ATO: BRIDGING THE DIVIDE
The Dallas Assist the Officer Foundation in Dallas Texas was created in 1999 to assist the first responder community financially if they suffered injury, illness or death. Now the ATO is providing a stage to hear their incredible stories so we can learn, heal and honor those who served before and after us. Take a journey with the ATO hosts as we provide the loyal listener a peek behind the curtain of the very complex and trauma filled first responder world. Contact us at atobridging@gmail.com Instagram: ato_bridging_divide ATODALLAS.org #Dallas #Texascrime #firstresponders #mentalhealth #policestories #firefighters #firstresponderpodcast #wellness #police #policepodcasts #coplife #policecriticalincidents #truecrime #policedetectives #SWAT #DallasSWAT #truecrimejunkie #truecrimeobsessed #crime #murder #truecrimefan #truepolicestories #podcasts #investigations #murdercase #activeshooter #detective #dallaspolice
Episodes
“Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself for the unacceptable”
To further this show’s mission to change culture in the first responder profession in the realm of mental health maintenance, we have a roundtable with some of our highly trained ATO counselors.
Conversations and education are key to normalizing and priorit...
Today we are sitting with one of our East coast brothers in retired Braintree Massachusetts PD and founder of the KITT Foundation, Billy Cushing.
Billy was a 17-year veteran of the Braintree Police Department where he served as a patrol K9 Handler for 10 of those years. He is a two-time recipient of the Geroge Hannah Award for Valor among other honors. In this episode Billy ...
On a hot summer day in Dallas Texas, in an upscale Dallas restaurant and bar, a failure of a man would commit the largest mass murder in the City’s history by shooting seven people, killing six. Just after midnight on June 29th, 1984, Abdelkrim Belachheb took six lives at the Iannis Restaurant and Bar as he had an argument with one patron, Marcell Ford, as she turned away his advances. He then would leave the bar and return with a ...
Welcome back to ATO story time with our Treasurer, Detective Justin Bowen #8522.
Special guest cohost, NLLEO President, Juan Hernandez Jr. #8447 sits in to help tell this story. Juan and Justin rode together for years in the Southeast Division and continue their friendship to this day. This story will detail Detective Bowens career, their partnership and will highlight an aw...
Welcome back for another message from the hosts as we sit down with a BTD alum in Garland ICAC Detective Tony Godwin. Tony is here to talk about an organization that is near and dear to his heart, the National Law Enforcement Officer Hall of Fame. Detective Godwin was inducted himself and now his mission is to give back to this great organization.
This message details this f...
Today we do a podcast collaboration with our great friends at the TMPA, Clint McNear and Tyler Owen.
This is a long overdue episode as we sit with two men that represent a great organization, the TMPA, to talk about our mutual mission in being there for our law enforcement brothers and sisters.
We go behind the scenes in the Blue Grit podcast ori...
Today’s episode will highlight one of this shows founding missions in truly connecting to people from all over.
This guest has traveled over 1,800 miles to join us for this show to tell his story.
Barnstable PD Officer Brandon Sanders has a unique story in his journey to policing as his childhood could have very well created a different path but ...
This episode will feature twin brothers that have dedicated their lives to the city of Dallas and to the police profession. However, their family name started here in Dallas in 1988 when their brother, Israel, joined the Dallas Police Department and immediately become a recruiter for his family.
Next would be their cousin, Miguel, to join the PD and then these twin brothers....
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Today we bring you a story from a retired servant that served over three decades in Los Angeles County.
Jeff Wenninger grew up in Kent Ohio and was raised in a unique blended family during a time in this country that family diversity was rare. Jeff realized that his natural physical prowess l...
Today we get to hear from a guy that joined the Dallas Police Department but also served as a soldier in the United States Army.
This story begins with this guests journey from growing up as an Army brat to enlisting himself and joining the 10th Mountain Infantry Division and on a path to fighting terrorist in Afghanistan.
Tyler fit in as soldier...
Episode 105 Dallas PD Forensics Supervisor Courtney Lozano: In Remembrance of Michelle Fletcher T256
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We finally get to discuss an integral function in law enforcement and the criminal justice system, the Crime Scene Response Unit.
Today’s guest has a Master’s degree in Forensic Science, currently working on Doctorate, and is a dedicated member of the Dallas Police Department’s Crime Scene Unit.
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2024 marks the 40th anniversary of its Santa Cops program, which has provided toys and food to over 10,000 families since 1984. The initiative supports families who have been victims of crime and those in need during the Christmas season.
Today we sat down with some of the elves behind the scenes that make this incredible program run so that so many families in need can have...
This show will never shy away from having the difficult conversations. Thriving mental and physical health is paramount and crucial to survival and sadly, if not addressed, it could lead to a life ending.
First responders are three times more likely to die by suicide than the from the job that they do.
These numbers don’t include the suicide atte...
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One of this shows mission is to create a platform to educate our listeners in the very complex and layered conversation of mental health and the many modalities and treatments that are available. This episode is one of our most information based shows as we take a deep dive into EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) and ART (Accelerated...
Welcome back for this special goodbye to my first partner and one of my best friends, John Valdez.
There are perks in being best friends with the host of a show and this is it. John served over 29 years with DPD and is leaving as a Homicide Detective.
He did not want a big party or any attention as he walked out the door of DPD but I actually tal...
We are honored to sit down with a true piece of Dallas history in Judge Hawk.
This show will take the listener back to the Dallas during the 90’s when a young talented ferocious new District Attorney walked into the Frank Crowley Court Building in downtown Dallas and her star began rising.
From1995 to 2002 worked as a prosecutor and ultimately become Chief over the Child Abuse Division.
In 2003 her star rose higher as she became th...
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Today we return with a true piece of Dallas Police history with the Great Kevin Navarro as we chronicle his amazing life and servant career.
Kevin hired on with the Dallas Police Department in 1981 and remained in service until September 11th2012 and he laid the foundation for future procedures and trainings that have mol...
"You were worth All the sacrifices....."
This is a special message from Dallas Chief Eddie Garcia as he is retiring, after nearly 33 years, from the law enforcement profession.
It is a sad time for the Dallas Police Department as we are losing a true innovator and a “Cop’s Cop” natural leader for the Department.
Eddie...
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We wanted to take this opportunity to give an update on the show and tell you about the Dallas Police Department’s upcoming David Clark Superhero Health Fair.
This will be the third Health Fair that was created to provide active first responders with access to key medical screenings and technology used to identify silent ...
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Episode 100 was always going to be a special episode for our show but when I got today’s guest to finally agree to tell his story I knew I wanted to make it extra special for the listener but also make it special for one of my best friends and one of the most impressive humans I have ever met. – Joe King.
We are honored to share this stage with Dallas SWAT Operator and ATO: Bridging the Divide Co-Cre...
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