ATWJE - Elizabeth (Liz) Rodriguez - Partner in Crime

Episode: 00173 Released on August 21, 2023 Description: Elizabeth (Liz) Rodriguez joins us this week with two analyst badge stories: a case regarding traveling fraudsters and those using a ruse to enter people’s residences to steal jewelry from. Liz also discusses how the Los Angeles’s Sheriff Office (LASO) has evolved over the years, how she gained trust from officers as a civilian personnel, and the benefits and drawbacks of centralized and decentralized crime analysis units. Liz has retired from the LASO after almost three decades of service.  CHALLENGE: There are Easter eggs in one of the tables of the Excel chapter that Jason wrote for the IACA textbook. First-person to email us at leapodcasts@gmail.com about what the Easter eggs are will receive a $50 gift card from us. Happy hunting! Name Drops: Annie Mitchell (00:04:25), Steve Gottlieb (00:05:51), Lauren Weaver (00:10:02), Christopher Bruce/Rachel Carson (00:23:11), Albert Mesa (00:31:58), Noah Fritz/Sean Bair/Lauren Norman (01:02:54), Rachel Boba-Santos/Matt Harris/Sam Gwynn (01:03:57)  Public Service Announcements:
Sally Rawlings (https://www.leapodcasts.com/e/sally-rawlings-the-teacher-extraordinaire/)
Leap into Law Enforcement…Analysis Event
Related Links:
https://lasd.org/
https://www.iaca.net/white-papers
https://www.alphagroupcenter.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Ramirez
https://www.iaca.net/conference
https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/
https://cciaa.wildapricot.org/
Association(s) Mentioned: IACA, CCIAA Vendor(s) Mentioned:  Contact:  Transcript: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dyt49q/ElizabethRodriguez_transcript.pdf  Podcast Writer: Mindy Duong Podcast Researcher:  Theme Song: Written and Recorded by The Rough & Tumble. Find more of their music at www.theroughandtumble.com. Logo: Designed by Kyle McMullen. Please visit www.moderntype.com for any printable business forms and planners.  Podcast Email: leapodcasts@gmail.com   Podcast Webpage: www.leapodcasts.com   Podcast Twitter: @leapodcasts 00:00:17 – Introducing Liz
00:09:08 – ABS:  Eastern European Organized Crime
00:19:36 – Gamechangers from the Last 37 Years 
00:29:22 – Break: Sally Rawlings & Leap into Law Enforcement…Analysis
00:30:48 – Becoming a Supervisor
00:44:44 – Most Proud of 
00:53:28 – Advice
00:57:03 – Personal Interests: Exploring LA 
01:05:21 – Words to the World