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• Advanced Cellular and Timing Advance Area Search Investigations

  • When
    05/19/2025
  •  
    8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Cowley County Community College 125 S. 2nd Street

  Advanced Cellular and Timing Advance Area Search Investigations

  
  May 19, 2025
  8:30AM- 4:30PM 

  Cowley County Community College
  125 S. 2nd Street
  Arkansas City, KS. 67005 

  RESTRICTED TO LAW  ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL 

  WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Officers, Detectives, Crime Analysts,  Investigators, etc. 
  

  WHAT TO BRING:  This is a hands-on course, students  are required to bring a laptop or  tablet with internet access.

  This one-day course is designed to equip law enforcement officers with advanced investigative  skills using Tower Dumps, Area Searches, and Timing Advance technology to effectively identify  suspects and solve complex cases. With the end of Google Geofence capabilities, the course  explores alternative methods, including cellular data exploitation and integrating modern tools  like Connected Vehicle data. Participants will learn the principles of cellular networks, how  devices interact within them, and how to analyze Tower Dumps and specialized location  records. Additionally, the course covers Timing Advance technology for precise geographic  searches, integrating these methods with traditional investigative tools, and ensuring  adherence to legal and ethical guidelines. 

  Course Objectives: 

  • Understand the principles of cellular networks and Timing Advance technology and  their applications in investigations. 
  • Learn how to create targeted search areas using both Tower Dumps and Timing  Advance technology. 
  • Analyze cellular records, including Tower Dumps, to identify potential leads and  suspects. 
  • Apply legal and ethical considerations in the use of cellular and geographic data. • Utilize specialized location records, advanced area searches, and Connected Vehicle  data in investigations. 
  • Develop skills in interpreting and visualizing Timing Advance data for investigative  purposes. 
  • Integrate Timing Advance and Tower Dump data with other investigative tools to  enhance case-solving efforts. 
  • Apply learned methodologies to solve real-world complex criminal cases using both  theoretical knowledge and hands-on practice. 

  Learning Outcome: 

  Upon completing this course, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to  effectively use Tower Dumps, Area Searches, and Timing Advance technology in their  investigations, allowing them to solve complex cases more efficiently and contribute to public  safety with confidence. 

  COST:

  • $250 per student
  • $225 groups 3 or more

  REGISTER AT:  www.covertmediaconsulting.com
  REGISTRATION CLOSES: April 18, 2025  

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• Kansas Coroner and Medicolegal Death Investigation Conference

  • When
    06/04/2025
  •  
    8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Hilton Garden Inn Salina 3320 S 9th St, Salina, KS 67401

  Kansas Coroner and Medicolegal Death Investigation Conference

  This comprehensive conference delves into the collaboration amongst coroners, forensic centers and law enforcement. From the first call through the postmortem examination and cause of death determination, tools will be provided so participants can better serve their communities. Participants will gain an understanding of how forensic pathologists determine manner and cause of death; and the importance of reporting this information on the death record. This specialized conference is designed to equip medicolegal death investigation professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to speak with family members of decedents.

  CONFERENCE FEE - $100 

  Please note: There will be a $15 administration fee for registrations cancelled by end of business day on May 21, 2025. After that date, no refunds will be administered.

  REGISTRATION can be made online at https://www.eeds.com/live/813744 or by phone at (620) 235-4040

  *Seating is limited, and preregistration is required by 5 p.m., May 23, 2025.

  DOWNLOAD CONFERENCE FLYER HERE.

  
  

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• Policing the Fire Scene

  • When
    06/30/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    WSU Tech NCAT 4004 N. Webb Rd. Wichita, KS 67226

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  KPOA District 7 Presents

  Policing the Fire Scene

  Monday June 30th, 2025 from 0900-1200
  
  WSU Tech NCAT
  4004 N. Webb Rd. Wichita, KS 67226

  FREE TO KPOA MEMBERS
  $30.00 for Non-Members (Includes KPOA Membership)

  This course is an interactive presentation by special agents with the Kansas State Fire Marshal’s office.  The goal of this course is to enhance the response and co-working abilities of each agency involved to better serve the citizens of Kansas.  During this course participants will gain knowledge of what special agents with KSFM are tasked with as well as tools they bring to the table and when KSFM notification/response is required.  Further, there will be case studies that will aid Kansas LEO’s with their response to fire scenes, and how to aid KSFM with their investigations.

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• KPOA 2025 Firearms Competition

  • When
    07/19/2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Trigger Guard Shooting Range, 313 N Meridian Rd, Wellington, Kansas

  
  

  KPOA FIREARMS COMPETITION
  Saturday, July 19, 2025
  Trigger Guard Shooting Range
  313 N Meridian Rd, Wellington, KS

  Check in begins at 8:30 AM, Competition begins at 9:00 AM.
  Lunch Provided

  REGISTER ONLINE HERE!

  The 2025 KPOA Annual Firearms Competition  will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. hosted by Trigger Guard Shooting Range located at 313 N Meridian in Wellington.  Lunch is provided and an Awards Ceremony is held immediately after the match.  Vendors will be on sight with displays and give-a-ways.  A drawing will be held at the end of the match to give away prizes.  The Association uses tablets with Practiscore to register and score the match allowing for results as soon as the last shooter is finished.  

  KPOA Firearms Competition Rules and Course of Fire
  Revised 2024 

  DIVISIONS:

  There are four divisions in the KPOA Shooting event.

  • Law Enforcement Stock
  • Law Enforcement Carry Optics
  • Civilian Stock
  • Civilian Carry Optics.  The rules and procedures for Carry Optics division are the same the Pistol Match, except for the sights.  Electronic Optics with no magnification are allowed.

  The KPOA Pistol Match is an all Steel, 3 stage course and consists of three different stages, Speed Plates, Speed Pyramid, and Line of Steel.  These stages not only stress speed and accuracy, but also give the competitors experience in engaging multiple targets at varied sizes and distances.

  All four divisions shoot the same courses of fire with the same rules. At the end of the match the top Civilian shooter and the top Law Enforcement shooter will compete in a head to head shoot off to determine the best overall shooter and win the Old Masters Award.

  Team Competition

  • Teams may be formed from 3 competitors of the same division.
  • The team registration form must be completed during the match registration.
  • Team members will compete as individuals, with their final total times of all three (3) pistol events being added together as their team time.

  SHOTGUN MATCH

  The shotgun match is a single stage event consisting of 17 total targets, 13 steel and 4 clay pigeons.  The course is fired from a stationary shooting position with no movement required.

  INFORMATION

  Lunch provided for all competitors
  Range Address: 698 E. 30th Ave North, Wellington, KS 67152
  From McDonalds @ US 160, 2 mi N on Boundary, ½ mile east on 30th Ave, then north 1/8 mi on Meridian to the parking lot

  Registration opens at 8am with the match starting at 9am.

  Kansas Peace Officers Association Firearms Rules and Course of Fire
  

  Questions?  Contact Mike Yoder at 
  mike@triggerguardonline.com

  We are also looking for sponsors/vendors, so if you know of any who would like to support the event, please have them contact Mike.

  

  REGISTER ONLINE HERE!

  HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

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  The KPOA Training Conference will be held in Wichita September 8-10 at the Drury Plaza Broadview Hotel.  Conference registration is $250.00.

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• KPOA Training Conference

  • Start
    09/08/2025
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    09/10/2025
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Drury Plaza Hotel 400 W Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS

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  2025 KPOA
  Training Conference

  -SAVE THE DATE-

  September 8-10, 2025

  Drury Plaza Hotel
  400 W Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS

  The cutoff date to reserve rooms at the Drury Plaza Hotel is August 6, 2025. 
  You may reserve your room online at  https://www.druryhotels.com/bookandstay/newreservation/?groupno=10094148 or you may call 800-325-0720 and provide group number: #10094148.  

  The Drury Plaza Hotel offers breakfast and a light dinner buffet for those registered and staying at the hotel.   

  Lunch will be provided each day of the conference.

  CONFERENCE ITINERARY
  (Itinerary will be published once finalized)

  Conference Registration: $250.00  

  HOTEL INFORMATION: The conference will be held at the Drury Plaza Broadview Hotel located at 400 W Douglas Ave in Wichita.  Room blocks are now available to reserve online at https://www.druryhotels.com/bookandstay/newreservation/?groupno=10094148 or you may call 800-325-0720 and provide group number: #10094148.  The cutoff date to reserve rooms at the conference rate is August 6, 2025.  

  VENDORS WELCOME!

  We are actively seeking vendors for our conference.
  For more information visit our Corporate Sponsorship page.

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