Frank Sloup

Frank J. Sloup is an American law enforcement deputy sheriff who is currently serving as a deputy for the Pinal County Sheriff's Office. He is best known for Friday's With Frank (FWF), a weekly online series uploaded by the Pinal County Sheriff's Office official YouTube channel and Facebook page, which garnered attention online.https://nypost.com/2023/11/15/news/cops-traffic-stops-and-pro-drugs-views-make-him-youtube-star/
On Frank's personal social media accounts, he reacts and provides details on an episode with more background information on the traffic stops and educational commentary.
==Career==
Frank has been a deputy since 2001 or 2002.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvdSFXAI0Ek&t=88s It is unknown where Frank became a deputy when he was recruited. He has worked with the Maricopa County Police Department since around 2006 until 2017.https://casetext.com/case/emerson-v-maricopa-county Since 2007, Frank has been in various positions during his time in law enforcement, such as Lake Patrol, Lake Search and Rescue as an advanced diver. Frank is also a firearms/tactical rifle instructor, a lead vehicular crimes investigator, a patrol sergeant and a lake patrol sergeant. Frank is a certified Drug Recognition Expert Instructor.https://azpoa.org/deputy-sloup/ Frank has been a part of the Pinal County Sheriff's Office since 2017. He was also a part of A&E's "Live PD".https://www.pinalcentral.com/florence_reminder_blade_tribune/news/fridays-with-frank-videos-give-viewers-virtual-ride-along-with-pcso-deputy/article_579fa298-333e-558b-9e58-5e4c901f6b95.html
==Friday's With Frank==
Friday's With Frank is a weekly online series posted onto the Pinal County Sheriff's Office official YouTube channel and Facebook page, and has been active since November 5, 2021https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODmDYDu_sIs with over 110 episodes published.https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3K-k9VI6niLGDCXmsdJxD47qpBjVWAIn The series was created by Sam Salzwedel.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6fLt8zkTiU Before Friday's With Frank, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office's YouTube channel published videos about texting & driving laws, and school bus laws, which featured Frank and his boss Mark Lamb. Sam and Frank have both credited the idea and popularity of Friday's With Frank from a lady who was pulled over by Frank for texting and driving, and has been dubbed "mini van karen".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6fLt8zkTiU&t=540s The series became viral online, racking millions of viewers every week on YouTube and Facebook. The series has also been recognized by the Law & Crime Network.https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=law+%26+crime+network+frank 
As the series rised in popularity, residence of Pinal County started recognizing him while pulled over or while driving. A Facebook group called "Find Frank" is a fan-made page where residence of Pinal County take pictures with Frank, or pictures of Frank pulling over someone.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6fLt8zkTiU&t=1592s 
One of Friday's With Frank's most notable series is episode 9, where Frank pulled over a driver operating a Blue Mustang for driving 21 miles over the posted speed limit in a construction zone. The driver, who was a 19 year old male, became viral due to the driver's interaction with Frank, and the driver's family getting involved and defending him.https://autos.yahoo.com/teen-speeding-daddy-mustang-cusses-120000299.html?guccounter=1
==Personal life==
Frank was born in Long Island, New York in 1977 or 1978. He is a graduate of East Islip High School. His father is a commercial fisherman. Frank moved to Arizona due to his love for weapons and hunting.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8BwRakyCI0&t=114s
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