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The training listed below is being offered at no cost to Western MA law enforcement officers and is being funded through the Western Region Homeland Security Advisory Council.  Law enforcement officers outside of Western MA may attend, but will be placed on a waiting list as priority is given to Western MA officers.  If you would like this training in your area, please contact us.

Host Agency:                           Hampden County Sheriff's Department

Location of Training:             Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel

                                                   One Monarch Place

                                                   Springfield, MA 01144

Dates:                                       May 26-27, 2010

Registration/Check-in:          0730 - 0800

                                       Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Recommended Hotel:           Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel

Directions:                               www.mapquest.com

Gangs across the US are ever increasing and gang related violence is proliferating in cities, towns, suburban and rural areas at a rapid and alarming rate.  The East Coast region is no different.  East Coast Gangs have been influenced by the extensive drug trade as well as other influences from across the country and overseas gangs.  A major concern now facing law enforcement is the business like infrastructure of many gangs.  Originally established for the movement of illegal drugs, these same networks, for the right price, could easily traffic terrorists and weapons into and throughout our country.

The simplicity of neighborhood gangs has given way to internationally based gangs who illegally cross our borders to establish footholds in major cities across the United States.  Funded by associates in their home country, their purpose is to move drugs throughout their newly claimed strongholds and return the money to organizational leaders in their homeland.  If they are challenged, they resort to a vicious, deadly resolution.

In this 2 day dynamic training course, we will expose East Coast Gangs, Outlaw Biker Gangs, Ethnic gangs such as MS-13, Sureno and Nortenos, Asian gangs, Latin Kings, Los Solidos, People Folk Gangs, Prison gangs, Bloods and Crips and other gangs menacing the East Coast and New England communities.     

East Coast Gang Experts will share their knowledge, experience and successful tactics for Understanding, Identifying, Interdicting and Investigating gangs with an emphasis on Officer Safety and Survival.  

Workshop Content:

• Understanding and Identifying East Coast Gangs
• Gang Identification System
• Gang Graffiti
• East Coast Gangs
• New England Gangs
• Prison Gangs
• Outlaw Biker Gangs
• Influences by Other Regions
• Gang Interdiction
• Gang Investigation
• Gang Prevention
• Officer Safety and Survival for Dealing with Gangs
• Current Area Gang Situation and Intel by Local Area Gang Task Force Members

Sgt. Lou Savelli (Ret.)

Lead Instructor: Sgt. Lou Savelli, NYPD, retired in 2004 as one of the most decorated officers in NYPD history.  He was the Detective Squad Commander of the Terrorism Interdiction Unit (TIU) which was formed on 9/11/01.  It's mission:  investigate the attacks on the World Trade Center and seek out Al Qaeda sleeper cells operating in the United States.  Prior to the TIU, Sgt. Savelli was the Detective Squad Commander of the Gang Division Major Case Squad.  This unit was created from the NYPD's first Citywide Anti-Gang Enforcement (CAGE) Unit.  The CAGE Unit was created by Sgt. Savelli in 1996 and because of its success, it was recognized as the Most Effective Gang Unit in the United States.  Sgt. Savelli was twice awarded Supervisor of the Year out of 20,000 supervisors of all ranks and named one of NYPD's Top 10 Most Effective Leaders.  Prior to supervising the CAGE Unit, Sgt. Savelli worked narcotics as a member of the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force where he specialized in money laundering cartels and international drug trafficking organizations such as the Cali Columbian Drug Cartel. In fact, during his time in narcotics, he and his unit made the Largest Cash Seizure in World History:  $20 million dollars. It has since been surpassed, but the standards he set in place and the professionalism of the unit still remain.  In addition, he is co-founder and current first vice-president of the East Coast Gang Investigators Association and the author of numerous books on law enforcement, especially those for street cops.

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