Street Gangs and Crime, About To Get Much Worse? Retired L.A.S.D. Gang Expert talks about the alarming growth of violent criminal gangs across America. Richard Valdemar is our guest. He retired Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) in 2004, where for most of his 33 years he fought gangs and gang violence. Richard grew up in the gang environment of Southern California. He’s an internationally recognized expert in both traditional and non-traditional gangs, having worked as a law enforcement trainer in a number of “gang” schools. He was a technical advisor to many Gang programs on television and appeared in many episodes of the television series "Gangland".  Background song Hurricane is used with permission from the band Dark Horse Flyer. If you enjoy the show, please tell a friend or two, or three about it. If you are able to leave an honest rating and, or, review it would be appreciated. Never miss out on an episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast subscribe to our free email newsletter, never more than 2 issues a week sent out. Click here and scroll down about halfway. Be sure to check out our website. Interested in being a guest, sponsorship or advertising opportunities send an email to the host and producer of the show jay@letradio.com. Follow us on MeWe, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.