Los Angeles Police Department Sergeant DEON JOSEPH looks like he walked off the pages of a superhero comic book. Known as the “Angel of Skid Row,” Deon manages the nation’s toughest police beat with a heart of gold.”
On the Talking Tough Podcast, Rick talks with Deon about:

• His true feelings about the people on Skid Row, and his personal relationships with them
• His upbringing, which included living with a father who was engaged in a life of crime
• His family’s turnaround, and their turn to a spiritual life
• The palpable danger of patrolling Skid Row
• His belief that every person has hope, no matter how far they’ve fallen
• His hopes for humanity

From https://www.deonjoseph.org/about… Officer Deon Joseph is a law enforcement consultant who has worked for the LAPD for over 24 years, twenty-two of those years in downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row community. From patrolling the streets or providing a shoulder for the community to lean on to meeting with public figures and advocating for change, Deon is driven to create an environment conducive to change for the homeless and those trying to reclaim their lives from the grip of addiction. He is an honest, faithful, passionate and caring man – traits he pours into his daily life and activities.

LISTEN TO DEON HERE