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Dec 2022
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Episode 87: Former NYPD Officers and Cur...

Jeff Nadu
About this episode
Today on a special Christmas week episode of the show we welcome on two very interesting men. Pat and Mike were longtime NYPD officers with very distinguished careers. They then retired and created a security company. Now they protect people like Dave Portnoy and the Barstool offices. We discussed their careers, what life is like now and even some of the interesting people and cases they came across in their storied careers. Merry Christmas! PRESENTED BY BARSTOOL SPORTS We hope you enjoy the show, please leave us a deserving rating and review! FOLLOW US ON YOUTUBE and please subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMYV0eyKQFhNZwLXpx7I0Ng FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @sitdowncrimepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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