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Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories

The Murder of Police, Our Careers in Baltimore

Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories

Bleav + Law Enforcement Talk - John J Wiley

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

5.06.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The Murder of Police, Our Careers in Baltimore, Maryland. Being a cop in Baltimore, Maryland has never been just a job. For generations of officers, it has been a test of resolve carried out in one of America’s most violent cities, where the murder of police officers was not an abstract fear, but a lived reality. The streets remembered everything, even when time moved on.

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0:00.0

He was a police officer in one of America's most violent cities.

0:05.3

We're going to talk about the murder of a police officer that we both had connections to, his career, and much more.

0:12.9

Welcome to the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show.

0:16.1

In the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show, we are joined by special guests talking about their experiences

0:21.8

their realities of investigating crimes plus those have experienced horrendous trauma police

0:27.3

first responders military and victims of crimes share their stories hi i'm john j wiley in

0:33.7

addition to being a broadcaster i'm also a retired police sergeant be sure sure to check out our website, LETRadio.com, and also like us on Facebook, search for the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show.

0:45.9

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0:51.7

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0:55.0

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0:58.2

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1:02.8

Calling us from the Baltimore area, we have retired Baltimore Police Detective Gary McElanee,

1:09.2

also retired Chief Police of Maryland Transportation Authority,

1:13.2

author, co-authored the book, Bleeding Blue, Four Decades, Policing in the Violent City of Baltimore

1:17.2

with co-author, Kevin Coward. Gary, thanks for much being guests on the law enforcement show,

1:22.5

very much appreciated.

1:24.1

Thanks for the opportunity.

1:25.6

It's a pleasure to be with you.

1:27.1

Number one, I've got to say this, Gary and I, our careers overlapped.

1:30.7

We both worked in the Baltimore Police Department.

1:33.1

I believe you were an east side cop, and I was west side, so we really didn't know each other.

1:39.5

Right.

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