Break in the Case

Season 4, "Stories from the Emergency Service Unit," introduces the most highly-trained officers in the NYPD. Learn why ESU are known as the buffs of the police department and how they prepare both mentally and physically for the most stressful jobs. The season also features a white-knuckle narrative by the officers who stopped a suicide bomb plot from taking place on Brooklyn’s subways in 1997.

Break in the Case is a true crime podcast from the New York City Police Department. Each episode features officers – in their own voices –as they revisit cases to offer invaluable insights and colorful recollections. The unique, long-form stories portray the work of the women and men of the NYPD and their interactions with the people and communities they serve.

This podcast is supported by the independent nonprofit New York City Police Foundation, and is written and produced by Jill Bauerle and Kenzie De Laine II. The podcast’s narrator, retired Detective Sergeant Wally Zeins, served at the NYPD from 1973 to 2003.

True Crime
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S4 | E7 The Most Stressful Jobs
One wrong move could mean life or death.
27 min
2
S4 | E6 The Brooklyn Job (Part 4)
Trip Wires and Politics
28 min
3
S4 | E5 The Brooklyn Job (Part 3)
We're going to do this job or else we're going to die.
30 min
4
S4 | E4 The Brooklyn Job (Part 2)
A rookie cop translates a dire warning.
21 min
5
S4 | E3 The Brooklyn Job (Part 1)
The night shift is alive and well.
20 min
6
S4 | E2 Liberating Lady Liberty
A high angle rope rescue in New York Harbor.
16 min
7
S4 | E1: The Buffs of the Police Department
How Do You Get to ESU?
22 min
8
Season 4, Stories from ESU | Trailer
1 min
9
S3 E7: New York Zodiac Copycat: East New York,...
The 40-40-20 Rule
18 min
10
S3 E6: New York Zodiac Copycat: The Trial
There's Good, and There's Evil
23 min
11
S3 E5: New York Zodiac Copycat: Only Orion Can ...
An Unlikely Ending to the Case
23 min
12
S3 E4: New York Zodiac Copycat: East New York C...
A Domestic Violence Incident Leads to a Shootout
21 min
13
S3 E3: New York Zodiac Copycat: Return of the Z...
Back to the Beginning
30 min
14
S3 E2: New York Zodiac Copycat: We Need to Put ...
The Zodiac Strikes Again
24 min
15
S3 E1: New York Zodiac Copycat: Kid, You've Got...
Tracking a Serial Killer
22 min
16
Introducing Season 3: The New York Zodiac Copycat
Beginning April 25
0 min
17
SPECIAL EPISODE: The Real Crimes of the Fake Ge...
What Did She Do, and How Did She Do It?
32 min
18
S2 E7: Queens Sniper (Part 2)
Do the Residents of NYC Even Know What Happened Last Night?
43 min
19
S2 E6: Queens Sniper (Part 1)
The Night All Hell Broke Loose
26 min
20
S2 E5: Two Homicides, One Gun, and a Pink Bag
Who Killed Shalema Gaskin and Steven Evans?
16 min
21
S2 E4: Ming the Harlem Tiger
The Emergency Service Unit Meets their Match
30 min
22
S2 E3: The Man in the Baseball Hat
Elderly Assault and Robbery
21 min
23
S2 E2: Dark Web Undercover
A Detective Fights Crime on the Dark Side
15 min
24
S2 E1: Who Killed Henryk? The Unsolved Homicide...
Detectives Ask for the Public's Help to Solve a Cold Case
23 min
25
Coming Soon: Season 2
Welcome Back to Break in the Case
1 min