San Francisco Police Chief & Author Brian Brady (Part Two)

Welcome back for the conclusion of my conversation with retired Chief of Police and Author Brian Brady. Brian was born and raised in the San Francisco area and became a police officer in Berkeley, California, in the late sixties. He moved around to four different police departments, eventually attaining the rank of Chief of Police.  After decades of serving and protecting, he retired from police work and transitioned to becoming a corporate security executive. This path led him to holding executive positions at prestigious organizations such as NBC Universal and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Brian has published two crime novels and is working on his third.  I really enjoyed talking to someone like Brian, who has seen the evolution of police work through the years and worked his way up from police officer to chief. Brain is one of the few police chiefs I have known who didn’t lose their way and bend to politics and ego. He has a good heart, and that is what’s needed if you are going to lead a police force in today’s world of distorted priorities and egos. Please enjoy this informative and wide-ranging conversation with Brian Brady. In today’s episode, we discuss: ·      How departments are falsifying crime stats. ·      Why would you want to be a police chief? ·      Brian being in four different departments and did most jobs within the PD. What were his favorite positions and department? What was his least favorite? ·      How could the Alec Baldwin situation have happened? ·      Retired from law enforcement and going to corporate security. How difficult was it for him to transition to that? ·      The billion-dollar business of fine art security. ·      Where do art thieves fence priceless pieces of art? ·      The secret world of fine art forgeries. ·      Artificial intelligence and writing. ·      Talking about Harry Bosch and Titus Welliver! ·      His latest book, Greed. What is it about, and what should we expect? ·      The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist, which occurred on March 18, 1990, where 500 million in art was stolen. ·      If your book made it to the big screen, who would you want playing the main role? All of this and more on today’s episode of the Cops and Writers podcast. Check out Brian's website to learn more about him and his books! Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel! Check out my newest book, The Good Collar (Michael Quinn Vigilante Justice Series Book 1)!!!!! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series. Please visit the Cops and Writers website.