Lieutenant Dan Colasanto takes us on an incredible journey, sharing insights from his early days in New York to his impactful career in the Garland Police Department and the Texas Tactical Police Officers Association. As a West Point graduate, he highlights the discipline and skills he gained at the military academy and how they helped him in high-pressure situations in law enforcement. Dan also sheds light on effective risk management, the lessons learned from tragedies, and the critical role of evolving SWAT technologies. The episode concludes with an energizing discourse on the upcoming TTPOA conference in Austin.Support the showemail us at- bluegrit@tmpa.org