You were successful in infiltrating the gang system. He also speaks publicly, hosts a podcast, and continues his music career all focused on addressing the societal issues he witnessed while undercover.įWMag: You worked undercover in The Fishbowl for 18 months. The book’s proceeds benefit HOPE Farm, a local leadership program that helps at-risk boys.īroadwater since retired from the force and now runs a private security firm with his wife, Holli. Los Angeles-based screenwriter and director Sutton McKee teamed up with Straight Outta Compton producer, Scott Bernstein, to write a pilot TV series based on the memoir. He details the story of his operation and the eye-opening lessons he learned in a recently re-released book, Life in the Fish Bowl. While his work led to the take down of 52 Crip members, it also taught Broadwater about racial disparities and issues with police bureaucracies. Posing as a high-end cocaine dealer named Tee Cadell from the other side of town, the blond-haired narcotics officer made personal connections with gang members that led to a cultural awakening about the problems communities like The Fishbowl face. Growing up, he wanted to be a rockstar, but when he burnt himself out on touring the country in a 1987 Chevy Suburban with his funk-rock band, he made an unorthodox career change and joined the Fort Worth Police Department.īeginning in 2005, Broadwater went undercover for 18 months to successfully infiltrate gang operations in the small, six-street neighborhood of Ash Crescent in southeast Fort Worth, aptly dubbed “The Fishbowl” due to its one-street-in, one-street-out formation. Tegan Broadwater is a man of many trades - retired law enforcement officer, musician, author, podcaster, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Tegan Broadwater receives the US Attorney Commendation Award in 2007 along with the Fort Worth Police Department’s Officer of the Year for his undercover work in the Fishbowl.
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