Betrayed by His Own Department After 34 Years - Retired Las Vegas Metro Police Lt. Randy Sutton

About this episode

Retired Las Vegas Metro Police Lt. Randy Sutton shares his 34-year law enforcement journey, including personal trauma and founding The Wounded Blue.

🎥 Episode 154 Retired Las Vegas Metro Police Lt. Randy Sutton shares his raw, unfiltered 34-year law enforcement journey—from becoming New Jersey's youngest cop at 19, surviving multiple shootings (including a harrowing 1989 gunfight), facing department betrayal after a stroke, to founding The Wounded Blue to help injured officers. Emotional stories of trauma, compassion, corruption, peer support, and an anonymous donor changing lives. Never forgotten, never alone. Support The Wounded Blue: https://thewoundedblue.org #LawEnforcement #PoliceStories #TheWoundedBlue #TrueCrime #firstresponders If you enjoyed this interview, please give us a 50star review, subscribe, and share to stay updated on more inspiring law enforcement stories!

People in this episode

Guest: Randy Sutton

Topics covered

• law enforcement
• personal journey
• trauma
• corruption
• peer support
• first responders

Keywords

• law enforcement
• Randy Sutton
• The Wounded Blue
• police stories
• trauma
• corruption
• first responders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Wounded Blue

Places: New Jersey, Las Vegas

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