundings at every time try to eliminate places that you know might be exposed you to being a

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