Seminar Title
Online-Digital Evidence Search and Seizure
Dates of Events
11/09/2026 through 11/09/2026
Last Updated: 08/27/2026
Instructor(s): Glenn Bard
Course Registration Fee: $175
Instructor Bio
Glenn Bard
Glenn Bard is a retired Pennsylvania State Trooper First Class and a U.S. Veteran of Operation Desert Storm. In 1999 Glenn began Computer Crime Investigations for the state police and has since investigated crimes across the United States ranging from Child Pornography to Criminal Homicide. Glenn has also conducted forensic examinations for city, state and federal Law Enforcement Agencies including the FBI, US Postal Inspectors, and I.C.E. as well as foreign governments.
Glenn has been certified as an expert in numerous states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United States Federal Court System in the areas of Digital Forensics, Cellular Technology and Computer Technology.
Glenn has been a speaker for organizations of all sizes and types, both public and private, to include the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, World Security Congress, and hundreds of law enforcement agencies, law firms and universities.
Several of the cases Glenn has worked have received National coverage, to include Fox News, Dateline, the Associated Press, Yahoo!, the New York Times, and many more.
Glenn has received numerous awards during his military and police career, including Honorable Discharges from both the United States Army and the Pennsylvania State Police.
Glenn developed, created and implemented certifications for two forensic software companies used by agencies around the world.
Glenn is the Chief Technical officer for PATCtech, overseeing all Digital Forensic and Data Services. Glenn has acted as technical consultant and/or personally developed Computer Forensic Programs at multiple Colleges, to include Westmoreland County Community College where he was a faculty instructor prior to retiring.
Glenn Bard is a retired Pennsylvania State Trooper First Class and a U.S. Veteran of Operation Desert Storm. In 1999 Glenn began Computer Crime Investigations for the state police and has since investigated crimes across the United States ranging from Child Pornography to Criminal Homicide. Glenn has also conducted forensic examinations for city, state and federal Law Enforcement Agencies including the FBI, US Postal Inspectors, and I.C.E. as well as foreign governments.
Glenn has been certified as an expert in numerous states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United States Federal Court System in the areas of Digital Forensics, Cellular Technology and Computer Technology.
Glenn has been a speaker for organizations of all sizes and types, both public and private, to include the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, World Security Congress, and hundreds of law enforcement agencies, law firms and universities.
Several of the cases Glenn has worked have received National coverage, to include Fox News, Dateline, the Associated Press, Yahoo!, the New York Times, and many more.
Glenn has received numerous awards during his military and police career, including Honorable Discharges from both the United States Army and the Pennsylvania State Police.
Glenn developed, created and implemented certifications for two forensic software companies used by agencies around the world.
Glenn is the Chief Technical officer for PATCtech, overseeing all Digital Forensic and Data Services. Glenn has acted as technical consultant and/or personally developed Computer Forensic Programs at multiple Colleges, to include Westmoreland County Community College where he was a faculty instructor prior to retiring.
Course Objectives
Course Overview:
Date: November 9, 2026
Time: 12:00pm-2:30pm Eastern
Digital evidence can be the most important type of evidence in many investigations and prosecutions. And that evidence can take many forms ranging from cell phones to computers to cloud accounts to cellular records to video surveillance. And all of them require very specific steps to properly preserve and seize and search the data. In this webinar the attendee will be familiarized with the current best practices for search and seizure of various types of digital evidence. Specifically the attendee will learn how to recognize, preserve, search and seize the following:
Various types of digital evidence:
Cell phones
Computer systems
Storage media
Cloud accounts
Cellular records
Video surveillance
Vehicle Data
The webinar will also cover the following topics:
Separate lawful seizure, preservation, and examination of a device or account.
Choose and articulate a lawful authority: warrant, consent, exigency, or another recognized exception.
Draft a particularized digital-evidence warrant tied to probable cause, locations, data categories, accounts, devices, and relevant time periods.
Apply core rules to phones, computers, cloud accounts, location data, vehicles, and third-party providers.
Document collection and preservation choices in a way that supports admissibility and forensic integrity.
All attendees will be supplied with examples of preservation requests as well as specific search warrant language.
Group Viewing Encouraged: Pay 1 Registration Fee
·Multiple attendees can group view the training from one device only and each attendee will receive a certificate.
·ONLY the registered attendee will receive a link to join the training (Link will be sent 1-2 Days Prior to the Event)
Quiz & Certificates: Within 24 hours after the live broadcast the registered attendee will receive an email with:
·Quiz link that will need to be forwarded to each person in your group so they may print a certificate after completing the quiz.
·30 Days Access of the Recording (this link may be shared with with others in your department only)
*** No Refunds After Class Link Has Been Sent*
Time: 12:00pm-2:30pm Eastern
Digital evidence can be the most important type of evidence in many investigations and prosecutions. And that evidence can take many forms ranging from cell phones to computers to cloud accounts to cellular records to video surveillance. And all of them require very specific steps to properly preserve and seize and search the data. In this webinar the attendee will be familiarized with the current best practices for search and seizure of various types of digital evidence. Specifically the attendee will learn how to recognize, preserve, search and seize the following:
Various types of digital evidence:
Cell phones
Computer systems
Storage media
Cloud accounts
Cellular records
Video surveillance
Vehicle Data
The webinar will also cover the following topics:
Separate lawful seizure, preservation, and examination of a device or account.
Choose and articulate a lawful authority: warrant, consent, exigency, or another recognized exception.
Draft a particularized digital-evidence warrant tied to probable cause, locations, data categories, accounts, devices, and relevant time periods.
Apply core rules to phones, computers, cloud accounts, location data, vehicles, and third-party providers.
Document collection and preservation choices in a way that supports admissibility and forensic integrity.
All attendees will be supplied with examples of preservation requests as well as specific search warrant language.
Group Viewing Encouraged: Pay 1 Registration Fee
·Multiple attendees can group view the training from one device only and each attendee will receive a certificate.
·ONLY the registered attendee will receive a link to join the training (Link will be sent 1-2 Days Prior to the Event)
Quiz & Certificates: Within 24 hours after the live broadcast the registered attendee will receive an email with:
·Quiz link that will need to be forwarded to each person in your group so they may print a certificate after completing the quiz.
·30 Days Access of the Recording (this link may be shared with with others in your department only)
*** No Refunds After Class Link Has Been Sent*
