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Los Angeles Police Department Sergeant DEON JOSEPH looks like he walked off the pages of a superhero comic book. Known as the \u201cAngel of Skid Row,\u201d Deon manages the nation\u2019s toughest police beat with a heart of gold.\nOn the Talking Tough Podcast, Rick talks with Deon about:\nHis true feelings about the people on Skid Row, and his personal relationships with them\nHis upbringing, which included living with a father who was engaged in a life of crime\nHis family\u2019s turnaround, and their turn to a spiritual life\nThe palpable danger of patrolling Skid Row\nHis belief that every person has hope, no matter how far they\u2019ve fallen\nHis hopes for humanity \n\nFrom http://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\u2019 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 \u2013 traits he pours into his daily life and activities.