07: Keith Kauffman
In this episode of Behind The Line, Keith Kauffman talks about his law enforcement career, his time as a police chief, his leadership philosophy, and the importance of having law enforcement officers trained in Tactical Medicine.
Keith began his law enforcement career in 1994 with the Hawthorne Police Department located in Southern California.
In 2015, Keith was appointed as the police chief of the Redondo Beach Police Department, also located in Southern California.
In February of 2022, after 28 years in law enforcement, Keith decided it was time to retire; however, he stayed on as the City’s acting fire chief until October 2022.
Keith worked a number of assignments while a police officer. He and several other officers are responsible for the successful Coffee With A Cop program, which is now being used in all 50 states. Keith is also a two time Medal of Valor recipient.
In 2014, he authored a published article called, The System is Broken and in 2022, he along with a retired chief deputy of the Los Angeles Fire Department conducted extensive research and prepared a detailed report titled, An Assessment of the Redondo Beach Fire Department.
Since his retirement, Keith has stayed active by surfing, golfing, camping, and is in the process of obtaining his private pilot license.
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