• IS THERE FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN MEXICO? Mexican Journalist Gustavo Macalpin reveals Sinaloa cartel ties to Baja Governor Marina De Pilar
    2025/06/13

    We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, 'The Gray Line: The Story Behind The Blue Line.' Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, hosts David Contreras, Gonzalo "Chalo" Gerardo, and Benny Cruz discuss the on-air firing of Gustavo Macalpin, a well-known figure in Baja California, particularly for his roles as a television news anchor and political commentator.

    He hosted the show "Ciudadano 2.0" on Canal 66 in Mexicali. In summary, Gustavo Macalpin, a journalist in Baja California, gained significant attention after being fired live on a TV news program for criticizing a government figure. The incident raised concerns about press freedom and potential political influence in the media.

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  • Former Phoenix PD Kidnapping Team Detective Dominguez shares his career and most memorable cases
    2025/06/13

    We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, 'The Gray Line: The Story Behind The Blue Line.' Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, Ash

    Wednesday, hosts David Contreras, Sean Murphy, Bobby Arce, and Doug Collier discuss with retired Phoenix Police Detective Rudy Dominguez his assignment to the Phoenix PD's Kidnapping Unit. Phoenix, Arizona, has been referred to as the "kidnapping capital of America." This distinction arose primarily due to a surge in kidnappings, particularly in the late 2000s.

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    1 時間 13 分
  • Retired San Diego Police Lt Ray Shay shares his response to the McDonalds Massacre and his career with SDPD.
    2025/05/31

    We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, Ash

    Wednesday hosts David Contreras, Sean Murphy, Bobby Arce, and Doug Collier discuss with San Bernardino Police Sergeant Eric Bennet, who describes the 2015 San Bernardino Regional Center Terrorist Attack and gun battle.

    This podcast lets you enjoy a cigar and whisky with Bobby, Sean, Doug, and David while watching and listening to true American Heroes and Legends share their stories!

    In this episode, you will hear first-hand accounts of the response by San Diego Police to the McDonalds Massacre. The San Ysidro McDonald's massacre was a mass murder that occurred at a McDonald's restaurant in the San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego, California, on July 18, 1984.

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    1 時間 27 分
  • Tren de Aragua TDA - How it started in Colorado by Former Maryland State Police Sergeant Andy Eways
    2025/05/31

    We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, hosts David Contreras, Gonzalo "Chalo" Gerardo, and Benny Cruz discuss El Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan prison gang that operates in the United States. Joining us is former Maryland State Police Sergeant Andy Eways, a sergeant in the Denver metropolitan area in Colorado. In this episode, you will hear first-hand accounts of TDA's crime spree and takeover of an Aurora, Colorado, apartment complex. The Tren de Aragua is involved in various criminal activities. These include human smuggling, kidnapping, extortion, and drug trafficking. They also control drug sales and prostitution rings in some areas. They have been associated with crimes like home invasions and carjackings.

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    1 時間 15 分
  • San Bernardino Police Sergeant Eric Bennet describes the 2015 San Bernardino Regional Center Terrorist Attack and gunbattle.
    2025/05/26

    We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, Ash

    Wednesday hosts David Contreras, Sean Murphy, Bobby Arce, and Doug Collier discuss with San Bernardino Police Sergeant Eric Bennet, who describes the 2015 San Bernardino Regional Center Terrorist Attack and gun battle.

    This podcast lets you enjoy a cigar and whisky with Bobby, Sean, Doug, and David while watching and listening to true American Heroes and Legends share their stories!

    In this episode, you will hear first-hand accounts of the terrorist attack at the San Bernardino Regional Center in the Inland Empire by radical terrorists. Retired San Bernardino Sergeant Eric Bennet, who was at the scene, will take us on a journey

    describing the horrific incident. The SWAT team was finishing up an "active-shooter" training exercise when they got the call that a real-life massacre was taking place at a San Bernardino County government building. A San Bernardino detective

    a patrol officer, a motorcycle officer, and a staff lieutenant on his lunch break had already entered the building with only handguns to rescue people they believed were still under threat by shooters armed with AR-15 rifles on December 2, 2015.

    The killing started when a masked man dressed in black tactical attire swung open the door and sprayed bullets. A second shooter entered, clad similarly, and began firing an assault weapon calmly and deliberately. One bullet hit a pipe of the sprinkler

    system in the ceiling, sending a spray of water, the report said. "Three male county workers tried to stop the shooters by rushing one of the gunmen, but all three were shot," the report said. "The shooters walked between tables throughout the room,

    firing shots at anybody who moved or made a sound, after firing more than 100 .223-cal.

    liber rounds, the shooters hastily disappeared in a black SUV.”

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    1 時間 27 分
  • Yard Down Author Johnny Rey shares his CDCR Prison Gangs experiences - PART 2
    2025/05/26

    We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, hosts David Contreras, Gonzalo "Chalo" Gerardo, and Benny Cruz discuss prison gangs with retired California Department of Corrections Correctional Officer Johnny Rey. Johnny Rey was assigned as an IGI Investigator (Institutional Gang Investigations unit). Rey's duties included investigating prison crimes, validating prison gang members, and processing and documenting crime scenes within the prison walls. Rey is also the author of "Yard Down." This book is about investigating prison gang crimes--the crimes gang members commit for the benefit of, at the direction of, and in association with the specific intent to promote, further, and assist their criminal street gang.

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    1 時間 15 分
  • Yard Down Author Johnny Rey shares his CDCR Prison Gangs experiences - PART 1
    2025/05/15

    We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, hosts David Contreras, Gonzalo "Chalo" Gerardo, and Benny Cruz discuss prison gangs with retired California Department of Corrections Correctional Officer Johnny Rey. Johnny Rey was assigned as an IGI Investigator (Institutional Gang Investigations unit). Rey's duties included investigating prison crimes, validating prison gang members, and processing and documenting crime scenes within the prison walls. Rey is also the author of "Yard Down." This book is about investigating prison gang crimes--the crimes gang members commit for the benefit of, at the direction of, and in association with the specific intent to promote, further, and assist their criminal street gang.

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    1 時間 19 分
  • THE STORY - San Diego Police Detective Mike Gutierrez
    2025/05/15

    We want to remind you that our episodes are available on our YouTube Channel, The Gray Line, The Story Behind The Blue Line. Each episode begins with an introductory video featuring our guests. In this episode, Ash Wednesday hosts David Contreras, Sean Murphy, Bobby Arce, and Doug Collier, honor retired San Diego Police Detective Mike Gutierrez.

    This is a podcast where you can enjoy a cigar and whisky with Bobby, Sean, Doug, and David, while watching and listening to true American Heroes and Legends share their stories!

    In this episode, they honor San Diego Police Department Detective Mike Gutierrez. We will share his legendary career with SDPD and as a San Diego Violent Crimes Task Force member. Mike grew up in a gang-infested area in San Diego, where the majority of his friends and classmates ended up in prison or addicted to drugs. Mike started boxing at a young age and eventually became a professional fighter. He began his career with the San Diego Police Department at nineteen years of age, as a Community Service Officer. At twenty-one, he became a San Diego Patrol Officer assigned to Logan Heights. Mike subsequently became a SWAT Team member and worked in numerous specialized units.

    Mike was one of the first team members of the San Diego Police Department Special Enforcement Unit, which was the uniformed gang enforcement component of the gang unit. Mike dedicated his life to investigating and arresting high-level Mexican Mafia and street gang members operating criminal cells throughout San Diego. Today, Mike fights another predator and assassin of men. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease and is currently receiving medical treatment. We are honored to share the stories and investigations of Mike Gutierrez, a true legend in our law enforcement communities.

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    5 分