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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, Nick, First of all, what I want to talk
about as far as going up, we never forget that
the backbone of the police.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Department is patrol. Just being a grade A officer that
is the backbone of the.
Speaker 3 (00:12):
Police bos on the ground right.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
Yes, it's just like in any type of situation that
is it's the bottom, but it's also the encompassing bottom
that makes the department go no matter what. So that's
the first roung There's a promotional process that takes place
where officers after three years can take the sergeant's test.
(00:35):
That's the first rank. And we call these merit ranks.
There's only two, being a sergeant and lieutenant. Those are
the two ranks that you can test for when you
become a major that is an appointment or a lieutenant colonel,
or a deputy chief or the chief.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Those all appointments.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
By the mayor at that stage how that happens, but
you have to be at least a lieutenant to be
become a major or an assistant chief, deputy chief, are chief.
And there was a captain's rank for many years when
we were before a merger, and that was the last
merit rank you could make that you took a test board.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
But that's really what happens.
Speaker 4 (01:14):
Have you, I'm sure you've seen over the years, there
are some that have just found themselves being more comfortable
in patrol, and that's just sort of more so what
they tend to want to do.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
They feel that their value is best. There.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Yes, some people who ride a beat and ride the
same beat for twenty five years, you know, which is great,
are staying the same division over that period of time.
But then there's a lot of officers who want to
become detectives or do some of the other things on
the department. One thing that the merger did do twenty
(01:46):
something years ago, it gave you a lot more opportunities
to do a lot more things because the department was bigger,
and certainly it is now that we have a chantage
of officers that there's specialty units they can get. And
then because we have some very gifted officers, men and
women that can do many things, and so we're trying
(02:07):
to get the best out of what they do best.
Speaker 4 (02:10):
Yeah, and I think you may end up pursuing a
different role in finding out that you just were more
comfortable doing something else. I'm sure you kind of learn
along the way, when it comes to getting into being
a detective, what is that? What is that process like
as far as just do you pursue that as as
an officer yourself or.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
You recruited both.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
And because it's not a that's not a promotion, I
think a lot of people think that it is.
Speaker 2 (02:34):
It's a lateral move in terms of your rank.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
You do become a detective, and you do become specialized,
whether it's homicide, whether it's robbery, or you know, if
you're doing detective work with our kids, but we just
call the crimes against children and now it's called OSPI.
Anytime you get into those type of things. Yes, it's
a process where when you were on the street you said,
oh I like doing investigations. And sometimes if they have
(03:00):
time as an officer on the boots on the ground,
they're able to see a case all the way through
and they become that and say, well I.
Speaker 3 (03:06):
Want to do this of course, yeah, I can see that.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
And so but once they get into the detector's ranks,
they probably never really leave, not unless they do get
promoted and decide to take the promotional tests to that
because that takes a special skill to be a detective.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
And you know, it's a lot of work in that.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
If you are someone within LMPD and you have have
worn many hats, you have had different roles. I mean
that that and I'm sure there's many that have that
have done that. I mean that that makes you a
very valuable member to what you guys do, just to
have that experience in every and every level.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
Absolutely, and the more well rounded you are, just like
in any profession, the better, hopefully the better that you
are as a result. And I think that's generally the
practice that that happens when that takes placed.
Speaker 4 (03:49):
I mentioned of LMPD is our guest joining us here
on a Friday morning on news Radio eight forty whas
So this will never stop when it comes to just
encouraging folks to hey, if you see something, if you
no information information about a crime that occurred, please reach out.
You can call the anonymous tip line. Again, there's there's
never gonna not be a scenario where you guys and
even us here are letting people know that resource is
(04:10):
there and we need the community to step up and help.
When it comes to those that are hesitant to to
share information, I'm sure there's a variety of reasons for
them hesitating, But is there one that stands out more
than others as far as you know that that's that
has kept others from from from saying what needs to
be said, This is something I saw that could help
bring justice to the community.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Well, I think the prevailing answer to that would probably
be the fact that the fear of retaliation.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
And you know, and I understand that, you know, because
many of the crimes that take place take place in
communities where everybody knows everybody.
Speaker 2 (04:44):
And but overall, what.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
We're seeing is the community is stepping forward in a
way that that that happened in the past. One of
the reasons why we've been able to make several rests,
whether it be homicides or carjackings or robberies or burglers,
because people are stepping up. They are you know, surveillance videos.
It's about everybody has a camera on the home. I
wish everybody did, you know, and well LinkedIn to the
(05:08):
police partner. You know, of course they will say that's
a big brother, but you do want big brother in
because most people want to feel safe. And if that's
the measure that it took, you wouldn't have to sell
a whole lot. And as they say, a picture paints
a thousand words. So when we have video or the
old fashioned weight just coming forward to say I saw it,
that's the person who did it. And obviously that goes
a long way. And when we're able to get that
(05:29):
kind of information, officers are able to investigate these quicker,
they're able to make a rest faster, and thus you
re see the reduction in crime. Now some people say, well,
I still don't feel safe, but I'm uh, I understand that,
but I will tell you this, it's still coming down. Yes,
it's still coming down, and we still got a long
(05:51):
way to go in a short time to get there.
Speaker 4 (05:52):
Both things can be true, right, they can be a
lot of people live day to day not realizing that
that not everything's got to be. It's not just this
way or that way. Both things can be true. It's
always going to be something that you're trying to improve on.
It's never going to be perfect but correct. There is
also progress being made.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Absolutely and we're proud of and we're still trying to
move this strain forward and a lot of that's happening
because the community is stepping up, they are cooperating.
Speaker 4 (06:17):
And when it comes to the anonymous tip line. I mean,
anything that comes through is going to be vetted to
a certain extent, and one little piece could could send
detectives and just the law enforcement down the right path
to I mean again, I guess what I'm trying to
emphasize is any little thing that you feel like, maybe
remotely helpful in any way, could end up paying off
in the long run.
Speaker 1 (06:38):
Don't keep it to yourself, right, you keep tapping that
nick because that is that is it. It is because
every little piece helps us get to where we all
want to be. And if we all do our part,
if we all lit one little candle, what a bright
world it would be.
Speaker 4 (06:54):
He's always providing wisdom just like that. In fact, he
had a couple of lines before we even turned his
microphone on this morning that was really good. I was
late today for the first time and he said something
that you'd rather be I'd rather be. Let you say,
I'm not gonna butcher it. I'm gonna step all over it.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
Don't do it, brother, But here's what I said. Sometimes
when I'm running late by, I'd rather be Dwight Mitchell
running late, rather than the late Dwight Mitchell.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
Amen, And that's that's the.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
Way it's going to be.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
I think something can tolerate me being a little tardy
rather being tardy forevers though.
Speaker 4 (07:22):
Well said, well said, all right, before we get you
out of here, you get excited for this football season,
Louisville getting it started next Saturday. And man, I tell
you what, it's Uh. The summer went by so fast.
But the good thing is is we got football.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
It is and I'm excited and I'm gonna be in
the house and looking forward to a great season of
all Louisville sports, but in particularly football because it's our turn.
Speaker 4 (07:43):
And Devonte Parker he's one of a couple of players
that is going to be getting his jersey honor this year.
And We've had a lot of great players in a
variety of sports at U have all over the years.
But man, there's just something about those that come from here,
come from Louisville. And he's one of those guys at
Ballard High School and I remember thinking, Okay, he's got
some decent offers, he's got a decent ranking, but I
don't know if people realize just how good this guy is.
(08:04):
And he gets to Louisville and since the day he
stepped on campus, he was he was a guy that
made it quite clear he was gonna be tough to defend.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
Right, and it was like he and Arnold Jackson get
their flowers of the best ever it is.
Speaker 2 (08:16):
I think Arnold was one of the original Afros.
Speaker 3 (08:19):
That's right.
Speaker 1 (08:19):
Yeah, So, uh that's great coming back in with my
man being the receivers coach there. He was one of
them too, and so you know, it's it's a full
circle coming back and it's just great to be a
card No fan, Sorry you can't.
Speaker 2 (08:33):
You know, I'm not against you, mat I got a
son graduated from there. No wife, this a UK fan
and we can.
Speaker 3 (08:40):
Live no house divided.
Speaker 1 (08:41):
Huh No, No, it's not divided in terms of I
still love him.
Speaker 3 (08:48):
I get it. I get it every time.
Speaker 1 (08:50):
And then then you get all path like, oh yeah,
always do his pray for him, right, Yes, I always
tell him the sky might be blue blood of Jesus.
Speaker 3 (08:58):
Was got I like that.
Speaker 4 (09:00):
I'm gonna I got like three things I'm gonna have
to write down take notes to keep in my back
pocket because that's that's that's well said there. So we
appreciate you is always stopping in. Have a good weekend
and we will talk to you soon. My friend, I
can't help, but you do the same.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
My friends
Well, Nick, First of all, what I want to talk
about as far as going up, we never forget that
the backbone of the police.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Department is patrol. Just being a grade A officer that
is the backbone of the.
Speaker 3 (00:12):
Police bos on the ground right.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
Yes, it's just like in any type of situation that
is it's the bottom, but it's also the encompassing bottom
that makes the department go no matter what. So that's
the first roung There's a promotional process that takes place
where officers after three years can take the sergeant's test.
(00:35):
That's the first rank. And we call these merit ranks.
There's only two, being a sergeant and lieutenant. Those are
the two ranks that you can test for when you
become a major that is an appointment or a lieutenant colonel,
or a deputy chief or the chief.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Those all appointments.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
By the mayor at that stage how that happens, but
you have to be at least a lieutenant to be
become a major or an assistant chief, deputy chief, are chief.
And there was a captain's rank for many years when
we were before a merger, and that was the last
merit rank you could make that you took a test board.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
But that's really what happens.
Speaker 4 (01:14):
Have you, I'm sure you've seen over the years, there
are some that have just found themselves being more comfortable
in patrol, and that's just sort of more so what
they tend to want to do.
Speaker 3 (01:24):
They feel that their value is best. There.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Yes, some people who ride a beat and ride the
same beat for twenty five years, you know, which is great,
are staying the same division over that period of time.
But then there's a lot of officers who want to
become detectives or do some of the other things on
the department. One thing that the merger did do twenty
(01:46):
something years ago, it gave you a lot more opportunities
to do a lot more things because the department was bigger,
and certainly it is now that we have a chantage
of officers that there's specialty units they can get. And
then because we have some very gifted officers, men and
women that can do many things, and so we're trying
(02:07):
to get the best out of what they do best.
Speaker 4 (02:10):
Yeah, and I think you may end up pursuing a
different role in finding out that you just were more
comfortable doing something else. I'm sure you kind of learn
along the way, when it comes to getting into being
a detective, what is that? What is that process like
as far as just do you pursue that as as
an officer yourself or.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
You recruited both.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
And because it's not a that's not a promotion, I
think a lot of people think that it is.
Speaker 2 (02:34):
It's a lateral move in terms of your rank.
Speaker 1 (02:37):
You do become a detective, and you do become specialized,
whether it's homicide, whether it's robbery, or you know, if
you're doing detective work with our kids, but we just
call the crimes against children and now it's called OSPI.
Anytime you get into those type of things. Yes, it's
a process where when you were on the street you said,
oh I like doing investigations. And sometimes if they have
(03:00):
time as an officer on the boots on the ground,
they're able to see a case all the way through
and they become that and say, well I.
Speaker 3 (03:06):
Want to do this of course, yeah, I can see that.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
And so but once they get into the detector's ranks,
they probably never really leave, not unless they do get
promoted and decide to take the promotional tests to that
because that takes a special skill to be a detective.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
And you know, it's a lot of work in that.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
If you are someone within LMPD and you have have
worn many hats, you have had different roles. I mean
that that and I'm sure there's many that have that
have done that. I mean that that makes you a
very valuable member to what you guys do, just to
have that experience in every and every level.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
Absolutely, and the more well rounded you are, just like
in any profession, the better, hopefully the better that you
are as a result. And I think that's generally the
practice that that happens when that takes placed.
Speaker 4 (03:49):
I mentioned of LMPD is our guest joining us here
on a Friday morning on news Radio eight forty whas
So this will never stop when it comes to just
encouraging folks to hey, if you see something, if you
no information information about a crime that occurred, please reach out.
You can call the anonymous tip line. Again, there's there's
never gonna not be a scenario where you guys and
even us here are letting people know that resource is
(04:10):
there and we need the community to step up and help.
When it comes to those that are hesitant to to
share information, I'm sure there's a variety of reasons for
them hesitating, But is there one that stands out more
than others as far as you know that that's that
has kept others from from from saying what needs to
be said, This is something I saw that could help
bring justice to the community.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Well, I think the prevailing answer to that would probably
be the fact that the fear of retaliation.
Speaker 2 (04:36):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
And you know, and I understand that, you know, because
many of the crimes that take place take place in
communities where everybody knows everybody.
Speaker 2 (04:44):
And but overall, what.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
We're seeing is the community is stepping forward in a
way that that that happened in the past. One of
the reasons why we've been able to make several rests,
whether it be homicides or carjackings or robberies or burglers,
because people are stepping up. They are you know, surveillance videos.
It's about everybody has a camera on the home. I
wish everybody did, you know, and well LinkedIn to the
(05:08):
police partner. You know, of course they will say that's
a big brother, but you do want big brother in
because most people want to feel safe. And if that's
the measure that it took, you wouldn't have to sell
a whole lot. And as they say, a picture paints
a thousand words. So when we have video or the
old fashioned weight just coming forward to say I saw it,
that's the person who did it. And obviously that goes
a long way. And when we're able to get that
(05:29):
kind of information, officers are able to investigate these quicker,
they're able to make a rest faster, and thus you
re see the reduction in crime. Now some people say, well,
I still don't feel safe, but I'm uh, I understand that,
but I will tell you this, it's still coming down. Yes,
it's still coming down, and we still got a long
(05:51):
way to go in a short time to get there.
Speaker 4 (05:52):
Both things can be true, right, they can be a
lot of people live day to day not realizing that
that not everything's got to be. It's not just this
way or that way. Both things can be true. It's
always going to be something that you're trying to improve on.
It's never going to be perfect but correct. There is
also progress being made.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Absolutely and we're proud of and we're still trying to
move this strain forward and a lot of that's happening
because the community is stepping up, they are cooperating.
Speaker 4 (06:17):
And when it comes to the anonymous tip line. I mean,
anything that comes through is going to be vetted to
a certain extent, and one little piece could could send
detectives and just the law enforcement down the right path
to I mean again, I guess what I'm trying to
emphasize is any little thing that you feel like, maybe
remotely helpful in any way, could end up paying off
in the long run.
Speaker 1 (06:38):
Don't keep it to yourself, right, you keep tapping that
nick because that is that is it. It is because
every little piece helps us get to where we all
want to be. And if we all do our part,
if we all lit one little candle, what a bright
world it would be.
Speaker 4 (06:54):
He's always providing wisdom just like that. In fact, he
had a couple of lines before we even turned his
microphone on this morning that was really good. I was
late today for the first time and he said something
that you'd rather be I'd rather be. Let you say,
I'm not gonna butcher it. I'm gonna step all over it.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
Don't do it, brother, But here's what I said. Sometimes
when I'm running late by, I'd rather be Dwight Mitchell
running late, rather than the late Dwight Mitchell.
Speaker 3 (07:16):
Amen, And that's that's the.
Speaker 2 (07:18):
Way it's going to be.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
I think something can tolerate me being a little tardy
rather being tardy forevers though.
Speaker 4 (07:22):
Well said, well said, all right, before we get you
out of here, you get excited for this football season,
Louisville getting it started next Saturday. And man, I tell
you what, it's Uh. The summer went by so fast.
But the good thing is is we got football.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
It is and I'm excited and I'm gonna be in
the house and looking forward to a great season of
all Louisville sports, but in particularly football because it's our turn.
Speaker 4 (07:43):
And Devonte Parker he's one of a couple of players
that is going to be getting his jersey honor this year.
And We've had a lot of great players in a
variety of sports at U have all over the years.
But man, there's just something about those that come from here,
come from Louisville. And he's one of those guys at
Ballard High School and I remember thinking, Okay, he's got
some decent offers, he's got a decent ranking, but I
don't know if people realize just how good this guy is.
(08:04):
And he gets to Louisville and since the day he
stepped on campus, he was he was a guy that
made it quite clear he was gonna be tough to defend.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
Right, and it was like he and Arnold Jackson get
their flowers of the best ever it is.
Speaker 2 (08:16):
I think Arnold was one of the original Afros.
Speaker 3 (08:19):
That's right.
Speaker 1 (08:19):
Yeah, So, uh that's great coming back in with my
man being the receivers coach there. He was one of
them too, and so you know, it's it's a full
circle coming back and it's just great to be a
card No fan, Sorry you can't.
Speaker 2 (08:33):
You know, I'm not against you, mat I got a
son graduated from there. No wife, this a UK fan
and we can.
Speaker 3 (08:40):
Live no house divided.
Speaker 1 (08:41):
Huh No, No, it's not divided in terms of I
still love him.
Speaker 3 (08:48):
I get it. I get it every time.
Speaker 1 (08:50):
And then then you get all path like, oh yeah,
always do his pray for him, right, Yes, I always
tell him the sky might be blue blood of Jesus.
Speaker 3 (08:58):
Was got I like that.
Speaker 4 (09:00):
I'm gonna I got like three things I'm gonna have
to write down take notes to keep in my back
pocket because that's that's that's well said there. So we
appreciate you is always stopping in. Have a good weekend
and we will talk to you soon. My friend, I
can't help, but you do the same.
Speaker 2 (09:12):
My friends
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