Episode 921: Don't Lose Hope with Tom Smith and Dan Murphy

On today's episode, Dennis talks with former NYPD detectives and
hosts of The Gold Shields Podcast. Tom Smith and Dan Murphy.


Dan Murphy is a retired Detective-Sergeant from the NYPD where he
served in numerous units such as the Major Case Squad and the
Joint Terrorism Task Force. Since retiring, Dan has served as
Chief Security Officer for US Bancorp, and co-authored the book
"Workplace Safety: Establishing an Effective Violence Prevention
Program" (2015-Elsevier Publishing). He is also a member of the
Public Safety Liaison Section (PSLS) of the International
Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP).





Tom Smith is a retired 2nd Grade Detective from the NYPD where he
served in numerous units such as Bronx Narcotics, Bronx Gang
Unit, 52 Pct Robbery Squad and the FBI/NYPD Joint Terrorism Task
Force. While assigned to the JTTF for 17 years, Tom traveled to
18 countries around the world coordinating International
Terrorism cases. Tom also was deployed to Afghanistan for 3
months running a kidnapping case which ended with the hostage
being rescued. Tom is currently the President of his own Private
Investigation Company , TNR Investigations. Tom also is a guest
lecturer at Dominican University and is involved in their
Internship program.





Tom Smith and Dan Murphy both proudly earned and carried the
coveted NYPD Gold Detective Shield during their combined 50+
years with the NYPD.


Today Dennis, Tom and Dan discuss the evolution of their careers
in the NYPD, stopping the stigma around mental health and law
enforcement, old school policing in the 80s, the reality of
crimes committed back in the day, the state of NYC today,
continuing to show up and do the best job you can and never
losing hope.





Find more info about Tom and Dan: https://thegoldshieldshow.com/


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