Philly Warrant Cop's Wild Stories: Kensington Zombies & Stallone Encounter
Things Police See: Firsthand Accounts
Steven D Gould
4.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 October 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Dive into gripping firsthand accounts from Tristan Kilgallon, a former warrant investigator for Philadelphia's First Judicial District. Hear intense tales of serving warrants in Philly's toughest neighborhoods like Kensington, known for its heroin crisis and zombie-like streets. From rooftop chases and shootouts to bizarre encounters with Sylvester Stallone filming Rocky Balboa, plus heartwarming stories of redemption for addicts and prostitutes. Tristin shares advice for new cops, the realities of law enforcement, and insights from his book "Philly Warrant Unit" co-authored with Mark Fusetti. Perfect for true crime fans, police story enthusiasts, and those interested in urban policing challenges. Don't miss this unfiltered look at active and retired officers' bizarre, humorous, and intense moments on the job. Subscribe for more cop interviews, law enforcement podcasts, and real police experiences!
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| 0:00.0 | This is things police see. |
| 0:04.0 | First-Han accounts with your host, Steve Gould. |
| 0:08.0 | Welcome to the podcast, the interviews active and retired, |
| 0:11.0 | oh boy, active and retired law enforcement officers about the most intense, bizarre, and sometimes humorous moments on the jorb. |
| 0:18.0 | My goodness, guys, you'd think I'd have it it down by i've done that over 200 times i still |
| 0:21.5 | can't nail it every time anyways i'm not i'm not redoing it this is like i run it like a radio |
| 0:26.3 | show if i make an error i'm sticking with it uh thank you for being here thank you everybody |
| 0:30.3 | for finding the the show and um in listening and listening to the backlog just had a gigantic |
| 0:36.3 | spike in um in downloads. |
| 0:39.6 | I don't know what. |
| 0:40.0 | So this happens once in a while. |
| 0:41.3 | I'll just get this spike that's like three, four, five, ten times what I normally get. |
| 0:45.8 | So apparently the show was mentioned somewhere or somebody got a hold of it and really had a bunch of new listeners just come through. |
| 0:53.5 | So I appreciate that. If you are new here |
| 0:55.6 | in this podcast, it's pretty simple. I interview acting retired law enforcement about their true |
| 1:02.9 | that their their true experiences responding to calls and what it was like unedited. They can |
| 1:10.1 | they can tell you exactly what they experienced, how it affected them, what they really do out there. |
| 1:16.5 | And it spans across the globe. |
| 1:18.2 | I've had international guests, but mostly here in America, some in Canada. |
| 1:22.6 | And it's just so you get a better appreciation for what it is the men and women of law enforcement are out there doing for us. So it's, um, it's been a wild ride. I've really, really enjoyed doing this |
| 1:32.4 | podcast. It's like five or six years now. I've been doing it. And I get to sit down once a week |
| 1:36.5 | and hear just the, just the craziest stories that you would never believe were real, but I can |
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