{"podcast":{"title":"Law Abiding Biker | Street Biker Motorcycle Podcast","slug":"law-abiding-biker-street-biker-motorcycle-podcast-979547","podcast_index_feed_id":979547,"rss_url":"https://lawabidingbiker.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://lawabidingbiker.libsyn.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/4/3/b/c43bd513e543b78e/LAB_Podcast2.jpg","author":"Ryan Urlacher","episode_count":456,"summary":"This podcast is all about the law abiding biker (LAB). We talk about the world of motorcycling, motorcycles, ride reviews, equipment reviews, motorcycle law and issues, motorcycle clubbing, motorcycle news, motorcycle television and media, the motorcycle industry, smart phone app reviews, and so much more. We are the majority of bikers on the roads after all. You know, the \"99%ers\", and we are who the motorcycle industry looks to for product development and design, so let's be heard. This is your one stop shop for all your main stream law abiding biker (LAB) needs, so look no further.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T08:21:24.111752+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/law-abiding-biker-street-biker-motorcycle-podcast-979547"},"episode":{"title":"LAB-434-Behind the Badge: Ryan's Reflections on a 30-Year Law Enforcement Career | Episode 1 of 2","slug":"lab-434-behind-the-badge-ryan-s-reflections-on-a-30-year-law-enforcement-career-episode-1-of-2","published_at":"2026-06-30T17:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/law-abiding-biker-street-biker-motorcycle-podcast-979547/lab-434-behind-the-badge-ryan-s-reflections-on-a-30-year-law-enforcement-career-episode-1-of-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/law-abiding-biker-street-biker-motorcycle-podcast-979547","url":"https://lawabidingbiker.libsyn.com/lab-434-behind-the-badge-ryans-reflections-on-a-30-year-law-enforcement-career-episode-1-of-2","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/lawabidingbiker/LAB434.mp3?dest-id=133795","summary":"This is episode 1 of 2. We take a look back at Ryan's 30 year law enforcement career. Ryan retired from the Yakima Police Department last July and is now working full time at Law Abiding Biker. Ryan's path into law enforcement didn't start with a trooper's badge. He began in 1994 as a Reserve Sheriff's Deputy for Yakima County. In 1995 he moved to the Yakima County Department of Security, working courthouse law enforcement duties. On December 11, 1995, he was hired by the Washington State Patrol, graduated the WSP Academy, and was commissioned as a Trooper in July 1996. At the Washington State Patrol Ryan performed normal trooper duties, but also was a Serious Highway Crime Apprehension Team (SHCAT) member, K9 handler, and K9 instuctor. SUPPORT US AND SHOP IN THE OFFICIAL LAW ABIDING BIKER STORE In April of 2006 Ryan lateral transferred to the Yakima Police Department where he spent the majority of his law enforcement career. In addition to routine patrol officer duties Ryan was a Police Training Officer (PTO), Narcotics K9 handler, Pro Act Team undercover officer, Gang Team member, Safe Streets Task Force Detective, Motors officer, and Motors Instructor. CHECK OUT OUR HUNDREDS OF FREE HELPFUL VIDEOS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND SUBSCRIBE! Across his career, Ryan was voted Officer of the Year by his own squad three times in 2008, 2014, and 2016. He received a Yakima PD commendation in 2008 for going above and beyond for a house fire victim, and recognition the same year for the apprehension of two assault suspects from a 2004 shooting. He was recognized by the DEA (2004) for contributions to drug law enforcement, by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Washington (2005) for the large-scale \"Operation No Mas\" investigation, and by the Organized Crime Dru…","meta_description":"This is episode 1 of 2. We take a look back at Ryan's 30 year law enforcement career. Ryan retired from the Yakima Police Department last July and is now…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4383,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/law-abiding-biker-street-biker-motorcycle-podcast-979547/episodes/lab-434-behind-the-badge-ryan-s-reflections-on-a-30-year-law-enforcement-career-episode-1-of-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/law-abiding-biker-street-biker-motorcycle-podcast-979547/lab-434-behind-the-badge-ryan-s-reflections-on-a-30-year-law-enforcement-career-episode-1-of-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}