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The 2008 Torch Run

 

 

The 2008 Torch Run will be held on Friday, May 16th. The Torch Run will arrive in Montgomery for a ceremony with Attorney General Troy King at 11:00 AM on the steps of the Capital. We are inviting every Chief that has an officer representing their department in the Torch Run to come and stand with the Attorney General. Immediately following the ceremony the Chiefs are invited to lunch with the Attorney General inside the Capital Building. The chiefs will need to RSVP to Adrian at AACOP by May 9 for a count on lunches.

 

Former Loxley Police Chief Arrested for Misuse of LETS  

Attorney General Troy King announced the arrests today of a former police chief and a former chief municipal court clerk of Loxley, who each are charged with multiple felonies for the misuse of confidential law enforcement information. The former police chief is Clifford Bradley Yetter Jr., 63, of Loxley, and the former municipal court clerk is Kay Wilson Hicks, 51, of Daphne. Both were arrested today by agents of the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center and taken to the Baldwin County Jail.

Attorney General King's Office presented evidence to a Baldwin County grand jury resulting in an 11-count indictment* against Yetter and a 20-count indictment* against Hicks.

Specifically, Yetter is charged with:

• Nine counts of willfully obtaining or seeking to obtain criminal records through the Law Enforcement Tactical System (LETS), under false pretenses that it was for an official law enforcement or criminal justice purpose, in violation of Section 41-9-601 of the Code of Alabama, punishable by up to five years imprisonment and a fine of between $5,000 and $10,000 for each count; and

• Two counts of unauthorized use of a computer to obtain criminal records of individuals through the Law Enforcement Tactical System, which is the property of the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center, in violation of Section 13A-8-102(a) of the Code of Alabama, a class A misdemeanor punishable by up to 12 months imprisonment and a fine of up to $6,000 for each count.

 

 

Alabama Sports Festival Honoring Law Enforcement Officers  

A joint resolution was passed by the Alabama Legislature and signed by Governor Bob Riley on February 11, 2008 honoring all former and present Alabama Law Enforcement Personnel. On Friday, June 20th at 7:00 P.M. at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex there will be a ceremony honoring these individuals. Law enforcement personnel are all employees of public law enforcement agencies in Alabama with arrest powers and all support personnel within those agencies. All law enforcement personnel and their families are invited to attend free of charge the ceremonies in Birmingham on June 20th. These ceremonies will be televised live statewide. Personnel are encouraged to wear their uniform and arrive no later than 6:45 P.M. to the special reserved section.

Make your plans to be at this wonderful event, Friday, June 20, 2008 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. There are two ways to register, either by downloading the forms and mailing or faxing them into the Alabama Sports Festival office or you can register online. Online registration will be online in about one week. Registration deadline is June 2, 2008

For more information, go to:  http://www.alagames.com

 

Free Analytical Training for Law Enforcement  

ANALYTICAL TRAINING FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT
May 13-14, 2008
Auburn University Montgomery
Taylor Center, Rm. 222

Training conducted by ROCIC
Co-hosted by:
Alabama DPS/Fusion Center
Alabama Crime Prevention Clearinghouse
THE COST OF THIS COURSE IS
FREE!!
Includes lunch both days.

To Download a registration form & for more information go to "Upcoming Training" at www.aum.edu/acpc

 

Chiefs Survey for Training and Digital Photpgraphy Needs   

Dear Chiefs:

We all know that the areas of selection and training are vital to policing. As a member of the Research Advisory Committee (RAC) of the IACP, and the sub-committee of the RAC, National Law Enforcement Research Agenda (NLERA), I want to mention that these areas, selection and training, were among the major concerns indicated by chiefs in a national survey by the IACP last fall. Subsequently, these topics were identified by the NLERA at a recent meeting and will be presented (among other topics) for final approval by the full RAC and the IACP board to be included in the NLERA research priorities.  In one of my other roles, I am an assessor for CALEA which provides an opportuni ty to review the policies being implemented by accredited agencies around the country concerning training.

Please respond to the questionnaire by clicking on the link below.  Your participation is greatly appreciated.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=bLnE0F4Dv2UJowvT5DuonA_3d_3d

Dr. Rich Martin
Interm Department Head
Justice and Public Safety
Auburn University Montgomery
M: 419/348-4201
rmartin6@aum.edu


The Federal Law Enforcement Trainining Center is conducting a needs survey to identify the current basic digital photography requirements of state, local, campus and tribal law enforcement.

This program is proposed for those agents or officers who have a need to understand the basics of digital photography and as a precursor for those who wish to attend the advanced digital photography class currently being conducted at the FLETC.
Here is the link for the survey:
http://fletcsurvey.dhs.gov/perseus/se.ashx?s=0C43403D67465F3E

Survey closing date is May 21, 2008.

Thank you for your participation!

 

LEOKA Conference     
The University of Alabama in Huntsville Department of Public Safety/Police, Huntsville, Alabama, is hosting the annual Law Enforcement Officers Killed/Assaulted Safety Analysis Conference for 2008 provided by the Criminal Justice Information Services Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The Conference will be held July 22, 2008, from 0800 to 1600.  Registration will begin April 1, 2008 and there is no charge to attendees. 

The point of contact for registration is Investigator John Beswick at (256) 824-6596 or jsb0003@uah.edu

 

Training Opportunities  

Every other Wednesday, GSRCPI sends out an email to this region of low-cost and no-cost training being offered by GSRCPI and partner agencies such as the Gulf Coast HIDTA, LECCs, and the Alabama Crime Prevention Clearinghouse.  If you're not on the mailing list, you could be missing valuable training opportunities and course announcements that may be of interest to you.  It's free and easy to sign up, just visit the GSRCPI mailing list registration page by clicking here to add yourself to the list online.  There's no limit to how many people you can sign up so feel free to to pass this information around. 

If your agency is hosting a course and would like some help getting the word out, you can also submit courses online to be included in the next email.

 

Help Us, Help You  

REACHING OUT TO OTHER CHIEFS – Are there Chiefs in your area that are not receiving the AACOP Bi-weekly eNewsletter? Please help us reach out and help them by putting us in contact with them or having them call the Montgomery office – (334) 207-2712.


COMMITTEE WEBPAGES
– Webpages for each AACOP Committee are now online so that you can track the AACOP initiatives. 


LEGISLATIVE UPDATES – We will be forwarding you legislative updates by email. These are time sensitive and may require immediate action. Please take the time to read these and let us know what we can do to assist you!