Police, They Said It Could Not Be Done, Undercover With the Crips

Police, They Said It Could Not Be Done, Undercover With the Crips in Texas. For years, many in law enforcement believed it was impossible. Crossing racial, cultural, and gang boundaries at the deepest level of a violent criminal organization was something most said simply could not be done. But one Texas police officer proved them all wrong. Available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube and most major Podcast networks. Tegan Broadwater, a veteran of the Fort Worth Police Department, spent nearly two years embedded in one of the most dangerous Crips gangs operating in Fort Worth, Texas. What began as skepticism, and even laughter from colleagues, turned into one of the most successful undercover investigations the department had ever seen. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast on social media like their Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Medium and other social media platforms. “They told me flat out that it wouldn’t work,” Broadwater later said. “That I wouldn’t blend in, wouldn’t be accepted, and wouldn’t survive long enough to make a case. I took that personally.” Supporting articles about this and much more from Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast in platforms like Medium , Blogspot and Linkedin . A Mission Few Would Attempt Undercover work, also known as a covert or clandestine operation, requires an officer to assume a false identity, gain trust, and quietly gather intelligence without ever revealing who they truly are. Unlike plainclothes policing, undercover operations demand total immersion, deception, and constant vigilance. Broadwater’s assignment went even further. “There’s undercover, and then there’s deep cover,” he explained. “Deep cover means you live a separate life. You don’t visit it, you become it.” Police, They Said It Could Not Be Done, Undercover With the Crips in Texas. Look for The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast on social media like their Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Medium and other social medi