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Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories

The Traumas of Police Work and Drowning Deaths.

Law Enforcement Talk: True Crime and Trauma Stories

Bleav + Law Enforcement Talk - John J Wiley

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52.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

The Traumas of Police Work and Drowning Deaths, Special Episode. The badge doesn’t always protect the heart. Retired Seminole County Sheriff’s Sergeant Mark DiBona knows that truth all too well. After more than three decades in law enforcement, spanning from Braintree, Massachusetts to the heart of Florida, DiBona's battle wasn’t just with criminals, it was with the lasting traumas of police work, the devastating toll of a baby’s drowning death, and a fight for his own life.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show.

0:10.3

In the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show, we are joined by special guests talking about their experiences, their realities of investigating crimes.

0:18.7

Plus, those have experienced horrendous trauma, police, first responders, military,

0:23.1

and victims of crimes share their stories.

0:25.6

Hi, I'm John J. Wiley.

0:27.7

In addition to being a broadcaster, I'm also a retired police sergeant.

0:31.2

Be sure to check out our website, LETRadio.com.

0:34.7

And also, like us on Facebook.

0:36.9

Search for the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show.

0:40.5

Calling us from the Orlando, Florida area, we have Mark DeBonna on the phone.

0:45.5

Mark has retired Seminole County Sheriff's Department officer.

0:49.6

And thanks for your service, Mark.

0:50.9

And thanks for being a guest on a show, very much appreciated.

0:53.9

It's truly an honor, J, to be on the show, and I'm very much looking forward to this.

0:57.9

I've been looking forward to all day, as a matter of fact, so this is going to be a good talk.

1:01.1

Absolutely.

1:01.7

I've been aware of Mark for quite a while.

1:03.9

He's one of these guys who's very active on social media, on Facebook, and and we got to talk about a new social media platform I've been using

1:12.9

I'm very happy we call me we be sure to check out mewee.com anyway you are retired from

1:19.4

seminal kennedy sheriff's department but you're from Boston area originally correct yeah yeah

1:24.4

I was born and raised in Boston I started my career in 1985 I started with a town right outside of Boston called Braintree. Worked there for a couple of years. Went on to the Amtrak Police. Now, a lot of people don't realize the Amtrak has their own police department. Worked for them up to 94. Then my wife and I decided we wanted to move to Florida. So then I picked up 25 years in the Semmelk County Sheriff's Office and retired as a parole sergeant.

1:48.5

Well, by the way, one sergeant and another, that's the best job in the department, it's the hardest job in department.

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