Oklahoma Highway Patrol - Train Like a Trooper Podcast

Trooper Danny Long, head of the First Responder Wellness Division and Stacey Stephens, a Licensed Professional Counselor, talk about the new initiative to get all troopers six free counseling sessions a year. This is a groundbreaking effort that will eventually expand to other first responders and will make a difference in the mental well-being of our law enforcement and other first responders.

Join hosts Sarah Stewart and Trooper Eric Foster #724 for the third part of the discussion about the newly formed Oklahoma First Responder Wellness Division. Trooper Danny Long #926 is heading up this effort to revamp the Officer Assistance Program for the Highway Patrol as well as for first responders around our state. In this podcast, we bring in LPC Amy Morgan who is helping to develop the program and they talk about what this will look like, first for DPS employees, and ultimately for law enforcement and their families all over Oklahoma.

Join hosts Sarah Stewart and Trooper Eric Foster as they continue the talk with Trooper Danny Long and his vision for the new Officer Wellness Program for OHP. Trooper Long's personal journey through his career with OHP has uniquely prepared him to reshape this agency program. Learn how it will involve every trooper and eventually every employee of DPS in the mental wellness process.

Trooper Danny Long #926 shares his very personal story about his struggles with mental health over the course of his law enforcement career. His experiences have shaped who he is today and have paved the way for his latest mission - revamping the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Officer Assistance Program. Over the next two podcasts, we'll hear from Trooper Long as he details his journey and then discusses his plans to make mental wellness a priority for the patrol and how he plans to make resources readily available for every trooper in the state.

Join hosts Sarah Stewart and Trooper Eric Foster as they talk with Trooper Kyle Borden, who was instrumental in getting the Oklahoma Highway patrol certified as an official CrossFit Box. Learn what this distinction means for the patrol and current and future troopers and how this can be a recruiting tool for the highway patrol.

Join hosts Sarah Stewart and Trooper Eric Foster as they discuss the only unsolved homicide case involving an Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper. Trooper James Long was gunned down in the line of duty back in 1942. The shooter has never been apprehended. Trooper Mark Dlugokinski discusses the case and the efforts over the years to solve it.

On this episode of Train Like a Trooper, hosts Sarah Stewart and Trooper Eric Foster along with Trooper BJ Keeling talk with Dr. Jarrad Wagner about important chemistry on roadside contacts.  Dr. Wagner is a professor of forensic sciences at the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, and specializes in research and instruction in forensic toxicology and chemistry.

On this episode of TLAT we are featuring Jeff Sifers discussing report writing for LEOs. Sifers is a prosecutor for Grady County and, was recently, a Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor for the DA’s Council.  Hosts Sarah Stewart and Trooper Eric Foster along with Trooper BJ Keeling talk about the importance of working from the traffic stop all the way through to conviction on a DUI case.

Join hosts Sarah Stewart and Trooper Eric Foster as they head to DRE (Drug Recognition Expert) school in Durant and talk to Karl Citek, a Professor of Optometry from Forest Grove, Oregon. Professor Citek was in Oklahoma teaching law enforcement about nystagmus testing for intoxicated individuals and how clues from the eyes can be a valuable tool in DUI enforcement.

Join hosts Sarah Stewart and Trooper Eric Foster as they talk Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement with LT Preston Lay of OHP Troop S (Size and Weights). Learn how Troop S is providing the safest environment for motorists by enforcing commercial motor vehicle laws and Federal Motor Carrier regulations. By employing innovative and effective enforcement strategies based upon statistical data, the troopers of Troop S pursue public safety through the reduction of commercial vehicle crashes.