LEO Round Table is an internet based law enforcement talk show. This is episode 32, recorded on 04/04/2016, with the following on-air personalities: Chip DeBlock (Host), Luke Lirot (Attorney), Bret Bartlett, Melanee Holder and Charles Humphrey. We produce two 30 minute shows each week that are normally released on our YouTube channel Tuesdays and Thursdays. In addition to your host, the other panelists (with the exception of Attorney Luke Lirot) are active or retired law enforcement officers as well.
Topic 1 concerns department policies on the wearing of bullet-resistant vests. Mentioned in the story is surviving Tampa Police Department Officer Jose Rodriguez and killed-in-the-line-of-duty St. Petersburg Police Department Sgt. Tom Baitinger and Officer Crawford. Quoted in the story is St. Petersburg Police Officer Patrick McGovern and Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Kirby Lavallee.
Topic 2 concerns an update on the U.S. Department of Justice re-implementing the Equitable Asset Sharing Program, sharing seized funds with law enforcement agencies.
Topic 3 concerns Milwaukee County (Wisconsin) Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. being named the Law Enforcement Leader of the Year by the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Association Foundation (FLEOA).
Topic 4 concerns an update on the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) hiring indicted former Chicago Police Department Officer Jason Van Dyke as a janitor. As a result, the FOP is under fire by protesters. Former Off. Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder after shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times in November of 2015. Officer Van Dyke is a white male and Laquan McDonald was a black male.
Topic 5 concerns an update on the Brewster County (Texas) Commission voting to ban “political, religious, commercial or personal” messages or symbols on property owned by the county. Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson removed crosses from his deputies’ cars. Ector County (Texas) Sheriff Mark Donaldson was quoted in the article.
