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🚨 DEPUTY INSPECTOR JOE DEL DUCA NYPD (ret) | TUESDAY JUNE 16 | 7:05 PM ET | EPISODE 51 🚨
NARCOTICS. INVESTIGATIONS. TECHNOLOGY.
From Brooklyn street-level narcotics enforcement to commanding some of the NYPD's most sensitive investigative units...
From Anti-Crime Sergeant to Commanding Officer of the Manhattan District Attorney Squad...
From murder-for-hire investigations and interstate fugitive apprehensions to helping shape the future of public safety technology.
Joe Del Duca's career spans nearly three decades of policing, leadership, and innovation.
Commanded the Manhattan DA Squad.
Led NYPD's citywide District Attorney Units.
Oversaw investigations into violent crime, cybercrime, money laundering, and major criminal enterprises.
Worked alongside federal partners, prosecutors, and task force investigators at the highest levels.
This is a conversation about leadership, major investigations, evolving threats, and where public safety goes next.
Join us live.
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This past episode of Ten-Four Tavern, that aired on Tue 6/9/26 features a deep dive into the life, career, and leadership philosophy of Dr. York Kleinhandler, a decorated U.S. Army Green Beret and U.S. Marshals Service leader. Throughout the conversation, Dr. Kleinhandler shares hard-earned lessons from his four decades of service across multiple global combat zones and high-stakes federal law enforcement operations.
Key Highlights of the Discussion:
Leadership Under Pressure: Dr. Kleinhandler introduces his concept of the "strategy-to-execution gap," explaining that organizational failure often stems not from bad strategy, but from a breakdown in clarity during the handoff of information (29:45 - 30:37).
Military & Law Enforcement Service:
He discusses his experiences leading complex missions, including his time at Ground Zero following the 9/11 attacks (1:01:50 - 1:06:20).
He recounts the high-stakes 1996 operation moving convicted terrorist Sheikh Abdel-Rahman (34:43 - 37:55).
He shares personal stories from combat deployments in Afghanistan, emphasizing the importance of trust and accountability within elite teams (24:36 - 28:50).
Academic and Corporate Transition: After transitioning from public service to academia and corporate leadership, Dr. Kleinhandler explains how the human dynamics of leadership remain consistent regardless of the sector. He emphasizes that true power comes from building systems where people feel empowered and accountable, rather than hoarding knowledge (1:27:00 - 1:30:00).
The Future of Technology: The discussion touches on the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in modern operations, noting that while it is an invaluable tool for efficiency, it must always be balanced with human oversight to avoid losing the essential "human element" (1:19:50 - 1:22:45).
Dr. Kleinhandler currently teaches change management in the doctoral program at UNC and operates Force Multiplier Leadership, a system designed to align leadership intent with frontline execution.
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🚨 TEN-FOUR TAVERN | EPISODE 50 🚨
🎙️ Dr. York Kleinhandler
📅 Tuesday, June 9, 2026 | 7:05 PM ET
York built a distinguished career with the U.S. Marshals Service, leading major operations, including the largest terrorist movement in U.S. history, and serving at Ground Zero in the aftermath of 9/11.
A U.S. Army Green Beret and Special Forces operator for 37 years, York deployed to Afghanistan and conducted missions throughout the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Central and South America.
When you've led in combat, hunted fugitives, managed crises, and built teams where failure isn't an option, you learn a thing or two about leadership.
On Episode 50, we'll discuss:
✅ Life in Special Forces
✅ Service with the U.S. Marshals
✅ Leadership under pressure
✅ Ground Zero and 9/11
✅ Building trust in high-performing teams
✅ The danger of ego
✅ Why strategy often fails
✅ Creating leaders at every level
This isn't leadership theory.
It's leadership forged through decades of service, sacrifice, and experience.
🍻 Stories Served Straight Up... Sometimes With a Twist.
Peter J. Forcelli Tom Joyce
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🎙️ Did you catch last week's Ten-Four Tavern episode with retired NYPD Detective 1st Grade WENDELL STRADFORD?
One of the most fascinating moments came when Wendell discussed his role in the investigation of Rodney Alcala, the infamous "Dating Game Killer," and how decades-old cases can suddenly come back to life through persistence, forensic advances, and old-fashioned detective work.
Wendell spent nearly 40 years with the NYPD, much of it in the Cold Case Squad, helping bring answers to families who had waited years, and sometimes decades, for resolution.
If you missed the episode, it's one of our best conversations yet.
👇 Let us know in the comments:
What was the most interesting story or lesson you took away from Wendell's interview?
Watch the full episode here:
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🚨 BEFORE COMPSTAT... NYC WAS BURNING 🚨
Lou Anemone breaks down why CompStat wasn’t some trendy management buzzword. It was survival.
Crime was exploding.
Leadership was weak.
Politics tied cops’ hands.
And yet... the men and women in those radio cars still went to work every single day.
From the 3-2 to the 7-5, the 4-4 to the 4-6, cops fought through chaos, bad policy, and a city spiraling out of control.
This clip is a reminder:
The NYPD turnaround didn’t start in conference rooms.
It started with cops on the street refusing to quit.
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🚨 EP 48 | TEN-FOUR TAVERN | TUE MAY 26 | 7:05 PM ET 🚨
JAMES SHEEHAN
POLICE CHIEF
UNION LEADER
HOMELAND SECURITY MANAGER
Not many people have sat in all three chairs.
This week, we welcome James Sheehan, retired Paramus PD Deputy Chief and Acting Chief, former labor leader, and longtime manager within the Northern New Jersey/Newark-Jersey City UASI program.
Jim brings a rare perspective to the table. He has seen policing from the command staff side AND from the union side. That combination creates a completely different lens on leadership, morale, accountability, politics, technology, homeland security, and the realities facing modern law enforcement.
We’ll also dive into:
▪️ Regional homeland security coordination
▪️ Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) programs
▪️ Technology implementation in policing
▪️ Labor vs management dynamics
▪️ Public safety communications
▪️ How policing leadership has changed over 40 years
This is one of those conversations where experience matters, nuance matters, and the stories behind the scenes matter.
LIVE Tuesday night. Pull up a chair.
LIVE STREAM:
https://t.co/ngweU9P7m5
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.🚨 TEN-FOUR TAVERN | EPISODE 47 🚨
🎙️ CHIEF LOUIS ANEMONE
📅 Tuesday, May 19 | 7:05 PM ET
🔥 CRIME. DISORDER. COMPSTAT. 🔥
This Tuesday night, Chief Louis Anemone joins the Ten-Four Tavern for a powerful conversation about New York City, the NYPD, leadership, crisis, accountability, and the transformation of policing during one of the most consequential eras in American law enforcement history.
FROM BROOKLYN TO CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT 🚨
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Chief Anemone joined the NYPD in 1964 through the Police Trainee Corps and rose to become Chief of Department, the highest uniformed rank in the NYPD.
He served in patrol, commanded precincts, led narcotics, directed disorder control, commanded the elite Special Operations Division, and helped shape the COMPSTAT era that changed policing in New York City.
🎙️ WE’LL GET INTO:
🔹 The 1993 World Trade Center attack
🔹 The murder of Police Officer Hector Fontanez
🔹 The murder of Police Officer Kevin Gillespie
🔹 TWA Flight 800 and Launch 681
🔹 Disorder Control and RED LETTER mobilizations
🔹 Pope John Paul II’s 1995 visit to NYC and the UN
🔹 COMPSTAT and historic crime declines
🔹 Leadership during crisis
🔹 The best of the NYPD, and some of the saddest moments of the job
No fluff. No spin. No committee-approved fairy dust.
Just one of the NYPD’s most influential leaders telling the stories behind the moments that shaped a city.
📺 Watch LIVE Tuesday, May 19 at 7:05 PM ET
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🚨 EPISODE 47 | TEN-FOUR TAVERN | TUESDAY MAY 19th 7:05PM ET 🚨
Chief Louis Anemone joins Ten-Four Tavern for a powerful conversation about leadership, crisis, policing, and New York City history.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Chief Anemone joined the NYPD in 1964 through the Police Trainee Corps and rose to become Chief of Department, the highest uniformed rank in the NYPD.
During a legendary career, he commanded patrol precincts, narcotics units, the Disorder Control Team, and the elite Special Operations Division. He also helped shape the COMPSTAT era that transformed policing in New York City during the 1990s.
We’ll discuss:
▪️ The 1993 World Trade Center attack
▪️ The murders of Police Officers Hector Fontanez and Kevin Gillespie
▪️ The TWA Flight 800 recovery operation
▪️ RED LETTER mobilizations and disorder control
▪️ Pope John Paul II’s 1995 NYC visit
▪️ Crime reductions during the COMPSTAT era
▪️ And More! Some of the best moments of the NYPD… and some of the hardest!
No scripts. No spin. Just stories, leadership lessons, and history from a man who lived it.
LIVE Tuesday at 7:05PM ET
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🚨 TONIGHT | TEN-FOUR TAVERN | 7:05 PM ET 🚨
Rodney K. Harrison joins us live Tue 5/12 to discuss his new book, The Commissioner: From Street Cop to Top Cop in the NYPD.
Former NYPD Chief of Department. Former Suffolk County Police Commissioner. Street cop to top cop.
We’ll talk leadership, the NYPD, the Gilgo Beach Task Force investigation, morale in policing, and the speculation surrounding the future of leadership at One Police Plaza.
Join us live tonight.
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🚨 RODNEY HARRISON, Chief of Dept. NYPD (ret.), TUE May 12, 2026, 7:05PM ET, Ep 46 🚨
The Commissioner sits down with Pete Forcelli and Tommy Joyce for a direct conversation about policing, leadership, investigations, and the current state of the NYPD. We will discuss his new book that just dropped.
Former NYPD Chief of Department. Former NYPD Chief of Detectives. Former Chief of Patrol. Former Suffolk County Police Commissioner.
We discuss:
▪️ The Gilgo Beach Task Force investigation
▪️ Leading Suffolk County PD during one of the nation’s biggest serial killer cases
▪️ Crime, leadership, and pressure inside the NYPD
▪️ Modern policing and public perception
▪️ The rumors and speculation surrounding a possible return to One Police Plaza as NYPD Police Commissioner
This is a street-level and executive-level conversation from a man who has commanded at the highest levels of policing in New York.
LIVE tonight at PM ET
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🚨 EP 46 | TEN-FOUR TAVERN | TUE MAY 12, 2026 7:05PM ET🚨
Michele McPhee joins us for a hard look inside true crime, police reporting, New York and Boston crime stories, the former NY Daily News police bureau, investigative journalism, and what it really takes to cover cops, corruption, murder, terrorism, and the cases that stay with you.
She has worked the beat, written the books, broken stories, taken the heat, and brought real street-level reporting into radio, television, podcasts, and scripted TV.
This one is about sources, guts, shoe leather, and the old-school craft of finding the truth before everyone else figures out where to look.
Mob Over Miami (2002)
The rise and violent influence of organized crime in Miami, focusing on mob infiltration, corruption, and power struggles tied to South Florida’s criminal underworld.
Absolute Evil (2008)
The story of the rape and murder of college student Abbey Viens and the investigation that exposed disturbing violence, manipulation, and psychological depravity.
Heartless: The True Story of Neil Entwistle and the Cold Blooded Murder of his Wife and Child (2008)
The murder of Rachel Entwistle and baby Lillian in Massachusetts by Neil Entwistle, including the investigation, deception, and eventual conviction.
When Evil Rules: Vengeance and Murder on Cape Cod (2009)
A Cape Cod murder case driven by revenge, betrayal, and long-buried tensions inside a close-knit coastal community.
A Date with Death: The Secret Life of the Accused Craigslist Killer (2010)
The Philip Markoff case, the so-called “Craigslist Killer,” a medical student accused of robbery and murder tied to online escort advertisements.
A Mob Story (2010)
An inside look at organized crime culture, mob loyalties, and criminal operations tied to East Coast underworld figures.
A Professor's Rage (2011)
The Amy Bishop case involving the University of Alabama-Huntsville campus shooting, examining warning signs, mental instability, and family tragedy.
Maximum Harm: The Tsarnaev Brothers, the FBI, and the Road to the Marathon Bombing (2017)
A deep dive into the , including the Tsarnaev brothers, FBI oversight questions, radicalization, intelligence failures, and the aftermath of the attack.
Mayhem: Unanswered Questions about the Tsarnaev Brothers, the US Government and the Boston Marathon Bombing (2020) A follow-up investigation to Maximum Harm: The Tsarnaev Brothers, the FBI, and the Road to the Marathon Bombing that revisits the and examines unresolved questions surrounding the Tsarnaev brothers, intelligence handling, federal oversight, informant issues, radicalization, and whether warning signs or investigative failures were missed before the attack.
Watch live Tuesday at 7:05 PM ET.
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🚨 LIVE TONIGHT May 5th | Ep 45 | 7:05 PM ET 🚨
Could you identify a car…from a grainy camera shot?
Most people couldn’t.
Tom Burke did.
That one call helped crack the Leiby Kletzky homicide in Brooklyn and led to an arrest within minutes.
Tonight, we sit down with Det. 1st Grade Thomas Burke (Ret.) — the NYPD’s go-to expert on auto crime, VIN forensics, and vehicle identification.
39 years on the job.
30+ years hunting cars used in crimes.
Thousands trained.
If you think a car is just a car…you’re missing the evidence.
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🚨 Episode 45 | Tue, May 5th, 2026 | 7:05 PM ET 🚨
We tried to book General Lee for the show.
Great look. Strong presence.
But at the end of the day…he’s a jackass.
And we don’t allow jackasses into the Ten-Four Tavern.
So unfortunately, General Lee will never make it on the show.
Now…the guy who is making it?
NYPD Det. 1st Grade Thomas Burke (Ret.)
The real deal. Arguably the most knowledgeable auto crime detective around!
The guy who looked at grainy surveillance footage and picked out the right car…a move that helped crack the Leiby Kletzky homicide in Brooklyn.
That’s not luck. That’s expertise at the highest level.
If you think identifying a car is easy, you haven’t met Tom Burke.
Join us Tuesday night. No nonsense. No fluff. Just real police work.
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🚨 Episode 45 | Tue, May 5th, 2026 | 7:05 PM ET 🚨
Can you identify the car in this photo?
Most people couldn’t.
Our guest could…and did!
That single identification helped break one of Brooklyn’s most devastating homicide cases, leading to the capture of a child killer in the Leiby Kletzky case.
We will sit down with Det. 1st Grade Thomas Burke (Ret.) — the NYPD’s go-to expert on vehicle identification, VIN forensics, and hidden compartments.
39 years on the job.
30+ years in Auto Crime.
21,000 officers trained.
This isn’t theory. This is real investigative work that closes cases.
If you think a car is just a car…you’re already behind.
Join us live and hear how the smallest details can crack the biggest cases.
Watch live: https://t.co/ngweU9P7m5
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