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Cops and Writers PodcastAuthor: Patrick O'Donnell
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From An Orphanage In Ireland To The West Wing. A.D.A., Police Superintendent, Professor, Author, & Podcaster, Patrick Welsh. (Part One)
Episode 254
Sunday, 23 November, 2025
Welcome everyone to part one of my interview with former Assistant District Attorney, Police Superintendent, Professor, Podcaster, and Author Patrick Welsh. Pat Welsh was an ADA turned cop. During his distinguished career, he rose through the ranks to become superintendent of the Dayton Police Department. He worked and supervised in patrol, investigations, including narcotics and homicide. He received numerous commendations, department citations, and awards of merit. He also taught at the DPD Academy to recruits and in-service. Pat is a graduate of the prestigious FBI National Academy, the Ohio Police Executive Leadership College, and the Secret Service Executive Protection for Command Officers. Retired in 2012 and joined the Southern Police Institute, the University of Louisville as an adjunct instructor/professor, teaching: Legal Issues in Prosecuting Homicides; Leadership; Command Officer Development. From an orphanage in Dublin, Ireland, to the west wing of the White House and everything in between. I had a blast talking Irish and police stuff with Pat. I think you’re going to like it as well. Please enjoy Part One of my interview with Pat Welsh! In today’s episode, we discuss: · Being in an orphanage in Ireland and being adopted by an American couple. · Going back and visiting the orphanage that he was left at. · Discovering and contacting his birth mother and half-sister decades after his adoption. · Being served Guinness in the hospital as medicine. · Being in a playground accident at age 8 that put him in a coma and wasn’t expected to live. · The nun he had as a teacher who used a shillelagh. · Going to the FBI leadership academy. · Protecting presidents and other VIPs. The real Hillary Clinton and her hatred of law enforcement. · His influences that steered him towards the law both as an attorney and a police officer? · How he wound up at the West Wing of the White House?. · Why did he go to law school and work in the DA’s office? What was the most rewarding and frustrating parts of that job? What part of the job was not what you expected? How often did you respond to crime scenes? · Why he jumped ship and became a police officer. All of this and more on today’s episode of the Cops and Writers podcast. Follow Pat on his LinkedIn page. Check out the new Cops and Writers YouTube channel! Check out my newest book, The Good Collar (Michael Quinn Vigilante Justice Series Book 1)!!!!! Enjoy the Cops and Writers book series. Please visit the Cops and Writers website.
