They Think They Can Do Whatever They Want: Retired LAPD Lieutenant Speaks the TRUTH!

Welcome back to The Marlon Marrache Show – "Truth Behind the Badge"! Host Marlon Marrache sits down with retired LAPD Lieutenant Nick Barbara — a law enforcement veteran with over 45 years of service, spanning the 1960s through the 2000s. Nick's journey is anything but ordinary. From his first night on the job — put on roof patrol during the 1968 Watts anniversary riot — to navigating the LAPD's brutal promotion system, this is a story of dedication, integrity, and the price you pay for being too well-liked by the troops. He made lieutenant on his sixth attempt — coming in #1 on the list as the only Sergeant One in the top 40. And when he made Band One on the Captain's exam? He was told by a commander: "We just don't know what team you're on." His answer? "I'm on the Los Angeles Police Department team." He never made Captain. Nick and Marlon also go deep on Internal Affairs — what a real investigation looks like, why the "gotcha" mentality is wrong, how the department fails to prepare officers for the IA process, and what it means to truly get to the truth. Subscribe | Like | Drop a comment below Marlon's Info: Website: https://marracheconsulting.com/home Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iaguypodcast/?hl=en Linked IN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlon-marrache/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMarlonReport Time Stamps: 1:03 Show begins 4:07 Selling life insurance at 20 6:58 Nick's dream: LAPD since age 9 15:58 First taste of Internal Affairs 19:14 What IA is really about 24:22 "The complainant is a liar" 41:18 1992 Rodney King riots 47:12 First night on the job — roof patrol during a riot 59:12 #1 on the lieutenant's list after 6 attempts 1:10:21 Promotion canceled 1:19:58 "I pay taxes too" — the complaint that cost him 1:35:44 Cussed out by the Chief of Staff 1:43:06 Most traumatic call — 8-month-old baby 1:47:29 Closing advice