A union journeyman plumber loses his father suddenly, witnesses how deputies handle the call, and decides that night to become a police officer. Over the next 31 years he rises through LAPD’s most demanding units (Metro Division and Special Investigation Section), sees the Rampart scandal from the inside, receives the devastating call about Randy Simmons, and retires at the absolute top tier of the department. Now, for the first time, he speaks candidly: the real punishment is rarely the penalty itself — it’s the years-long Internal Affairs process that can destroy marriages, finances, reputations, and careers even when the officer is completely exonerated. Calm, measured, and brutally honest from a respected career-long operator who lived every side of it. #policeforce #copstories #cops #lawenforcement #crime #policeofficer #internalaffairs #police #podcast #lapd #deputy Marlon's Info: Website: https://www.bluconsultinginc.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iaguypodcast/?hl=en Linked IN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlon-marrache/ Mark's Info: Website: https://flashbang-apparel.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flashbang_mark/?hl=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flashbang_industries/?hl=en Time Stamp: 0:00 Plumber to Cop 9:00 Dad Dies → Badge 18:00 Rampart Lies 28:00 Process = Punishment 40:00 SIS Truth 52:00 Randy Call + Walked Away 58:00 Final Advice