Cops, dispatchers, firefighters, paramedics and truth-seeking civilians this show is for YOU. It’s TRUE true crime and current events by current and former first responders.
Mondays: UNCUFFED - where comedy meets crime news. J Derrell White and Eric Tansey are two ex-cops turned comedians and they deliver the funny truth.
Wednesdays: LAST CALL - Eric Tansey and Josh of Dead Leg Media team up to give you their spin on today’s current events.
Thursdays: ILLEGAL SHIFT- Chief Kiefer is a firefighter in Ohio with a clear Bengals bias. Calling him out on his spicy sports takes is Jon, a 911 dispatcher and probably the best Cowboys fan ever. If you're lost on sports, they'll keep you caught up.
Fridays: BREAKDOWNS - Former cop Eric Tansey and current street cop Tyler use their experience and job knowledge to break down audio/video of topical events that affect policing in the United States.
701. Did A Former Capitol Police Officer Plant The J6 Pipe Bomb?
Breaking news in the January 6 investigation: federal sources and new reporting point to Shauni Rae Kerkhoff as the possible identity behind the mysterious hooded figure long sought in connection with suspicious activity near the DNC and RNC. Kerkhoff, who previously worked for multiple police departments in Wisconsin, including time employed with the Milwaukee Police Department and other local agencies, is now being scrutinized for her potential role and movements on January 5–6.
In this episode, Best-Selling Author and former police officer Eric Tansey joins our team to break down the latest developments, examine what’s known about Kerkhoff’s background, and analyze the security footage, investigative leaks, and timeline now surfacing in mainstream and independent media. We explore her law-enforcement employment history, her alleged political ties, and how this new identification could reshape the narrative around the J6 pipe bomb investigation.
As a real 911 dispatcher and former cop, we react to the evidence, the reporting, and the unanswered questions surrounding Shauni Rae Kerkhoff’s alleged role. Is this truly the person seen in the security footage? What does her prior police department employment mean for the investigation? And why is this story only now breaking?
This is a factual, analytical breakdown of the emerging information — not speculation, not exaggeration — aimed at helping viewers understand the significance of this alleged identification and what it may mean for the January 6 investigation moving forward.
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7 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT
700. Code 3 Crash: A Cop's Worst Nightmare
Running hot with lights and sirens on at high speed is like running with scissors on the ice. It's so dangerous and although it's necessary, the danger you impose onto the community trying to stop some other catastrophe in progress should never be taken for granted.
Los Angeles police have released the dashcam footage from the Sept. 19 accident in Highland Park where 30-year-old skateboarder Gerardo “Jerry” Estrada was fatally struck by an LAPD cruiser responding to an emergency call. Best selling author and former cop Eric Tansey will explain the unavoidable danger created every time an officer drives lights-and-sirens through a crowded city. The officer was racing to help establish a perimeter for a felony warrant suspect, weaving through blocked lanes on Figueroa Street with full emergency equipment activated when Estrada appeared in the road. This tragedy illustrates the desperate balancing act of emergency response—trying to reach someone who needs help fast, while every second also puts the community at risk. There is no simple solution, only training, vigilance, and the constant reminder that driving code-3 is never routine.
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699. Weak Cops Are Dangerous To Everyone: Real Cop Reacts To Excessive Force
Best-selling author and former cop Eric Tansey takes viewers inside newly released bodycam footage from Charlotte County, Florida — where Deputy Timothy Poole shot and killed unarmed Deep Creek resident Daniel Scott Burch. Tansey’s law enforcement experience brings clarity to the split-second decisions and emotional chaos that ended in tragedy.
In this episode, bodycam video showing the fatal encounter between and an unarmed Deep Creek man shot and killed after saying “Let’s do it.” Tansey dissects use of force rules, tactics, body language, escalation, and officer decision-making under pressure that decides life and death.
Was deadly force justified? Did the deputy have other options? What does the video reveal about modern policing, community tension, and how split-second choices define lives?
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701. Did A Former Capitol Police Officer Plant The J6 Pipe Bomb?
Published 15 Nov 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And 2025, everybody has a podcast. Everybody has a social media page. Everybody is lobbying to be more audacious than the next. They want to be first and they want to be the most audacious. And they want to have that bombshell. I don't know that bombshell means anything to me anymore. Special alert doesn't mean anything to me anymore because it's just, it's used so widely that I'm not sure what's bombshell and what's not. Also we're in an era where every contact and every source wants to go unnamed. And so how do we provide sources if we cannot, if they're confidential sources and every source, do we just make whatever we want up at this point and say a confidential source told me. […]
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