Episode 96 Fort Worth Police Sgt. Scott Banes #3551: A Call to Duty

Today we sit down with another member of the Banes law enforcement family in Fort Worth PD’s very own Scott Banes.

Scott has been a member of the FWPD since 2005 and has worked patrol, the Special Response Team, Crimes Against Children Unit, Major Case Unit, SRT, CIT, and is currently the Sgt. over the Fentanyl Overdose Team.

Scott is married to a true bad in Karen as she is a six time BJJ World Champion and owner of Genisis Jiu Jitsu and they are parent to four beautiful kids.

 

We will get a history lesson on the great city of Forth Worth and its PD but also walk through several critical incidents with Scott and how each impacted him.

His identical twin brother, the Great Matt Banes, sits in to tell this story of a nearly two-decade law enforcement officer that found himself at a cross roads in life when he found himself wrestling with a decision to pursue a lucrative career in construction or to follow his call to duty.

After this episode you will understand his decision and also see a sheepdog in this guest.

 

Both of these individuals are necessary in this world to help battle evil and to act as protectors to those who cannot defend themselves and are also the type of men, type of officers that would die protecting you.

Welcome the Banes twins, Scott and Matt.

Critical Incidents Discussed:

OIS involving a wanted fugitive motorcycle gang member who was attempting to flee to Mexico after sexually assaulting a twelve year old girl.

OIS involving a wanted fugitive when FWPD followed the suspect in an unmarked vehicle.

July 7^th 2016 Dallas Texas when a gunman murdered five officers and injured several others. Scott’s twin brother, Matt, was in SWAT at the time and was involved in a shootout with the suspect in El Centro College.

Discussion on FWPD’s efforts to combat the fentanyl drug epidemic.