7:00 AM 8:00 AM Breakfast – 8:00 AM 12:00 PM Breakout Sessions – HOTEL-MOTEL INTERDICTION Robert Almonte, Deputy Chief (Retired) El Paso Police Department 9:00 AM 12:00 PM Registration – Drug and human traffickers use hotels and motels for a variety of criminal 12:00 PM 1:00 PM Opening Remarks – activity. This course will present an overview of how to select investigators, 1:00 PM 5:00 PM General Session – meet and sell your plan to hotel/motel managers and staff, surveillance techniques, conducting knock and talks, as well as how to conduct room searches. DRUG INVESTIGATIONS LESSONS LEARNED FROM A CRITICAL Randy Feathers, Regional Director (Retired) PA OAG INJURY. A WOUNDED OFFICER’S Attorney Peter Weeks, 1st ADA, Blair County D.A.’s Office PERSPECTIVE This course examines the proper procedure to conduct an overdose death investigation and the myriad of issues police officers face regarding the Richard Donohue, Sergeant (Retired) “Dic” prosecution related to such investigations. MBTA Transit Police Department 12:00 PM 1:00 PM Lunch – In the early morning of Friday, April 19th, 2013 Donohue responded to back up 1:00 PM 4:30 PM Breakout Sessions – local officers in Watertown, MA. A gun battle ensued with two suspects who were later identified as the Boston Marathon bombers. A bullet severed COURTROOM TESTIMONY AND DEMEANOR Donohue’s femoral artery and he suffered severe blood loss on site. At the Gregory Harlin, Senior Investigator (Retired) NYSP hospital he was given a two percent chance to live. Sgt. Donohue will discuss This course will furnish students with the necessary knowledge to be able to the incident, his injuries, recovery and lessons learned from this tragic event. increase their success with the basic core information regarding testifying in court. DRUG IDENTIFICATION HOSPITALITY 5:00 PM 8:00 PM – John Goshert, Dauphin County D.A.’s Office . This course will give an overview on the latest trends concerning Opioids, Fentanyl, synthetics and bath salts and the challenges they present to law enforcement.. 4:30 PM 5:00 PM Awards – 5:00 PM Hospitality 7:30 PM Dinner
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Registration 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Opening Remarks 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM General Session LESSONS LEARNED FROM A CRITICAL INJURY. A WOUNDED OFFICER’S PERSPECTIVE Richard “Dic” Donohue, Sergeant (Retired) MBTA Transit Police Department In the early morning of Friday, April 19th, 2013 Donohue responded to back up local officers in Watertown, MA. A gun battle ensued with two suspects who were later identified as the Boston Marathon bombers. A bullet severed Donohue’s femoral artery and he suffered severe blood loss on site. At the hospital he was given a two percent chance to live. Sgt. Donohue will discuss the incident, his injuries, recovery and lessons learned from this tragic event. HOSPITALITY 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Breakout Sessions HOTEL-MOTEL INTERDICTION Robert Almonte, Deputy Chief (Retired) El Paso Police Department Drug and human traffickers use hotels and motels for a variety of criminal activity. This course will present an overview of how to select investigators, meet and sell your plan to hotel/motel managers and staff, surveillance techniques, conducting knock and talks, as well as how to conduct room searches. DRUG INVESTIGATIONS Randy Feathers, Regional Director (Retired) PA OAG Attorney Peter Weeks, 1st ADA, Blair County D.A.’s Office This course examines the proper procedure to conduct an overdose death investigation and the myriad of issues police officers face regarding the prosecution related to such investigations. 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM Breakout Sessions COURTROOM TESTIMONY AND DEMEANOR Gregory Harlin, Senior Investigator (Retired) NYSP This course will furnish students with the necessary knowledge to be able to increase their success with the basic core information regarding testifying in court. DRUG IDENTIFICATION John Goshert, Dauphin County D.A.’s Office . This course will give an overview on the latest trends concerning Opioids, Fentanyl, synthetics and bath salts and the challenges they present to law enforcement.. 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Awards 5:00 PM Hospitality 7:30 PM Dinner
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