2019 Annual Conference Casper, WY   August 19 – 22, 2019 Training:   Monday August 19, 2019 (1:00 – 5:00 PM) Case Review – Aurora Theater Shooting Commander Mike Daily and Deputy SWAT Commander Tom Wilkes Commander Daily and Deputy Commander Wilkes will be sharing their first hand experiences with a minute by minute review of the tragic mass shooting in Aurora Colorado theatre. This review is applicable across the law enforcement spectrum, from patrol to command staff. August 20, 2019 – (8:00  – 5:00 pm) / August 21, 2019 – (8:00  – 12:00 pm) Questioned Death Investigations              Dr. Thomas Bennett, Medical Examiner and Connie Jacobson, Natrona County Coroner Dr. Thomas Bennett a renowned independent medical examiner with over forty (40) years of experience as a forensic pathologist and 12,000 personally performed autopsies along with Natrona County Coroner, Connie Jacobson will take the attendees through a step by step examination of death scenes, from what to look for as the first officer on scene, to the evidence an investigator can garner from the autopsy. This class is a must for all those involved in death investigations. Courtroom Testimony Training PDF  Toxicology Training PDF Blunt Trauma Training PDF MVC Training PDF GWS Training PDF Burn Injuries Training PDF Decomp and Skeletal Remains Training PDF   Reference Articles: Autopsy:    Daubert      Uniform-Determination-of-Death-1980_5c      Daubert – Supreme Court Reporter       DCs with autopsy v clinical Dx     Death certificates are not reliable- revivification of the autopsy      Evidence-based persuasion       Expert Witnesses – Br 2002  False beliefs      Lecture on errors -Brown-Sequard        ME Independence        Religions and the Autopsy     Sarode -Autopsy Findings and Clinical Diagnoses     The accuracy of death certificates – Springer            Burn:      A study on house fires     Smoke Toxicity    Benignus – Absence of symptons with COHb levels of 16-23%    Bohnert – Fractures of the base of the skull in charred bodies    Burn and Smoke Inhalation pathophys -sheep    Carboxyhemoglobin levels in a series of automobile fires    Char of Fire Victims in Various Fires -1997    CO and CN in Aviation accidents – OAM 2000    CO Poisoning – 5 year review Singapore    Cone – Threats to Life in Residential Fires   Deaths from Thermal Effects and Burns -2001 FSI    Evidence for an antemortem injury of a burned head    Identification of traumatic injury in burned cranial bone    Knight – antemortem v postmortem    Knight – CO autopsy    Lung injury with burns and smoke inhalation  Pittella – DVI-DAI research paper    Seko 2001 – Stability of blood CO during heating -FSI   Smoke Inhalation Injury – Latenser    Smoke Inhalation Injury -Ruddy    Smoke Inhalation Injury August 21, 2019 – (1:00 – 5:00 pm) and August 22, 2019 (8:00  – 12:00 pm) Homicide Prosecutions; Best Practices  Homicide Best Practice Training PDF   Sweetwater County Attorney, Danny Erramouspe and Salt Lake County Deputy County Attorney, Robert Parish Sweetwater County Attorney Danny Erramouspe and Salt Lake County Deputy County Robert Parrish are two of the most experienced prosecutors of homicides in the Rocky Mountain region. Both men have spent their careers prosecuting homicides / death cases and will discuss the best practices and pitfalls of prosecuting a homicide. August 22, 2019 – 12:00 – 1:00 pm Dean Phillips Named Special Agent in Charge of the Denver Field Office FBI Director Christopher Wray has named Dean Phillips as special agent in charge of the Denver Field Office. Mr. Phillips most recently served as chief of the Technical Programs Section in the Operational Technology Division at FBI Headquarters Mr. Phillips entered on duty with the FBI in 1999 and was first assigned as a special agent in the Honolulu Field Office, where he investigated foreign counterintelligence, extraterritorial terrorism, and violent crimes and became a certified SWAT operator. Starting in 2005, Mr. Phillips was assigned to the Organized Crime Section in the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI Headquarters, where he performed duties as a regional program manager. During that time, he was also responsible for rebuilding the African criminal enterprise program. In October 2008, he was promoted to chief of the Asian/African Criminal Enterprise Unit. In February 2011, Mr. Phillips was assigned to the Las Vegas Field Office, where he served as the supervisor of the human intelligence squad and the technical services squad. He served as acting assistant special agent in charge of both the intelligence and criminal branches there for nearly 10 months. In October 2014, Mr. Phillips was assigned to the El Paso Field Office as the national security branch assistant special agent in charge, responsible for the counterterrorism, counterintelligence, cyber, technically trained agents, and critical incident response programs; the Midland Resident Agency; the Computer Analysis Response Team; and the division’s auditor Mr. Phillips is a veteran of the United States Air Force. Registration:   Monday August 19, 2019 1200-1700 hrs.  Lobby Tuesday August 20, 2019 0700- 1700 hrs.  Lobby Vendor Check In:  Monday August 19th 1200- 1700 hrs.  Lobby Executive Board Meeting:   Monday August 19th at 1700- 1900 hrs.   Ice Breaker:   Monday August 19th at 1800-2200 hrs. in Room 258: Drinks provided by Rocky Mountain Communication Systems and Harris. BBQ:   Tuesday August 20th 1800-2000  at the Pavilion Crossroads Old Timers Breakfast: Wednesday August 21st 0700-0800 hrs. at the Ramkota P.O.S.T Commission Meeting: Wednesday August 21st 1300-1500 hrs. in the Teton Room at the Ramkota Happy Hour/Drink: Wednesday August 21st 1730 – 1830 hrs. in the Ramkota Ballroom  Awards Banquet:   Wednesday August 21st 1830 – 2200 hrs. in the Ramkota Ballroom Hotel: Ramkota, Best Western Convention Center   307-266-6000 Registration Form Conference Schedule   Please ask for the Wyoming Peace Officers Association “block of rooms” when making reservations.   307-266-6000

The early registration deadline for the 2021 WPOA Conference ends today.  Early registration fee for this year's conference is $150; the registration fee after today is $175 including if you register at the conference.

This year's conference is at the Ramkota Hotel in Casper, WY.

Today is the deadline to submit nominations for WPOA's annual membership awards; this year's awards will presented during our 94th Annual Membership and Training Conference at Little America Hotel & Resort in Cheyenne, WY on Monday, June 20, 2022 through Thursday, June 23, 2022.

The early registration deadline for the 2022 WPOA Conference at the Little America Hotel & Resort in Cheyenne, WY ends today, Friday, June 1, 2022.  Early registration fee for this year's conference is $150; the registration fee after today is $175 including if you register at the conference.

Unfortunately this year, due to a lack of interest among our membership combined with some unforeseen circumstances beyond our control involving one of our former executive board members, we have reluctantly decided to cancel this year's membership and training conference. While we're frustrated and embarrassed by this situation, remaining members of the current executive board feel that this decision is in the best interest of the association for this year. We are, however, actively regrouping and setting our sight's on next year's conference, and may even be offering the exact same instructor lineup that we were very excited about for this year. On behalf of the Wyoming Peace Officers Association, we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience.