Seminar Title
5 Day New Detective and New Criminal Investigator "Tactics, Techniques, Procedures and Case Management"
Dates of Events
11/30/2026 through 12/04/2026
Last Updated: 09/11/2026
Instructor(s): Robert G. Lowery, Jr., Joseph Rauch, Jonathan Pelletier, William Fritze, Michael J Fallon
Location: Palace Station Hotel & Casino - 2411 West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89102
Course Registration Fee: $550
Instructor Bio
Robert G. Lowery, Jr.
Robert Lowery was the 5th police official to be appointed as Commander of the elite 35-year Greater St. Louis Major Case Squad, a multi-jurisdictional violent crime task force concerned with the high profile murder investigations in Missouri and Illinois. Serving 2.5 million citizens across 12 counties. Formed partnerships with Federal Law Enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United State Marshal Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Secret Service and Internal Revenue to maximize resources available for in-progress homicide cases. Robert created the Technical Operations Group, a specially trained team designed to provide electronic support in tracking and locating suspects. Robert created the Family Liaison Program which provided specially trained investigators to work with families of victims of homicide cases, investigated violent crimes with 500 Law Enforcement Investigators from over 100 local, county, state, federal agencies and managed high-level murder cases in collaboration with numerous officers and agencies.
Robert is a member of the International Homicide Investigators Association, Quantico, Virginia, United State Department of Justice, Federal Agency Task Force on Missing and Exploited Children, Washington DC, International Coroners and Medical Examiners Association and Federal Bureau of Investigation and National Academy Association.
Joseph Rauch
Joseph M. Rauch is a decorated twenty-five year veteran of the Atlantic City Police Department in Atlantic City, New Jersey, assigned to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit in Atlantic County, New Jersey since 2006.
Joe began his career in 1984 working in Atlantic City’s casino gaming industry as an Investigator with Harrah’s Entertainment Incorporated and Trump Entertainment Resorts Incorporated conducting civil and cooperative criminal investigations, serving as a law enforcement liaison and providing protective services for executives, dignitaries, celebrities and high profile clientele. In 1994, he left the casino gaming industry and joined the Atlantic City Police Department.
Detective Rauch has an extensive education, training and experience in multiple facets of law enforcement, having served a variety of assignments throughout his career including; Uniform Patrol Division, Community Policing Section, Accident Investigation Unit, Gun Reduction Unit, Narcotics Unit, Prostitution Unit, Casino Hotel Investigations Unit, Police Community Partnership Grant Team, Juvenile Investigations Section, Criminal Investigations Section, Shooting Response Team and the Special Projects Unit. He is a certified Fire/Arson investigator routinely assisting the Atlantic City Police & Fire Departments Arson Investigation Unit and Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Arson Investigation Unit in conducting arson and fire related death investigations. As a member of the Atlantic City Police Department Emergency Response Team, he also serves as a Negotiator with the Crisis Negotiation Team and is a certified public safety diver trained in rescue and underwater search & recovery.
In August 2011, Detective Rauch accepted the position of Eastern Regional Director with the International Homicide Investigators Association. He continues to serve his position organizing and instructing training events throughout the east coast, advancing curriculum, developing new training products and promoting membership.
Since 2016 Detective Rauch has served on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Advisory Board for the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP).
Jonathan Pelletier
Jonathan Pelletier is a retired police detective and former forensic crime scene unit supervisor. He currently serves as the subject matter expert (adjunct professor) on campus as well as instructing online, developing and teaching courses for the Helms School of Government at Liberty University. He has been an active member of IAI since 2004 and maintains certification as a Senior Crime Scene Analyst with the International Association of Identification (IAI-CSCSA).
Graduate of Class 55 of the Virginia Forensic Science Academy (VFSA), he is recognized nation-wide as an enthusiastic instructor of death investigations and innovative police techniques. Jonathan is a repeated guest speaker for the IAI and the VFSA. He has taught law enforcement participants for over 30 years. Mr. Pelletier was honored as the recipient of the Outstanding Instructor Award of Central VA (6 times) when serving as the lead instructor of the Criminal Justice Training Academy. As a sworn police officer, Jonathan has been instrumental in teaching in the Middle East and Africa, contracted by the Department of Justice/International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (DOJ/ICITAP) to develop and deliver courses to national police eager to learn best practices. He holds a bachelors in cross cultural studies, a master’s in Christian apologetics/philosophy and a master’s in criminal justice.
William Fritze
William Fritze (Bill) is Chief of Gun Violence Task Force of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. Bill created the Analytics Program Division of GVTF, a lab of computer forensic analysts that extract cell phone and use other electronic media to assist law enforcement in the arrests and prosecutions. Known as the “Electronic Sherlock Holmes”, Bill continues to focus on using digital forensics pushing the Gun Violence Task Force to become a unit known for its extensive investigations and prosecutions of straw purchasing and gun related violent crime and conducting large scale investigations to tackle gun violence in Philadelphia.
Bill joined the District Attorney’s Office in 2007, finding his passion in providing public legal service as a Victim/Witness Coordinator serving the needs and protecting the rights of victims in the City of Philadelphia. During his time with the District Attorney’s Office, Bill attended Law School in the evening at Widener School of Law, and graduated with honors in 2012.
Upon graduation, Bill became an Assistant District Attorney assigned to the Southwest Division. During that time Bill handled Municipal Court preliminary hearings and trials, Court of Common Pleas felony waiver and major trials. Bill later served as an Assistant Chief of the Northeast Division before transferring to the Gun Violence Task Force in 2018.
Michael J Fallon
Mike Fallon is a legal/law enforcement consultant who retired from the Providence (RI) Police Department (PPD) in 2024 with over 25 years of experience. He is also graduated with a Juris Doctorate (2025) from the University of Massachusetts School of Law.
Mike’s law degree and law enforcement experience as an investigator, supervisor, trainer and leader provide him with first-hand experience in many of the critical areas of public safety, legal and liability issues, and law enforcement training. He has served as an instructor at several police recruit training academies, as well as Roger Williams University’s Justice System Training & Research Institute and the New England Institute of Technology Criminal Justice program. Mike retired at the rank of Lieutenant, where he served as the Director of the PPD’s Training Bureau for a department of 450+ officers, as well as the Director of Recruit Basic Training, for five years. He also served as a District Commander, Shift Commander, Administrative Hearing Officer, Field Training Director, Major Crimes investigator, and FBI-trained Hostage/Crisis Negotiator. Mike also holds numerous training, instructor, and specialized certifications.
In addition to his law degree, Mike attained his Master of Criminal Justice (MCJ) from Boston University, his Bachelor of Science (BS) in Criminal Justice from Roger Williams University, and his Political Science degree (BA) from the College of the Holy Cross.
Robert Lowery was the 5th police official to be appointed as Commander of the elite 35-year Greater St. Louis Major Case Squad, a multi-jurisdictional violent crime task force concerned with the high profile murder investigations in Missouri and Illinois. Serving 2.5 million citizens across 12 counties. Formed partnerships with Federal Law Enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United State Marshal Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Secret Service and Internal Revenue to maximize resources available for in-progress homicide cases. Robert created the Technical Operations Group, a specially trained team designed to provide electronic support in tracking and locating suspects. Robert created the Family Liaison Program which provided specially trained investigators to work with families of victims of homicide cases, investigated violent crimes with 500 Law Enforcement Investigators from over 100 local, county, state, federal agencies and managed high-level murder cases in collaboration with numerous officers and agencies.
Robert is a member of the International Homicide Investigators Association, Quantico, Virginia, United State Department of Justice, Federal Agency Task Force on Missing and Exploited Children, Washington DC, International Coroners and Medical Examiners Association and Federal Bureau of Investigation and National Academy Association.
Joseph Rauch
Joseph M. Rauch is a decorated twenty-five year veteran of the Atlantic City Police Department in Atlantic City, New Jersey, assigned to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit in Atlantic County, New Jersey since 2006.
Joe began his career in 1984 working in Atlantic City’s casino gaming industry as an Investigator with Harrah’s Entertainment Incorporated and Trump Entertainment Resorts Incorporated conducting civil and cooperative criminal investigations, serving as a law enforcement liaison and providing protective services for executives, dignitaries, celebrities and high profile clientele. In 1994, he left the casino gaming industry and joined the Atlantic City Police Department.
Detective Rauch has an extensive education, training and experience in multiple facets of law enforcement, having served a variety of assignments throughout his career including; Uniform Patrol Division, Community Policing Section, Accident Investigation Unit, Gun Reduction Unit, Narcotics Unit, Prostitution Unit, Casino Hotel Investigations Unit, Police Community Partnership Grant Team, Juvenile Investigations Section, Criminal Investigations Section, Shooting Response Team and the Special Projects Unit. He is a certified Fire/Arson investigator routinely assisting the Atlantic City Police & Fire Departments Arson Investigation Unit and Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Arson Investigation Unit in conducting arson and fire related death investigations. As a member of the Atlantic City Police Department Emergency Response Team, he also serves as a Negotiator with the Crisis Negotiation Team and is a certified public safety diver trained in rescue and underwater search & recovery.
In August 2011, Detective Rauch accepted the position of Eastern Regional Director with the International Homicide Investigators Association. He continues to serve his position organizing and instructing training events throughout the east coast, advancing curriculum, developing new training products and promoting membership.
Since 2016 Detective Rauch has served on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Advisory Board for the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP).
Jonathan Pelletier
Jonathan Pelletier is a retired police detective and former forensic crime scene unit supervisor. He currently serves as the subject matter expert (adjunct professor) on campus as well as instructing online, developing and teaching courses for the Helms School of Government at Liberty University. He has been an active member of IAI since 2004 and maintains certification as a Senior Crime Scene Analyst with the International Association of Identification (IAI-CSCSA).
Graduate of Class 55 of the Virginia Forensic Science Academy (VFSA), he is recognized nation-wide as an enthusiastic instructor of death investigations and innovative police techniques. Jonathan is a repeated guest speaker for the IAI and the VFSA. He has taught law enforcement participants for over 30 years. Mr. Pelletier was honored as the recipient of the Outstanding Instructor Award of Central VA (6 times) when serving as the lead instructor of the Criminal Justice Training Academy. As a sworn police officer, Jonathan has been instrumental in teaching in the Middle East and Africa, contracted by the Department of Justice/International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (DOJ/ICITAP) to develop and deliver courses to national police eager to learn best practices. He holds a bachelors in cross cultural studies, a master’s in Christian apologetics/philosophy and a master’s in criminal justice.
William Fritze
William Fritze (Bill) is Chief of Gun Violence Task Force of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. Bill created the Analytics Program Division of GVTF, a lab of computer forensic analysts that extract cell phone and use other electronic media to assist law enforcement in the arrests and prosecutions. Known as the “Electronic Sherlock Holmes”, Bill continues to focus on using digital forensics pushing the Gun Violence Task Force to become a unit known for its extensive investigations and prosecutions of straw purchasing and gun related violent crime and conducting large scale investigations to tackle gun violence in Philadelphia.
Bill joined the District Attorney’s Office in 2007, finding his passion in providing public legal service as a Victim/Witness Coordinator serving the needs and protecting the rights of victims in the City of Philadelphia. During his time with the District Attorney’s Office, Bill attended Law School in the evening at Widener School of Law, and graduated with honors in 2012.
Upon graduation, Bill became an Assistant District Attorney assigned to the Southwest Division. During that time Bill handled Municipal Court preliminary hearings and trials, Court of Common Pleas felony waiver and major trials. Bill later served as an Assistant Chief of the Northeast Division before transferring to the Gun Violence Task Force in 2018.
Michael J Fallon
Mike Fallon is a legal/law enforcement consultant who retired from the Providence (RI) Police Department (PPD) in 2024 with over 25 years of experience. He is also graduated with a Juris Doctorate (2025) from the University of Massachusetts School of Law.
Mike’s law degree and law enforcement experience as an investigator, supervisor, trainer and leader provide him with first-hand experience in many of the critical areas of public safety, legal and liability issues, and law enforcement training. He has served as an instructor at several police recruit training academies, as well as Roger Williams University’s Justice System Training & Research Institute and the New England Institute of Technology Criminal Justice program. Mike retired at the rank of Lieutenant, where he served as the Director of the PPD’s Training Bureau for a department of 450+ officers, as well as the Director of Recruit Basic Training, for five years. He also served as a District Commander, Shift Commander, Administrative Hearing Officer, Field Training Director, Major Crimes investigator, and FBI-trained Hostage/Crisis Negotiator. Mike also holds numerous training, instructor, and specialized certifications.
In addition to his law degree, Mike attained his Master of Criminal Justice (MCJ) from Boston University, his Bachelor of Science (BS) in Criminal Justice from Roger Williams University, and his Political Science degree (BA) from the College of the Holy Cross.
Course Objectives
Course Overview:
This five-day training is designed to provide newly assigned detectives and criminal investigators with the tactics, techniques, and procedures essential for conducting effective investigations. Regardless of the type of case – whether property crimes, violent offenses, or complex investigations – the same core investigative fundamentals apply.
Through practical instruction and case-based discussions, participants will learn how to strengthen investigations by collecting evidence properly, analyzing crime scenes, identifying eyewitnesses, conducting suspect interviews, and documenting evidence in a legally sound manner. Emphasis will be placed on building cases with circumstantial evidence, witness statements, and admissions from defendants while safeguarding constitutional protections to ensure admissibility in court.
The course also prepares investigators to manage the overall direction of cases, ensuring accountability, accuracy, and integrity throughout the investigative process. Special focus will be placed on common pitfalls, emerging forensic tools, and the importance of investigator resiliency and wellness in a demanding profession.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
● Recognize the critical role of the first responder in preserving evidence and setting the tone for the investigation
● Avoid common traps and pitfalls in criminal investigations
● Apply proven methods for interviewing and interrogating suspects
● Conduct crime scene analysis and utilize investigative techniques effectively
● Investigate property crimes, including burglary and robbery
● Apply best practices for eyewitness identification
● Navigate legal issues related to the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments
● Strengthen report writing and case documentation skills
● Manage cases from initiation through resolution
● Prepare cases effectively for court presentation
● Investigate rapes and sexual assaults with sensitivity and precision
● Identify, preserve, and analyze electronic and digital evidence
● Incorporate new advancements in DNA searches into investigations
Through practical instruction and case-based discussions, participants will learn how to strengthen investigations by collecting evidence properly, analyzing crime scenes, identifying eyewitnesses, conducting suspect interviews, and documenting evidence in a legally sound manner. Emphasis will be placed on building cases with circumstantial evidence, witness statements, and admissions from defendants while safeguarding constitutional protections to ensure admissibility in court.
The course also prepares investigators to manage the overall direction of cases, ensuring accountability, accuracy, and integrity throughout the investigative process. Special focus will be placed on common pitfalls, emerging forensic tools, and the importance of investigator resiliency and wellness in a demanding profession.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
● Recognize the critical role of the first responder in preserving evidence and setting the tone for the investigation
● Avoid common traps and pitfalls in criminal investigations
● Apply proven methods for interviewing and interrogating suspects
● Conduct crime scene analysis and utilize investigative techniques effectively
● Investigate property crimes, including burglary and robbery
● Apply best practices for eyewitness identification
● Navigate legal issues related to the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments
● Strengthen report writing and case documentation skills
● Manage cases from initiation through resolution
● Prepare cases effectively for court presentation
● Investigate rapes and sexual assaults with sensitivity and precision
● Identify, preserve, and analyze electronic and digital evidence
● Incorporate new advancements in DNA searches into investigations