Iowa Department of Public Safety
Eugene T. Meyer, Commissioner
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Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Telephone Number: (515) 725-6182
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For immediate release: Courtney Greene, Bureau Chief
Monday, October 5, 2009 Public Information Bureau
Des Moines, Iowa (515) 725-6196

LEIN CONFERENCE DRAWS INTELLIGENCE SPECIALISTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE

Des Moines, IOWA --- The Iowa Law Enforcement Intelligence Network (LEIN) is celebrating 25 years of cooperative criminal information sharing and cross jurisdictional community policing.  To celebrate this great milestone, nearly 250 law enforcement officers from across the state are gathering in Des Moines this week for the annual LEIN Conference.  Officers will hear lectures on current terrorism threats in the Midwest, new strategies in recovering missing children, the biomechanics of use of force scenarios for law enforcement, and narco terrorism, to name a few.  

WHAT: Law Enforcement Intelligence Network 25th Annual Conference
   
WHEN: October 5-7, 2009
   
WHERE:  Stoney Creek Inn
  5291 Stoney Creek Court
  Johnston, IA 50131
   
WHO:  Joe Rozek, Exec. Dir. for Homeland Security Intelligence for Microsoft Corp.
  Dr. Bill Lewinski, Force Science Institute
  Lou Savelli, Homefront Protective Group
  Director Russ Porter, Iowa DPS Intelligence Fusion Center
  Criminal Intelligence Specialists and Law Enforcement from across Iowa

LEIN serves as a mechanism for the statewide collection and exchange of criminal intelligence information. There are more than 1,000 LEIN members who submit information reports to the Department’s Intelligence Fusion Center, which in turn disseminates the information to participating agencies throughout the state. These agencies then use the information to prevent and solve crime in their area.

 

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