Lyon County Sheriff's Spring Training

Lyon County Sheriff's Office
ANNUAL SPRING TRAINING

Tuesday- Thursday, April 7, 8, 9, 2026

Lyon County Fairgrounds, Anderson Building
2650 West Highway 50, Emporia, Kansas

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN ON JANUARY 1, 2026 

Registration is only $75!

We will be offering up to 25 hours of continuing education.

There will be exceptional door prizes/giveaways, food, and great company.

Registration will open online only on January 1, 2026.

We will keep posting any new information on our website for quick and easy access https://lyoncountyso.com/spring-training-conference

An array of vendors!

Due to unknown impacts from the FIFA soccer event in Kansas City, it is encouraged to book your lodging early.

We look forward to seeing you!

Agenda

Tuesday, April 7

• 0800-0830 Welcome announcements and Honor Guard - Emporia Police Department Honor Guard
• 0800-1000 Identifying fraudulent identification, Drug Tax Stamps - Agent Doug Bedford- Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control
• 1000-1200 KBI response to Child Abductions, Case Study of Kansas’ Blue Alert - Meghan McGinnis- Kansas Bureau of Investigation
• 1200-1300 Lunch catered on site
• 1300-1500 Case Law Updates - Colin Wood-Retired Kansas Bureau of Investigation
• 1500-1700 Internet threats facing Law Enforcement at work, on patrol, and at home - FBI Special Agent Enoch Laudie
• 1730-2100 Sheriff’s Steak Fry- Grill’s hot from 1730-1900 hours

Wednesday, April 8

• 0800-1700 Motor Vehicle Criminal Interdiction - Lt. Charles Chapeau Georgia State Patrol, Lt. Jeff Fuller Tennessee Highway Patrol - Motor Vehicle Criminal Interdiction Association (MVCI)
• 1200-1300 Lunch catered on site (presentation by Kansas Traffic Safety Resource Office)

Thursday, April 9

• 0700-0800 Biscuits and Gravy Breakfast
• 0800-0900 Implicit Bias- Investigator Eric Lawrence, Kansas Fire Marshal’s Office
• 0900-1100 Policing the Fire Scene- Investigator Eric Lawrence
• 1100-1200 CPOST responsibilities and review of the Kansas Training Act for Law Enforcement Executive Director Mike Brown
• 1200-1300 Lunch catered on site
• 1300-1500 K-9 Procedures for patrol -Trooper Ben Marten, Kansas Highway Patrol
• 1500-1700 Cryptocurrency Investigations - Special Agent Thomas Alber, Kansas Racing and Gaming

*Challenge coin exchange, gun raffle, and other giveaways*