Events

 

Spring Workshop Seminar - April 9-11, 2008

Topics that will be covered will include:

  • Tracking - Scent descrimination and ground disturbance
  • Narcotics Detection
  • 4 hour block on highway drug interdiction
  • Problem solving in bitework
  • Obedience problem solving
  • Officer safety and tactical deployment drills
  • Decoy Instruction

Cost for this seminar is $75. Workshop is limited to 25 teams.

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Mega Man Tracking Week-May 12- 16 , 2008

This will be a week of scent descrimination tracking in all enviroments.

  • Wilderness tracking
  • Urban tracking
  • High conflict areas
  • Scent identification
  • Scent theory
  • Suspect ID drills

Cost for this seminar is $250 for the week. Class is limited to 8 teams, so register early. This is an advanced class, so only certified teams will be allowed to attend.

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Narcotics Detection Problem Solving - June 11-13, 2008

Topics that will be covered include:

  • Scenarios will be set up based on what the handler has encountered in the field
  • A pre-registration survey will be required in order to help set up scenarios
  • Basic narcotics work on boxes and controlled enviroment work available
  • Vehicle hides and traffic stop scenarios on the roadway
  • Hidden compartment and small hides in vehicle
  • Buildings and residential search scenarios

 

 

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Highway Drug Interdiction Class

Dates to be announced

The Course Objectives are:

  • Determine if an investigation should and can continue after a traffic stop
  • Utilize documented traffic stop information in such a way that it can be used in court to justify related investigations
  • Identify indicators of suspicious behavior, deceptive statements and actions, and suspicious nonverbal indicators
  • Identify the most favorable locations to conduct an interview, and know the procedures for separating the occupants prior to the interview
  • Identify potential hidden compartments in cars, trucks and commercial vehicles for containing contraband or currency and techniques for determining such
  • Utilize highway interdiction techniques to ensure the safety of officers, drivers and passengers.

The cost of this course is $300