Location of Training:         Frederick C. Conley Public Safety Training Center

                                               20 East Central Street

                                               Natick, MA 01760  

Dates:                                   November 12, 2007

Registration/Check-in:     Monday, November 12, 2007

                                               7:30AM - 8:00AM

Recommended Hotel:       TBA

Directions:                           Please use www.mapquest.com 

This comprehensive one day course covers a number of issues that face every crash investigator whenever they respond to a serious crash.  Is a warrant required before any evidence can be seized? If so, was the evidence gathered correctly?  Will the findings be allowed in court?  Will your actions or inactions place the investigation in peril? 

This class focuses on proper and formal application of search warrants related to motor vehicle crashes and is designed for any law enforcement officer who is charged with investigating them.  You usually only get one chance to get it right and when you get to court, there are people hoping you didn't.

.This course includes many topics, such as:

• Types of collision concerns
• Chain of custody issues
• Writing an affidavit
• Format and terminology considering the type of warrant
• Search warrant application
• What to seize as evidence
• Trace evidence and how you should document this process
• Event Date Recorder (EDR) removal and data retrieval
• Avoiding the administrative pitfalls of noncompliance with Department Policies and Procedures and involvement  by the local District Attorney's Office.
• Case law and court rulings regarding search warrants
• Plus much more!

Instructor:  Officer Michael J. Allard has been a member of the Northampton MA Police Department since 1988. Among his role as the Highway Safety Officer, Officer Allard is a Collision Reconstructionist and has attended over 500 additional hours of specialized training relating to the field of collision reconstruction and evidence collection. He is the copyright author of “The Equation Aid” and a member of SOAR and NJAAR.