Search Warrants: Not as Painful as You Think

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Target Audience:

                         *** Law Enforcement Only***

Sponsoring Agency:

Oregon Peace Officers Association &The Keizer Police Department 

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Cost:

$100 OPOA Members

$125 non-OPOA Members (membership included if qualified)

Training Location:

Keizer Police Department

930 Chemawa Rd.

Keizer, OR 97303

Instructors:

Sergeant Robert Rookhuyzen, Washington County Sheriff Office

Robert L. Rookhuyzen is a sergeant with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. A graduate of Brigham Young University, he started his law enforcement career in 2001 with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. He served as a Field Training Officer and a member of the Washington County Crisis Negotiations Unit. He was promoted to corporal in 2007 and detective in 2010. As a detective, he specialized in the investigation of child abuse and violent crimes. He was a member of the Washington County Major Crimes Team, responsible for investigating homicides and officer-involved shootings. In 2017, Sgt. Rookhuyzen was awarded the FBI Director’s Award for Distinguished Service to Victims of Violent Crime. In 2020, he was promoted to sergeant.

Brief Overview:

This hands-on class is designed for every patrol officer/deputy, as well as new detectives. No prior search warrant experience is required. It is also a great refresher course for people who already have some experience writing search warrants. After reviewing search warrant concepts and how to obtain a search warrant, class members will write three search warrants (including one for Facebook) and an arrest warrant based on realistic practical scenarios. The instructor or a deputy district attorney will provide feedback on affidavits and search warrants written.

Search warrants are vital to every investigator. Learn when they’re required and how to efficiently write affidavits to get that evidence you need for your case. Tips and tricks will be shared on how to contact the right people at various organizations and web sites. Samples of search warrants and affidavits will be shared. As part of the class, the instructor will review the electronic process of preserving and obtaining records from Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.

Each student will leave the class with arrest and search warrant templates and forms to make search warrant writing easier when they return to their agency.

REQUIREMENTS:

You MUST bring a laptop with Word and WiFi capabilities with you.       

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Business Casual

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