
Season 4, "Stories from the Emergency Service Unit," introduces the most highly-trained officers in the NYPD. Learn why ESU are known as the buffs of the police department and how they prepare both mentally and physically for the most stressful jobs. The season also features a white-knuckle narrative by the officers who stopped a suicide bomb plot from taking place on Brooklyn’s subways in 1997. B... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 32 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | True Crime | |||

In the final episode of the season, we learn about the hardest jobs for ESU officers. (TRIGGER WARNING: This episode references self-harm.)
Trip Wires and Politics. Once the bombs are discovered, it’s the Bomb Squad’s turn to dispose of them. Meanwhile, the entry team reflects on what just happened.
Bomb Factory. In Part 3 of The Brooklyn Job, a six-man team prepares to enter the suspects’ apartment. If what the informant says is true, and there is a satchel full of bombs in the apartment, they have a 50/50 chance of making it out of the apartme... more
No Win Situation. In Part 2 of The Brooklyn Job, an Arabic-speaking rookie cop is called in to help translate for the informant. ESU officers prepare for a raid at an apartment in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where two men have been accused of building bomb... more
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Break in the Case is a fascinating listen. What really sets it apart is the focus on the police work itself, especially the interviews with NYPD officers, both active and retired. Hearing directly from the people who worked these cases gives the stories real depth and texture.
The episodes range widely in tone. Some are genuinely gut-wrenching, while others veer into those strange, only-in-New-York moments that make you pause and say “wait, what?” The hungry tiger in an apartment still lives re... more
I am impressed with the dedication these cops have for solving these cases. And not just close a case for the sake of numbers. Really spend as much time as it takes to get the answers.
This is a real true crime podcast. Edward Conlon nails it. Hope there’s more to come!
This is an excellent podcast, the Zodiac killer season 3 had me on the edge of my seat!! Highly recommend!!!
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