Former Minneapolis police officers, Chris and Karina Kelley, discuss the tragic incident in Burnsville, Minnesota where two police officers and one firefighter/paramedic were murdered by a domestic assault suspect. This incident hit close to home due to Karina having worked in Burnsville earlier in her career and having interacted a lot with Burnsville police officers; it was their professionalism and commitment to service that drew Karina to a career in law enforcement.
Burnsville police officers, Paul Elmstrand, Matthew Ruge, and Firefighter/SWAT Medic, Adam Finseth did not deserve to die by a domestic assault suspect that had access to numerous weapons even though he was a prohibitive felon from possessing firearms. This was such a tragic situation and such a major blow to the City of Burnsville. It just breaks our hearts to see such young people who are in the prime of their lives, who dedicate their careers and sacrifice their family time to keep their communities safe, lose their life in such a tragic way. You will always be remembered and your life mattered!
We also discuss the dwindling number of police officers in the City of Minneapolis and how 911 response and the investigative units are being drastically affected, yet there are city officials and probably paid social media influencers who try to convince the public that Minneapolis is thriving and a place to visit, when the opposite is actually true.
If you need any information about crime in Minneapolis, please visit Crime Watch Minneapolis on X; they report on all the crime that the mainstream media does not report.
Please take time to visit the City of Burnsville homepage and honor the officers.

Former Minneapolis police officers, Chris and Karina Kelley, discuss the Israeli-Hamas war and honor three service members who were killed, and thirty-four others wounded, by an Iranian drone in northeastern Jordan, near the Syrian border. Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin confirmed the strike and stated that this attack marked a significant increase in hostilities between Iran backed proxies against U.S. troops. Today we honor these soldiers for their dedication and ultimate sacrifice to our nation: U.S. Army Sgt. William Rivers, Specialist Kennedy Sanders, and Specialist Breonna Moffett.

We also honor the following law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice. We are grateful and honored that you chose to serve your communities. You will forever be remembered by your friends, family, community and your law enforcement family. RIP
Deputy Sheriff Justin Smith (Stone County Sheriff's Office-Arkansas)
Court Officer Robert Silver (St. Clair County 72nd District Court-Michigan)
Deputy Sheriff Eric Minix (Coweta County Sheriff's Office-Georgia)
Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Malone (George County Sheriff's Office-Mississippi)
Trooper Joel Popp (Michigan State Police)
Trooper Jimmy Cenescar (Georgia State Patrol)
Trooper Zachary Fink (Florida Highway Patrol)
* K9 Nyx (Rockford Police Department-Illinois)

References:
http://www.reuters.com, retrieved 1/30/24.
http://www.odmp.org, retrieved 1/30/24.

Former police officers, Chris and Karina Kelley, discuss Minneapolis year-end crime statistics, declining police recruitment, and the new Minnesota state flag. We also discuss Colorado taking Trump off of the ballot and some possible repercussions resulting in this.

We also honor the following officers for their ultimate sacrifice! Please say their names and remember them for their dedication to their communities and families. Thank you for becoming a law enforcement officer; your sacrifice is not in vain! RIP

1) Sergeant Michael Moran (Cortez Police Department-Colorado)
2) Sergeant Michael Abbate (Nevada Department of Public Safety)
3) Trooper Alberto Felix (Nevada Highway Patrol)
4) Police Officer Paul Tracey (Waltham Police Department-Massachusetts)
5) Deputy Sheriff Paul Martin (Mercer County Sheriff's Department- N.Dakota)
6) Sergeant Russell Jones (Pamlico County Sheriff's Office-North Carolina)
7) Sergeant Stephen Gibson (Somervell County Sheriff's Office-Texas)
8) Chief of Police Christopher Cummings (Samburg Police Department-TN)
9) Deputy Sheriff Joshua Hamilton (Preble County Sheriff's Office-Ohio)

*References: www.omdp.com (Officer Down Memorial Page)

Former Minneapolis police officers, Chris and Karina Kelley, speak with journalist, Deena Winter, who writes for the Minnesota Reformer News. Ms. Winter has been a journalist for over thirty years and started her career in a small border town in North Dakota. Ms. Winter in an investigative reporter who primarily writes about local government, city hall, crime and police.
Ms. Winter talked to us about some interesting small town crime stories as well as issues she's encountered trying to cover the Minneapolis Police Department; we spoke about recent crime issues, crime strategies, the newly installed police chief, cultural police change, recruiting/retention, leadership failures, mayoral and city council intervention, and the diversity of officers on patrol.
The Minnesota Reformer News is an online publication that delivers insightful, well researched, well written, local Twin Cities content. Please check out investigative reporter, Deena Winter's work, along with her colleagues, at http://www.minnesotareformer.com.

Former Minneapolis police officers, Chris and Karina Kelley celebrate their first year in the podcast business! The idea of starting a podcast emerged while they were still on patrol and wanted to focus on issues in law enforcement and how they intersect with local and national politics; they decided to call their show, the Able and Baker podcast as an homage to their former preferred squad car assignments, Able (Chris) was the driver, and Baker (Karina) was the passenger officer responsible for running the MDC (mobile data computer) and radio.
The process of coming up with a podcast name, to their first show, was exciting but fraught with technical challenges; it's never as easy as people make it out to be! With that being said, we are honored to be able to bring you authentic, honest, interesting shows that are critically analyzed through an experienced law enforcement and military lens. In addition, as a former Congressional candidate and Army veteran, Chris brings his candidate and political experience to the forefront when discussing local and national politics.
We are honored and humbled to have such a great loyal base of listeners all around the country and around the world; we promise to never waste your precious time and to rightfully inform, educate, and provide some critical analysis of current law enforcement events and its political reverberations.
On our show we always honor our fallen brothers and sisters and ask that you take a moment to honor them for their ultimate sacrifice!
Today we honor:
Sgt. John Arden Jensen (Fort Worth Texas Police Department)
Detective James Michael Lett (Benton Police Department)
Senior Police Officer Jorge Pastore (Austin Police Department)
Correction Officer III Jovian Motley (Texas Department of Criminal Justice)
Border Patrol Agent Freddy Ortiz (U.S. Dept of Homeland Security)

References:
Officer Down Memorial Page www.omdp.org

Former Minneapolis police officers, Chris and Karina Kelley, talk with Liz Collin, the author of the best-selling book, "They're Lying" as well as the Director/Producer of the movie, "The Fall of Minneapolis". Liz Collin is an award-winning journalist who formerly worked at the CBS affiliate, WCCO news, in the Twin Cities and due to her affiliation with the former Minneapolis Police Union Leader, Bob Kroll (they are married) she was "blacklisted" and finally resigned. Liz now works as an anchor/podcaster at Alpha News in the Twin Cities and is grateful to be working with a team of journalists who allow her to be bold and tell the truth. Liz tells us that she and her writing partner, Dr. J.C. Chaix, decided to write about "The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd" to counter the deceitful narrative around the unfortunate death of George Floyd.
As officers who were working at the Fifth Precinct, night watch shift, Chris and I know exactly what it was like during the 2020 riots, as we were patrolling the city as a 911 responder and seeing the devastation first-hand. Chris and I were astonished at all the additional information we learned from the book that we did not know at the time; this incident should have never happened! What also shouldn't have happened was the inept, or lack of leadership by the MPD command staff as well as city and state leadership. This terrible tragedy was compounded by terrible lies, misinformation, and exploited for political purposes. Countless lives and livelihoods were ruined due to a false narrative and the continued demonization of police officers everywhere has taken its toll on communities and the rank and file.

References:
Collin, L. (2022). They're Lying (1st ed.). Paper Birch Press. www.TheLieExposed.com
The Fall of Minneapolis, www.thefallofminneapolis.com

Former Minneapolis Police Officers, Chris and Karina Kelley, discuss the tragic events in Los Angeles where four Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputies committed suicide. National reports state that one Commander, one former Sergeant, and two other personnel took their own lives in what is described as a "cluster" suicide phenomenon per CNN.
This show is dedicated to all the men and women of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office. This is an unimaginable tragedy to an already overworked, underappreciated sheriff's office. The stresses in law enforcement are immense and in the current environment of failed leadership, politicized city government, unsupportive community, increased crime, and understaffed police departments lead to individuals being unable to cope, get respite, and recharge.
Officers endure stress at home, stress with their co-workers, leadership and brass. It's no wonder that in this day and age no one wants to become a police officer, departments cannot keep their personnel and officers are retiring at record rate.
For those officers who are overwhelmed and feel like there is no hope, there is! Please! Your life is more important than this job! Your family and friends are more important than this job, Please, reach out to someone! There are so many therapists who want to work with you confidentially to help you, go find one, pay cash, and get some care. As a last resort please call or text 988, the suicide and crisis lifeline.