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For their life-saving swift action, professionalism, and compassion, the Alachua County Sheriff's Office and 97.3 The SKY are proud to salute Deputy Jacob McWilliams and Deputy Edward Beatty as SKY Valor honorees

Staying ahead of ‘teen takeovers' and youth violence, and the need for parents to know where their kids are and who they are hanging out with. Alachua County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Capt. Chris Sims on steps taken to prevent youth crime problems. Plus, an update on this year's Safety Patrol DC trip, and local law enforcement

“What's Buggin' You” segment for Monday 6-8-26

Thanks to their courage, quick thinking and flawless teamwork, Alachua County Fire-Rescue Driver Operator Steve Toth and Firefighter Jake Levine saved a citizen's life. Hear their story, as we salute SKY Valor honorees throughout the month of June.

Alachua County Fire Rescue continues upgrading training of personnel to meet advancements in technology, and this year's historic wildfire threat. Retiring Chief Harold Theus on innovation and dedication to meet changing demands of today's community needs

Sinkholes are the danger we all thought quicksand would be.  Alachua County knows this all to well.  FMOFM brings you the horrific tales submitted by the people who were ignored by the Government.  On this episode, Josh Mills and Wayne McCarty cover your favorite Florida Man headlines before being joined by showrunner Luke West for a "Five Minute Film Review" of the latest biopic, Michael. The crew then faces off in a "Millennial vs. Gen Z" quiz to decide, once and for all, which generation reigns supreme. For the main story, they dive into sinkholes and the destruction they've caused across Florida, with a special focus on Alachua County. Stick around after the credits for the next installment of their table read of the '90s action classic Point Break. Headlines include: Florida teenagers facing charges after driving a lawn mower into Target; Group of teens stage "speedruns" inside the Church of Scientology while secretly mapping its headquarters. On mic: Josh Mills, Wayne McCarty, Emily Grabill, Jesse Nieman, Luke West Each week, the Florida Men on Florida Man podcast blends comedy with the fascinating legends, lore, and history of the wildest state in the Union: Florida. Learn more at www.fmofm.com Support the show at www.patreon.com/fmofmpodcast

Local charities benefit from the always prolific "Big Give." What the event means to community non-profits, matching funds for donations, and the families your contributions benefit, with Stevie Doyle of the Ronald McDonald House of North Central Florida

“What's Buggin' You” segment for Wednesday 4-29-26

“What's Buggin' You” segment for Wednesday 4-22-26

Off a quiet road, east of Gainesville, a trio of oak trees tell the stories of those who have passed beneath their branches: soldiers, governors, trains and us. Two hundred years of history unfold in the ghost town of Rochelle, Florida. Vote for us as Best Local Podcast at Orlando Weekly! Read more of my writing with the Community Paper right here!   Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our logo! Follow Chelsea on Instagram here!   Read more about the Rochelle witness trees here! Read more about the Patriot War right here. "Some Early Railroads of Alachua County" by Caroline Watkins   All of the music was originally composed.

Jane Muir  - J. Muir & Associates P.A. On the Bold Truth: "But long story short, litigation has to be part of your comprehensive business plan." It is always best to have an attorney before you need one, especially in business. Jane Muir is a business attorney that has seen almost everything.  She started her law practice to help entrepreneurs navigate the law. From the basics of forming your business entity to protecting yourself through solid contracts and smart bookkeeping, Jane Muir shares invaluable advice for business owners at every stage. She discusses common pitfalls companies face, such as collecting unpaid invoices, navigating litigation, and when (or if) it's even worth chasing what you're owed. You'll also hear about the often-overlooked power of credit reporting, and why a solid business plan includes preparing for legal disputes, not just dreaming big. Jane Muir gets candid about her own journey: growing up in a family of lawyers, how market downturns led her to start her own practice, and why embracing technology and AI has helped her firm stand out and serve clients more efficiently. Plus, she recommends the essential business books every entrepreneur should read (hint: it's not all about law). Listen as Jane explains what to look for in a great business attorney and how an attorney can help you prevent and solve some issues you may come across. Enjoy! Visit Jane at: http://www.jmuirandassociates.com/ Sponsors: Live Video chat with our customers here with LiveSwitch: https://join.liveswitch.com/gfj3m6hnmguz Some videos have been recorded with Riverside: https://www.riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_5&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=james-kademan   Podcast Overview: 00:00 Business Entity Options Explained 05:45 "Small Claims: Worth the Chase?" 08:51 "Litigation: A Business Strategy" 12:59 "Enforcing Judgments with Legal Writs" 16:03 "Fighting for Justice and Fees" 18:49 Settlements vs. Trials: Key Insights 21:01 Partnerships and Legal Financial Dynamics 26:20 Beginner Business Tax Tips 28:49 "Credit Reporting Agencies Explained" 33:02 "Gemini and AI Automations" 34:07 Automated Document and Scheduling System 39:03 "Spot, Read, Decide Quickly" 42:00 Vespa Insurance Coverage Gap 46:24 "Starting a Law Firm" 50:33 "Legal Challenges and Opportunities" 51:21 "Assessing Threats and Opportunities" 56:23 Bookkeeping: Your Business Backbone Podcast Transcription: Jane Muir [00:00:00]: in whatever that area is. You could be a painter or a social media marketing person, but if you're not getting your invoices out and getting paid, you're just not going to have a business. Well, that's really so important that we make sure everybody is aware that bookkeeping is the backbone of your business and you might not like it. It might be boring. So you got to find someone who's going to do it for you. But if you don't have your bookkeeping in order, then you're lost and you'll never be able to succeed. James [00:00:39]: You have found Authentic Business Adventures, the business program that brings you the struggle stories and triumph and successes of business owners across the land. Downloadable audio episodes can be found on the podcast link found at drawincustomers.com. We are locally underwritten by the Bank of Sun Prairie, Calls On Call Extraordinary Answering Service, The Bold Business Book, as well as LiveSwitch. Today we are welcoming/preparing to learn from Jane Muir of J. Muir and Associates, PA. Jane, how is it going today? Jane Muir [00:01:09]: It's a beautiful day in Coral Gables. How are you? James [00:01:12]: I am doing well. You know, you and I were chatting right before here about the initials after the name, J. Muir and Associates, the PA. So let's dig into some legal stuff right away. What is the PA? Jane Muir [00:01:26]: Every state has statutes that define the different types of corporate entities that they allow. And in order to tell the public what corporate entity you have, there are little letters at the end of the name of the company, like Inc. or LLC or Co. And those are designed to give notice of what rules and, um, rights and responsibilities apply to that corporate entity. Uh, my entity is called a professional association, which is specific to professionals who hold a license. It can apply to accountants, architects, engineers, lawyers, doctors, and it's essentially a partnership form. Um, which is an option just for licensed professionals. James [00:02:18]: Nice. So that would be in addition to, or instead of an LLC or S corporation, something like that? Jane Muir [00:02:26]: It would be instead of. James [00:02:27]: Uh, instead of. Jane Muir [00:02:28]: A professional group like lawyers or doctors, they can have a PA or a PLLC, or they can have another thing called a limited liability partnership, an LLP. Theoretically, they could have other types of entities to allow non-licensed professionals to participate. Like if, if I were going to start a non-law firm business, for instance, I can have anything I want. It could be an LLC, it can be an Inc. And in Florida, they allow us to kind of make a Frankenstein where we take features of the different statutes and make them into one. Corporate entity that has features of all of them. Uh, but really anything goes and the, the little letters at the end are supposed to just kind of give the public an idea of what to expect. James [00:03:24]: Interesting. Is that, is the PA thing newer or has that been around for a while? Jane Muir [00:03:29]: No, it's ancient. It's, it's one of the earliest corporate forms. James [00:03:33]: Oh, really? Jane Muir [00:03:34]: All right. James [00:03:35]: How cool is that? And just outta curiosity here, why did you or your team choose PA versus LLC or LLP or whatever? Jane Muir [00:03:44]: I think, well, I, I'm the sole shareholder of our firm. We have partners, but, um, I'm the sole shareholder and I just think it's a classic choice. It, to me, it conveys that we're traditional even though We're advanced in technology and we're advanced in, in our approach to managing matters. We, we do want to convey to the public that we're old school lawyers doing real legal work. James [00:04:18]: Right on. I love it. So let's dig into that, Jane. What is, what do you do? Jane Muir [00:04:24]: I'm a business lawyer. I'm located in Miami, Florida. Our firm has offices in Dade, uh, Palm Beach, and, um, opening soon in Alachua County. James [00:04:36]: Nice. Jane Muir [00:04:37]: And we help business owners with their legal issues from mainly contracts and, and issues relating to permits needed or, or business licenses, troubleshooting all kinds of random things that can pop up in a business. Uh, and then the remainder of our practice is commercial litigation. James [00:04:59]: Oh, that sounds like fun. Jane Muir [00:05:01]: I don't, yeah, we deal with a lot of conflict. James [00:05:05]: All right. All right. So let's dig into that cuz that sounds like fun, right? Uh, tell me about the conflicts that a typical business owner or business entity would run into. Jane Muir [00:05:15]: I would say mainly it's collecting money. All right. Or dealing with— James [00:05:20]: it always comes down to money, right? Jane Muir [00:05:21]: Yes. It's always money. James [00:05:23]: All right. Um, and is this because somebody put together a partnership that's bad or more, uh, vendor-customer type relationship? Jane Muir [00:05:32]: We do have the partnerships gone bad, but I would say the majority of our work is vendor and customer relationships. Like someone owes you and you need to sue to force them to pay. James [00:05:45]: All right. So in my extremely limited experience. There is a dollar amount threshold where it's just not worth chasing from the headache and the way the system is set up. I guess in the, the little experience that I had of going to small claims court, it was annoying. It was expensive. And in the end, even when I won, I still didn't get paid. So tell me a story from, uh, what you would like small business to know, small business owners to know when it comes to collecting money, when it comes to dollar amounts. Or who's worth chasing and things like that? Jane Muir [00:06:19]: What a great question. That's, that's my every day. I process that question. What, what the cost benefit analysis is for a litigation. So first you want to know how much is at issue. And let's say if it's under $50,000, I really don't, I usually tell people, don't throw your good money after bad. And the reason is because our average litigation has expenses of about $50,000. And takes 2 to 2.5 years to come to a conclusion. Jane Muir [00:06:50]: Wow. Our, our least expensive litigations are $10,000 to $15,000, and they either resolve early by settlement or we win by default. And then the most expensive litigation we've had so far was a 3-year litigation. It had expenses of like $800,000. We ended in a jury verdict of $6.3 million. So that justified the expense, but whether we're ever going to collect on that is still an open question. So question number 1 is how much is at issue? Does it make it worthwhile to pursue? Then you want to ask, is there a way to recover the fees if you win? Because you don't just want the money you lost, you want to get the fees back. So oftentimes when I consult a business owner, I'm looking at their agreements with their customers and they don't have a prevailing party fee provision, which makes it not really worthwhile to pursue. Jane Muir [00:07:51]: So you want to see if you can collect fees and then you want to see that there's a pocket to pull the money out of either insurance or a property that's not protected by homestead or some other exemption that makes it uncollectible,

On this episode of the Alachua County Extension Cord Podcast, we discuss the upcoming Alachua County youth fair and livestock show.Guests: Dr. Cindy Sanders, Alachua County Extension Director.Mary Lee Sale, UF/IFAS Extension, 4-H Agent.Host: Dr. Kevin Korus, UF/IFAS ExtensionAgriculture and Natural Resources agent. For more information visit.https://www.acyfls.com/Music by the Walkers:https://www.facebook.com/thewalkersbandgvillehttps://the-walkers.bandcamp.com/track/rattling-bones 

Hour 1 of the Friday Bob Rose Show for 2-13-26, on Alachua County granting the Wildflowers music festival a special use permit for an outdoor event in Melrose. But residents are outraged, that the small town can't handle a massive influx of campers and attendees. Plus, the latest on the Nancy Guthrie search, DOGE audit in Jax, and all the morning's biggest stories

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles True Crime Podcast Donnie and Dale discuss the disappearance of Tiffany Sessions. In 1989, 20-year-old Tiffany Sessions out for a late afternoon power walk in Florida and didn't come home. After conducting the largest search in Alachua County history, investigators concluded that she was likely the victim of a serial killer. Our Links: https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles SOURCES:

“What's Buggin' You” segment for Tuesday 1-20-26

Responding to the Alachua County Commission and public comments, Sheriff Chad Scott issued a statement to review the pros and cons of releasing arrest mug shots. Public Information Officer Lisa Sacaccio on shaming concerns, due process, the public's right to know, and transparent release of law enforcement activities.

“What's Buggin' You” segment for Wednesday 1-7-26

Hour 2 of the Bob Rose Show, on discussions in Alachua County over posting mug shots of those charged with crimes. Deterrent, innocent until proven guilty, public shaming, or incentive to behave? Plus, Wednesday morning's biggest stories for 1-7-26

Avoiding Holiday scams, keeping safe during the Season, and shop-with-a-cop, with Alachua County Sheriff's Office PIO Lisa Saccacio

Byron Donalds, Paul Renner and other GOP candidates are raising money, along with only one legitimate Democrat contender. Nannette Holt with Epoch Times on the Florida affordability issues in focus in the race. Pres. Trump, Ted Cruz, Elon Musk and others are lining up behind Donalds. Ashley Moody working to hold her US Senate seat. And, Alachua County Sheriff's deputies' frustrations over new chase regulations within the department.

The latest salute to community work of Alachua County Sheriff's Office deputies, including improving the lives of local foster children and adopted kids through Partnership For Strong Families. Plus SWAT honors, SWAG making a difference in SW Gainesville, holidays safety tips, preventing on-line scams, and a new app, with ACSO Public Information Officer Lisa Sacaccio

rWotD Episode 3104: Florida's 10th House of Representatives district Welcome to random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Sunday, 2 November 2025, is Florida's 10th House of Representatives district.Florida's 10th House district elects one member of the Florida House of Representatives. The district is represented by Chuck Brannan. This district is located in North Central Florida, and encompasses part of the inland First Coast, as well as small parts of the Gainesville metropolitan area and the Jacksonville metropolitan area. The district covers all of Baker County, Columbia County, Hamilton County, Suwannee County, and part of northern Alachua County. The largest city in the district is Lake City. As of the 2010 census, the district's population is 156,423.This district contains Florida Gateway College, located in Lake City. The district also contains a small military presence at Lake City Gateway Airport.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:02 UTC on Sunday, 2 November 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Florida's 10th House of Representatives district on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Ruth.

The Sheriff's Office is deepening use of technology to assist apprehension of criminals. Public Information Officer Capt. Chris Sims. Plus the new Focus Unit, ways to reduce gun crimes, and work on local homelessness.

Perspective on America's spending and debt crisis. Tim Marden with Greg Cassidy on the Thursday Bob Rose Show for 10-2-2025

After a whole lot of off season fat mouthing and losing to the might Bulls of West Florida the week finally came and it was time to fire up the grill! BBQ gator for the whole fam! We take a look back at a dominant performance by our beloved Canes as they crushed the geckos of Alachua County! It's 26! 

This year's event is in one week, Thursday Sept. 21 in Alachua, featuring headliner US House Rep. Byron Donalds. Special guests include Rep. Kat Cammack, Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia and others. And newly added is Lt. Gov. Jay Collins. Alachua County GOP head Tim Marden on the event and ticket info

Michele Lieberman, County Manager of Alachua County, reflects on over a decade of service in the county and her transition from attorney to manager. Michele shares how the county's strategic planning process gives staff a clearer sense of purpose, aligning programs with community needs and board goals. For her, the most rewarding part of the job is seeing even small decisions improve lives, especially when tied to critical infrastructure and community-wide impact.

The death of Betty Ann New in 1974 remains a top priority, and the Sheriff's Office continues pursuing her killer. Car seats improperly installed are a leading cause of child injury, the 94% misuse rate reminds parents to attend Sheriff's Office car seat safety clinics. Lisa Sacaccio, Public Information Officer discusses cold cases, car seat assistance, open carry, and protecting the public at large events

Putting pressure on insurance companies to make good on hurricane payouts, with the State's Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia. Property insurance increases have slowed drastically, and auto insurance rates have declined in Florida. Ingoglia also is getting ready to release results of local government audits, including Alachua County. And Igoglia announced that he will run to become the permanent CFO.

The annual Ronald Reagan Black Tie and Blue Jeans BBQ is September 25th in Alachua. Featured will be US House Rep. and Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds, and now State CFO Blaise Ingoglia. Tickets at AlachuaRepublicans.com Head of the Alachua County GOP Tim Marden also updates keeping the Alachua County School Board accountable to citizens, after public meetings following the board chair's comments on the death of Hulk Hogan

Hour 4 of the Bob Rose Show on the state hearing into the Alachua County School Board, mandating additional training and monitoring over violations of parents' free speech rights in public meetings. Plus tracking Atlantic storms, and Thursday morning's breaking news for 8-21-25

From traffic and cell phone use to new children's outreach, the Alachua County Sheriff's Office is working to keep school zones safe. Plus new law enforcement efforts watching sexual predators, and the National Night Out event, with Public Information Officer Lisa Sacaccio

Hour 1 of the Bob Rose Show on government accountability, as Gov. DeSantis' local audits are now coming to Alachua County. Some welcome the look under the county's hood, but one commissioner objected as a waste of time. Deciphering lefty locals' concerns, and all the morning's biggest stories for 8-6-25

Wednesday morning's biggest stories, including continuing fallout from the Alachua School Board chair's outrageous post after Hulk Hogan's death, and the possible withholding of federal education funds. All the morning's biggest stories, and insight into what these stories really mean, on Bob Rose Show for 7-30-25

Reducing fentanyl, gun thefts, block party violence, and car burglaries through targeted efforts by the Alachua County Sheriff's office, plus pursuit of internet crimes against children. ACSO Public Information Officer Capt. Chris Simms on the Thursday Bob Rose Show

SKY Valor Honors program annually salutes this area's fire-rescue, police and first-responding personnel for their dedication to protect our families, neighbors and communities. For their extraordinary courage, placing themselves in personal danger to save other motorists, the Alachua County Sheriff's Office and 97.3 The SKY are proud to salute Sgt. Esau Bright, Deputy Jason Upshaw and Deputy Robert Cortes Rodriguez.

The SKY Valor program salutes North Central Florida's heroes every weekday in June. Today's honorees, Firefighter-Paramedic Alyssa Hardin and Firefighter-EMT Dominic Morales with Alachua County Fire Rescue

For their extraordinary skill and professionalism, Alachua County Fire Rescue and 97.3 The SKY are proud to salute Firefighter-Paramedic Alyssa Hardin and Firefighter-EMT Dominic Morales as today's Valor Honorees.

It's called the Citizen's Academy, and it's become a school for county commissioners in Alachua County. Listen as Commissioner Mary Alford tells us how that program got her to run for office. Now in office, she is among other projects, creating homes and solving housing challenges in her progressive county. GoodGovernmentShow.com Thanks to our sponsors: Polimorphic Ourco Good News For Lefties (and America!) - Daily News for Democracy (Apple Podcasts | Spotify) How to Really Run a City Executive Producers: David Martin, David Snyder, Jim Ludlow Host/Reporter: David Martin Producers: David Martin, Jason Stershic Editor: Jason Stershic

The pickleball bracket challenge is an annual tournament benefitting charitable work through Pepine Gives. Betsy Pepine detailed community events this month and how proceeds make a difference in Alachua County

From the National title celebrations to the football Spring Game, preventing problems and fan safety are priorities. Capt. Chris Sims updates law enforcement on-site, and local crime from the Alachua County Sheriff's Office

A proposed home development in Alachua County threatens the Floridan Aquifer. John Quarterman is the Suwannee Riverkeeper working with a group of concerned citizens in north central Florida and south central Georgia to protect a vast, interconnected basin of waterways flowing into the Suwanee River and ultimately to the Gulf of Mexico.Check out our new "Florida Black History" YouTube channel with interviews from previous episodes related to Black History subjects in Florida.Every Saturday morning, "Welcome to Florida" patrons receive our "Florida Conservation Newsletter," a roundup of environmental news and headlines from around the state. Only $5 per month for exclusive access.And don't forget Craig's latest book, "Welcome to Florida: True Tales from America's Most Interesting State."

This Friday's annual event is again sold out, benefitting the work of ARC-Alachua County to improve the lives of the developmentally disabled. Mark Swain and Mark Johnson go in-depth on how the monies raised makes a difference.

The latest steps to improve the working environment for deputies with Capt. Chris Sims, Public Information Officer for the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.

The recent discrimination jury verdict against a former Alachua County Sheriff, a carjacking by a just released inmate, and continuing positive results of the gun violence initiatives in Alachua County and Gainesville, with Capt. Chris Sims of the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.

‼️LEIGH DUNDAS BLOWS WHISTLE on FLORIDA'S CHILD RAPISTS‼️ This critical, time sensitive episode was just recorded with Brad Wozny of THE SOVEREIGN SOUL Show & International Human Rights Attorney, Leigh Dundas.   Leigh discusses one of the most heinous, Landmark child rape and perverse trafficking cases still happening in Alachua County, home to the NCAA Division 1 school, the University of Florida. Do you know any Patriotic Freedom Fighters in Florida?  Governor Ron DeSantis has issued an Executive Order to investigate many of the law enforcement and judiciary across Alachua Country given it has a 300% increase in reported rapes of men, women, little girls and boys "above the State of Florida's reported numbers".  Husbands, Fathers, Wives, Mothers, and Students are gathering with Leigh Dundas on Monday, January 6th at the Alachua County Family Justice Center on  201 East University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601 to raise massive awareness to the continued child rape, torture, and human trafficking epidemic happening in this community, and throughout the State. We encourage all listeners to Share this episode's Critical, Empowering Information with their friends and family…  . The MAHA-Approved, POWERFUL X39 wellness Patch naturally activates your STEM CELLS! Developed for Navy

Gary Pigott, CAA is the Alachua Co. AD and today he shares his story along with some cool Best Practices! Gary was also a longtime director with the FHSAA and one the first staff members that I got to know when I first came to Florida back in 2000! THIS is The Educational AD Podcast --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/educational-ad-podcast/support

In this episode, FSA speaks with Alachua County Sheriff Emery Gainey.  A veteran of the Office who began his career in 1982, he rose through the ranks holding leadership positions in numerous areas of the sheriff's office operations.  Then, after a 25-year career with the sheriff's office, Sheriff Gainey became the Director of Law Enforcement & Victim Services for three Florida Attorneys General as well as the Sheriff of Marion County in 2016. We cover many other important public safety topics, but also learn about why serving as a board member for the Florida Special Olympics was such an honor and a great way to support the amazing work they do every day. 

When investigators in Alachua County, Florida discovered the remains of two people among the charred ruins of a burned down shack and a letter in a nearby car that seemed to explain the entire scene, police in two states thought they were on the brink of closing a multiple murder case that started all the way north in New Hampshire. But as experts attempted to identify the two people found in that shack, doubt started to poke glaring holes in the case.If you haven't already, go back one episode and listen to Part 1 of this series. You'll want to hear where this case all began in Jackson, New Hampshire. The NAMI HelpLine can be reached Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., ET. Call 1-800-950-NAMI (6264), text "HelpLine" to 62640 or email at helpline@nami.orgNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 / For TTY Users: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 1-800-273-8255Línea de Prevención del Suicidio y Crisis: 1-888-628-9454 View source material and photos for this episode at: darkdowneast.com/malcolmelizabethandpagejenningspart2 Dark Downeast is an audiochuck and Kylie Media production hosted by Kylie Low.Follow @darkdowneast on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTokTo suggest a case visit darkdowneast.com/submit-case

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with Founder of The Lady Law Shield and Protective Wellness, Bridget Truxillo. Bridget knows the challenges law enforcement officers face, both outside and inside their agencies based on her experiences as a former Deputy Sheriff in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida. Bridget started out in Patrol, but very quickly transferred to the  Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit (NOCU), and also became the only female member of  the SWAT team. During her time in the NOCU, Bridget routinely conducted undercover buys of narcotics and effectuated many arrest and search warrants as a result of her undercover operations. While on the SWAT team, Bridget participated in serving search warrants, active shooter and hostage situations, competed twice in SWAT Round-up International  (an International SWAT competition), as well as many hundreds of hours of training. Although being a Deputy Sheriff allowed Bridget to serve the public, Bridget realized she wanted to find a way to serve the law enforcement and first responder community directly so she left law enforcement to attend law school as a means to glean the knowledge and skills necessary for this purpose. After 13+ years practicing law in civil litigation, Bridget was able to curate a unique business dedicated to representing and supporting law enforcement officers and first responders. Today, Bridget and Dennis discuss tips for woman in law enforcement, importance of departments looking out for their men and women, seeing, validating and hearing your fellow co-workers, not taking things personal, legal advise and not controlling the nature of the job. Find out more about Bridget & Protective Wellness here: https://www.myprotectivewellness.com/ If you like what you are hearing and want to stay in the loop with the latest in Street Cop Training, please follow our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/StreetCopTraining Don't forget to subscribe and rate the podcast, it truly helps! Sign up for classes here: https://streetcoptraining.com/course-list/Follow our podcast here: https://streetcoptraining.com/street-cop-podcast/    or    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/street-cop-podcast/id1538474515