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One night can change everything! That is especially true in police work. What you think will be a normal overtime shift at a local fair can turn your world upside down. This is the story of exactly that. 

Corporal Chad Jensen of the Pomona Police Department volunteered for a shift to work at the local fair. That decision would haunt him for the rest of his life. Corporal Chad Jensen was at the tail end of his career. He had worked motors, SWAT, and other special units before transitioning to administration. 

The story of his federal prosecution and his administration turning their backs on him is every cop’s nightmare. Chad wound up living it.

Today’s episode, we get to know Chad and his different roles with the Pomona PD leading up to his federal indictment and that fateful night at the fair that changed everything. Part Two will go live next Sunday. 

 In today’s episode, we discuss:

·      Chad’s turbulent childhood and meeting his bio dad when he was 9.

·      What was his biggest influences growing up?

·      How he got interested in law enforcement.

·      His long road to becoming a police officer. 

·      Entering the police academy at 30. 

·      What are some of the most prevalent crimes in Pomona? 

·      Little to no mutual aid for Pomona PD.

·      Working SWAT and the Motorcycle Unit.

·      The fateful night when you were working at the fair that changed his life forever.

 All of this and more on today’s episode of the Cops and Writers podcast.

Check out Chad's book, Badge Under Fire! 

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