Ep. 65: Police - Masters of Learning, w/ret. Officer Rob Ylinen

Blue Grit Radio : the better cops and community podcast

I met Rob when I was working K9; that's how I got to meet and know so many Valley SWAT guys. As we dive in, we chat about how close in hire date we were in 2007. Rob talks about his desire to be a police officer from an early age, which led him to serve in the US Navy. From there, he became a Renton police officer, where he was also a detective.
We talk in depth about the adaptable nature required of officers, from learning swaths of info in short time to having to pivot to new case law on the regular. Discussions of purpose permeate our chat from career mission to community policing, talks of discretion, and examining, redefining and even critiquing our over-investment in identity as officers. We talk about what led to his life's next chapter seeing his doctorate in chiropractic medicine, but not without recounting several prior (and future) guests of the podcast, to include Chris Nielsen, Ken Henson, and *spoiler alert* Brian Lewis).
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Rob Ylinen was a police officer for nearly 16 years serving the community of the City of Renton. During his career he spent time in Patrol, Directed Enforcement, and Detectives. He was also a member of the Valley SWAT Team for 8 years . In addition, he provided training for his department and other Valley agencies in fields relating to firearms, patrol building clearing, less lethal munitions, drone operations, active shooter response, and counter terror.
Rob also served his community by coaching youth hockey from 2018 and 2022.
Rob retired in 2022 and is currently working on his Doctorate in Chiropractic and Sports Medicine to one day provided better service the men and women who continue to serve their communities as first responders, military, healthcare and infrastructure workers.
You can contact Rob at:
IG @reconditionrx
[e-mail]
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