Chief Jeremy Story: Building Leaders, Telling Stories, and Changing Policing in Las Cruces, New Mexico

About this episode

Chief Jeremy Story discusses his journey in law enforcement and the challenges of leading a police department through significant changes.

Season 9 - Episode 166 - The CopDoc Podcast What does it take to lead a police department through tragedy, transformation, and tremendous change? Chief Jeremy Story of the Las Cruces Police Department in New Mexico knows firsthand. A Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq, Jeremy joined policing in 2007 after choosing family over a military career. He rose through the ranks touching nearly every division—SWAT commander, K-9 handler, gang unit sergeant, training director, and deputy chief—bef...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Steve Morreale

Guest: Chief Jeremy Story

Topics covered

• leadership
• policing
• transformation
• military experience
• community impact

Keywords

• police leadership
• Las Cruces
• transformation
• military veteran
• community policing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Las Cruces Police Department

Places: Las Cruces, New Mexico

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