State Trooper To DEA, Tough Days. Special Episode.

Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories

Bleav + Law Enforcement Talk - John J Wiley

Law Enforcement, Documentary, Education, News, Self-improvement, True Crime, News Commentary, Society & Culture, Politics

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🗓️ 8 November 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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State Trooper to DEA, Tough Days. Special Episode, Digitally Remastered. His most challenging days as a State Trooper and DEA Agent, Larry Forletta joins us as a special guest. Larry Forletta, a former State Trooper from Maryland, and a retired agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, shares his experiences. After retiring from his roles as a State Trooper and DEA Operative, Larry transitioned into a career as a private detective and became involved in numerous high-profile cases, including his work on the "Smiley Face Killer" serial killer case. Throughout our conversation, Larry addresses Hollywood's misconceptions about the worlds of law enforcement, federal agents, and private investigators. He also highlights the differences between State Police and DEA training academies, sharing the most challenging moments from his time as a State Trooper and DEA Operative.

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0:00.0	Calling from the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. We have Larry Forleta on the phone.
0:04.6	Larry is a former Maryland State Police Trooper and also a retired DEA agent.
0:11.6	Larry, thanks for much being guests on the show. Very much appreciate it.
0:14.3	Well, thanks for having me on today, Jay. I really appreciate it. Now that you're retired, what are you doing?
0:19.7	Well, I, when I retired, which has been about 14 years ago, I started my own private investigation business.
0:29.0	Like, who was the one I used to watch as a lot as a kid? Rockford was my favorite.
0:34.2	Yeah, Rockford and a lot of other mystery shows
0:37.4	because that's not really what the eyes did.
0:40.8	I was leading into that conversation to say is your life all exciting like that
0:45.4	Travener on and Pontiac Firebirds and living in a trailer and duking it out with people?
0:50.7	Yeah that's yeah that's the real good image that Hollywood gives, but that's not the reality.
0:56.4	And they seem to butcher it so badly, not just with the proud investigators, but also law enforcement enforcement which we'll talk about.
1:04.0	Before we get lost in that conversation Larry, tell us about your private investigation
1:08.8	where people get more information.
1:10.8	Yeah sure.
1:11.8	My, of course like I, I started my private investigation business about 14 years ago.
1:17.0	Our primary clients, our lawyers and law firms, and then we work with corporations, businesses, local governments, and even private
1:26.7	citizens.
1:27.7	So we do a variety of things and we've worked a variety of different investigations and you guys have a website or W.
1:43.2	F C I S LLC.
1:47.2	Okay and I know you have a personal Facebook page.
1:50.3	do you have a Facebook page
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