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Today we are sitting with one of the original members of the Dallas Police Fugitive Unit in Daniel Jamieson.
Daniel hired on with the Dallas Police Department in February of 2008 and trained at the Southeast Patrol before moving to Northwest Patrol.
In 2012 Dallas Police Chief David Brown created a brand-new unit called METRO that was designed to follow violent crime trends and began hunting fugitives in the City.
In 2017 this unit morphed into the new Fugitive, and they quickly became every investigative units new best friend as they tracked and hunted down the City’s most violent offenders. Daniel found himself to have a knack for using intelligence and his relentless desire to catch the bad guy as he excelled as a plain clothes Detective in this unit.
This episode will follow the career of an extremely dedicated and accomplished husband, father and law enforcement officer that survived officer involved shootings, tragedy from July 7th, and the successes of putting handcuffs on some of the most evil people in Dallas Texas.
However, in May of 2022 life turned on a dime for this incredible servant as he found himself in a nightmare as he was arrested for DWI and his life and career would be forever changed.
We are hoping this episode could serve as a cautionary tale to everyone that wakes up every day and struggles with life to know that demons, left unchecked, can change lives forever.
Even heroes can stumble.
To tell this story one of Daniel’s great friends, Sgt. Omar Figueroa sits in to have his partners back as he exhibits the utmost vulnerability as he shares this story in hopes that others can learn from his successes and his failures.
If anyone out there listens to this and can see themselves in this story….Please reach out and get help. You are Not Alone.
Critical Incidents Discussed:
Officer involved shooting in 2009 on Mesita Dr.
Dixon Circle Shooting
2015 Headquarters Attack
July 7th, 2016, incident in downtown Dallas
Daniel Jamieson’s arrest on May 25th, 2022, in Mckinney Texas