
Jon Murad
@voxcustodes
Seeking a safer, fairer world. Former Chief of Police at BPD VT; former NYPD. RTs ≠ endorsement; likes = bookmark. Personal acct; views are mine.
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http://voxcustodes.com 07-09-2012 03:18:49
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What a pleasure to talk with Mark Johnson for @WCAX's 802 News podcast about the honor of being Burlington Police's Chief of Police. In November I gave notice that April 7 2025 would be my last day in the role, and this was a great chance to look back. buzzsprout.com/2246311/episod…


Jessica S. Tisch Jessica Tisch represents a return to the policies that restored public safety in New York City under Rudy W. Giuliani and Bill Bratton. She has made clear that the city will not tolerate a “revolving door” system that imposes few consequences on repeat offenders.





Starting Soon! Revitalizing Los Angeles: Lessons from New York’s Historic Comeback. Today, we will be talking in-depth about crime, homelessness, and economic uncertainty, while taking notes from the 1990s New York turnaround through the movie #Gotham. Dan Biederman


I got to speak with WDEV Radio's Brad Ferland about my time as Burlington's chief of police (interview starts at 51:30). In tackling crime and disorder, how can we balance individual liberty, personal dignity, social order, and the general welfare? blubrry.com/vermontviewpoi…





Michelle and I send our congratulations to a fellow Chicagoan, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. This is a historic day for the United States, and we will pray for him as he begins the sacred work of leading the Catholic Church and setting an example for so many, regardless of faith.




So many of the ideas discussed by Barry Friedman [email protected] et al in this piece are things I'm proud to have implemented in Burlington -- we even presented our CAIP division at the 2023 IACP conference. "A Revolution in Public Safety Is Underway" nytimes.com/2025/05/30/opi…

My most substantive contribution as a consultant on Brooklyn Nine-Nine was advising that, in the modern NYPD, Captain Holt's sexuality would be incidental and accepted. Gay cops experienced terrible prejudice and obstacles in earlier decades, but today it comes from outside, not within.



There are some brave souls among us who rush toward danger when others run away. Our NYPD 71st Precinct brother, P.O. Russel Timoshenko, made the ultimate sacrifice 18 years ago today after he was ambushed and mortally wounded five days earlier while conducting a traffic stop. He chose

