2000 Conference Speakers... 

Lieutenant Richard Long, 
Newport Beach, California, Police Department - 

Lieutenant Richard Long is a 24 year veteran of the Newport Beach Police Department. He has worked all divisions and has 17 years of supervisory experience. Lt. Long instructs in robbery investigation at the California Presley Institute of Criminal Investigations and the POST Basic Police Academy in Orange County. Lt. Long’s presentation showed us how to work a major case  robbery investigation from a local perspective, using a hands on review of the largest organized crime robbery crew that has ever operated in our nation. The Rabb robbery gang did over 150 capers nationwide, were suspected  in 20 homicides and made over $100 million dollars committing their crimes. Lt. Long’s involvement came when the crew did 2 machine gun robberies of Newport Beach jewelry stores, netting $10 million dollars. Lt. Long’s presentation covered all of the aspects of investigation and included many stories along the way.

Commander Dave Pettinari, 
Pueblo County, Colorado, Sheriff's Office -

Commander Dave Pettinari is a 12 year veteran of the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office where he has supervised records, payroll, personnel, evidence and property, logistics and budget management. His current duties include planning, projects management, media relations, grants writing and computer crimes. He formerly worked as a radio TV and newspaper reporter for 12 years. Commander Pettinari holds a master’s degree in journalism from Marquette University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Regis College. Commander Pettinari’s course taught investigators how to get on the Internet, what it looks like, the risks, scams and frauds, tracking down Internet suspects and tapping into the wealth of information that suspects already are using to their advantage. Commander Pettinari showed investigators how to share information with the public, find intelligence, investigative leads and resources, use secure intranets among agencies and how to develop a good law enforcement home page.

Detective Sergeant Jack Giroud, 
Los Angeles Police Department - 

Sgt. Giroud is a 44 year veteran of the LAPD with over 37 years in the Robbery/Homicide Division. Sgt. Giroud has been involved in nearly every major investigation in L.A. during the last 30 years. He has always been very active in the California and Southern California Robbery Associations. Sgt. Giroud teaches or has taught at the L.A. Police Academy, Pasadena City College and San Jose State University. He supervises and coordinates major robbery problems and street robberies, investigates major kidnappings and extortions, supervises all line-ups and maintains M.O. files regarding market, liquor store, drug store, dairy and gas station robberies.  Sgt. Giroud drew on his many and varied experiences to provide an interactive presentation on robbery stakeouts. 

Read the Los Angeles Times article about Sgt. Giroud.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Mitch Morrissey,
Denver District Attorney's Office -

Mr. Morrissey has worked for the Denver District Attorney's Office since 1984. For the past ten years he has served as Chief Deputy District Attorney and is presently in charge of the Gang Unit. As One of the lead prosecutors in the D.A.'s Office, Mr. Morrissey is considered an expert in the field of DNA, having prosecuted significant cases involving DNA evidence. Most recently, Mr. Morrissey was sworn in as a Boulder District Attorney and worked on the thirteen month long grand jury investigation into the death of Jon Benet Ramsey. Mr. Morrissey spoke about DNA forensic analysis for investigators. Mr. Morrissey showed us what evidence to look for, where to look and how to handle DNA evidence. He provided surprising examples of where DNA evidence has been found. Mr. Morrissey also talked about the national database, CODIS, and how it relates to and can be used in conjunction with our investigations.