UAP-PD Founders Support Officers Reporting Bigfoot and Paranormal Cases

Posted Wednesday, September 02, 2026

By Squatchable.com staff

So I just came across this wild interview over on YouTube, and I had to share it with you all because it touches on something that doesn't get talked about nearly enough—law enforcement and first responders who witness things they simply can't explain. The conversation features Marianne Robb, a retired Arizona police officer with 34 years on the force, sitting down with Katie Paige at the Snippy 2026 event in Colorado's San Luis Valley. And let me tell you, the stories she shares are the kind that make the hair on your arms stand up. Marianne and her partner Dave Rich, who served 25 years as a police officer in Arizona, started an organization called UAP-PD—short for Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon Police Department. The whole reason they launched it? Because there's literally nowhere for cops, paramedics, and firefighters to turn when they see something they can't explain. Think about that for a second. We hear plenty from military pilots and airline crews about strange sightings, but the folks patrolling our streets 24/7, 365 days a year, under every kind of sky imaginable? They've been keeping their mouths shut. And Marianne and Dave are finally giving them a place to speak up. Now here's where it gets really interesting for our community. Marianne mentions straight up that they've had skinwalker cases and even Bigfoot cases come their way. That's right—our beloved Sasquatch is being spotted by people in uniform, and these witnesses have had nowhere to go with it until now. If you've ever wondered whether the people sworn to protect and serve are seeing the same things researchers and witnesses report, the answer is a resounding yes. One of the most jaw-dropping parts of the interview involves Dave's own experience back in 2017. He was working as a school resource officer when their police department received a 911 call—from a ghost. I'm not making this up. The voice was analyzed, and the results came back showing it was neither human nor computer-generated. Dave did a thorough investigation, couldn't figure it out, and when he reported it up the chain? His supervisor threatened to fire him. With six years until retirement and a young family to support, Dave stayed silent for six long years, carrying that weight alone. It's the same kind of pressure that's kept military witnesses quiet for decades, and it's exactly the kind of stigma UAP-PD is trying to break. The interview also includes a chilling story from James Keenan—you might recognize him from Blind Frog Ranch—about a domestic violence call he responded to in El Paso, Texas back in the early 90s. What started as a routine call turned into something straight out of a horror movie. Voices yelling from upstairs, telling the officers to get out. Faces appearing in the wood paneling, eyes blinking, mouths moving, dozens of them screaming at once. Backup officers arrived, and the moment they stepped inside, everything went dead silent. Keenan and his partner looked at each other and agreed on a cover story—"just a loud TV." And here's the part that really gets me: they never patrolled that neighborhood again. Not the house, not the street. They wanted nothing to do with it. Marianne also touches on protection, mentioning how their good friends the Navajo Rangers, including John Dosanjh Jr., have taught them about cleansing with sage to avoid picking up any unwanted hitchhiker entities during investigations. Both Marianne and Dave credit their Christian faith for keeping them protected, and they make it clear they offer this kind of guidance to any first responders who want it. Honestly, this whole conversation is a must-watch for anyone who's been paying attention to the overlap between Sasquatch sightings, UAP encounters, and paranormal phenomena. The fact that trained officers are encountering these things—and now finally have a safe space to talk about it—feels like a huge shift in the right direction. If you want to hear the full stories straight from Marianne herself, do yourself a favor and check out the video. It's the kind of thing that'll have you thinking long after it's over.