THE FALLEN BUT NOT FORGOTTEN PODCAST:
“The Bloodhound Warrior: Pain, Peace and the Facade of Perfection, with Joe Cirrito”
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I sat down with my friend and fellow street copper, Joe Cirrito.

Joe is a New York City native, who was inspired by his friend, Fallen Officer Dominick Pezullo, to move to Los Angeles California and become a police officer.

Since then he’s accomplished tons of endurance runs like marathons in uniforms & ultra marathons. He’s ran from LA to Sacramento in full uniform & leads a yearly 24-hour workout on 9/11 named “The Dom” after his friend.

We take a deep dive into how he gets through the pain of his endurance runs and extreme workouts.
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TIMELINE:

00:02:15 - Tobacco Pipes
00:08::00 - Finding peace in a frenzied mind
00:11:00 - Trail runs & daydreams
00:13:20 - Laziness
00:14:20 - Pain
00:17:35 - Inspiration
00:20:20 - “The inner governor” -Goggins
00:23:00 - The spirit of a bloodhound
00:24:00 - Extreme measures
00:28:00 - The power of people
00:36:46 - The bond with Kristina Tudor
00:38:20 - Lt Humphries
00:39:45 - Mileage count vs humility
00:42:25 - The treachery & the beauty of California’s “Grapevine”
00:49:45 - Books & leaderships. “The Need to Lead” by Dave Berke & books by Jocko Willink.
00:55:00 - Perfection in policing
00:59:50 - Figure it out
01:04:27 - Skittles galore & brown piss
01:07:30 - Project Endure 3 and shark repellent
01:08:10 - What’s next?
01:13:00 - Joe shares a heartfelt dedication to Deputy Andrew Nunez of San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department End of Watch October 27th 2025



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On this episode I have a conversation with Ismael Carlos. Ismael has worked as an officer for Santa Monica College PD and is currently a police officer fo the Los Angeles Police Department. He served in the United States military as a tanker in the Marine Corps and served in Combat in Iraq. Carlos dedicates this podcast to his Godson, Ethan Carlos, who passed away recently at a very young age. Please support the Ethan Carlos Foundation, a nonprofit organization, by going to ethancarlos.org.

This podcast holds a ton of value for all of us in law enforcement and for those in the military. Please listen, tell us what you think and share this episode with someone you think it can help.

Timestamps:

00:01:25 - 1999: Joining the US Marine Corps
00:03:00 - Rio Hondo: Paying your own way through the academy
00:05:00 - We got a tanker job, "Sign me up!”=
00:06:00 - Straight outtta Whittier
00:08:00 - From Tankers to Black & Whites
00:10:00 - Deployment after the September 11th attack
00:12:30 - Warriorhood
00:14:00 - Pushing in, arriving in Kuwait
00:17:00 - The “Death Letter"
00:19:00 - Faith and survival
00:21:00 - Survival mode, training, completing the mission then processing
00:23:00 - Maturity and self-awareness
00:25:00 - Being scared vs Cautionary fear, mental preparedness of a warrior
00:27:00 - Experiencing loss during combat
00:31:00 - Appreciation
00:33:00 - The newer generation of officers
00:36:00 - Leadership
00:45:00 - Getting into a shooting
00:46:36 - An officer's wellbeing is part of the department's assets
00:48:00 - Burnout
00:49:00 - 2020 Riots
00:51:00 - Empathy-forward leadership
00:53:38 - Self reflection: What type of leader will I be?
00:55:00 - Dedication: Ethan Carlos

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On this podcast episode I have a conversation with Tania Owens, widow Sgt Steve Owens. Sgt Owens died in the line-of-duty on October 5th 2016 when he responded to a burglary call in Lancaster, California. This was a very emotional interview as it was recorded at Sgt Owen’s mother’s house. Sgt Owen’s daughter also joined in the talk to give her insight as the child of a fallen deputy.

Timeline:

00:01:16 - Discovering Law Enforcement

00:03:00 - Undercover Narcotics

07:38:00 - Child Abuse Investigator

00:12:00 - The legacy of Steve Owen

00:14:30 -The love story

00:21:00 - The value of the heart of a God-fearing man

00:24:00 - A daughter’s perspective

00:45:30 - A word of advice to spouses of law enforcement

00:49:00 - The last moment together

00:50:15 - The phone call

00:52:00 - The arrival at the hospital

01:10:00 -Anger, regret & sadness

01:12:00 - Bear hugs

01:15:00 - After care

01:17:00 - The legacy of leadership and humility

01:19:55 - Prayer

In honor of Sergeant Steve C. Owen, Los Angeles County Sheriff

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

End of Watch Wednesday, October 5, 2016