CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi:ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Crime Scene Investigator II

Instructor: Heather Hansen and Chris Collins

March 1-5, 2027

 8am – 4pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday

2pm – 10pm Wednesday

 Class will meet at: Peru PD, 2650 N. Peoria Street, Peru, IL 

Enrollment Deadline:  February 22, 2027

Course Size:  Maximum – Max 20

PRE-REQUISITE:  Please note that this course requires that students have completed a 40hr Evidence Tech, Crime Scene Investigator, or similar certification.

What to bring:

Officers attending must be competent with their department’s
DSLR digital camera and must bring the following items to class
with them:

Laptop computer with USB port • DSLR digital camera with flash
(per person) Digital Camera memory card (min 16 GB) • Tripod
with all necessary attachments to fit the department camera. (per
person) An off-shoe cord/cable and detachable flash for analytical
photography • Latent fingerprint development kit with black
powders, applicators and brushes • Set of tent markers #1- 20 •
Flashlight

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to educate Officers, Homicide Investigators, Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators (CSIs), and members of Major Crime Task Forces in the art and science of crime scene investigation as it relates to collection, identification, and preservation of evidence to be submitted to a forensic laboratory for analysis.

This course has a strong focus on body crimes, death investigations and advanced techniques and technologies in forensic science and processing scenes.  Instructors will introduce different advanced evidence collection techniques, identification, and preservation techniques.  The impact of these techniques upon specific criminal investigative disciplines will also be discussed and practiced.

Course Content

• Crime scene management and the 7-step crime scene process
• Crime scene photography, photography of chemical processes, low light and night photography
• Crime scene sketching, diagramming, and animation
• Forensic Laboratory Sections/Disciplines, techniques on scene and performed at the lab
• Evidence recognition, handling, packaging, and submission – current laboratory guidelines
• Firearm/ballistic evidence, IBIS and NIBIN technology
• Firearm trajectory
• Trace, arson and toolmark evidence
• Impression evidence
• Latent fingerprint, blood detection and enhancement
• Biological evidence/DNA and CODIS technology
• Report writing specific to crime scenes processed
• Forensic Entomology and decomposition process and documentation
• 5 Field Scene Assessments

About the Instructor

Lt. Chris Collins graduated from University of Illinois with a degree in Criminology and began his law enforcement career with the Kane County Sheriff’s Office in 1990 as an Auxiliary Deputy.  In 1993 he attended the Police Training Institute at University of Illinois where he graduated first in his class and was awarded the Clifford Van Meeter Award for academic excellence.  Over his 32 years in law enforcement Chris has served in most every conceivable capacity at the Sheriff’s Office, including patrol, investigations, civil process, community policing, and administration.  He has served as a FTO, SWAT, Traffic Enforcement, and Negotiations Response Team Officer.  He holds numerous professional certifications and graduated from Northwestern’s School of Police Staff and Command in 2009.  He has supervised patrol, investigations, civil process, and the Office of Professional Standards as both a Sergeant and Lieutenant. Chris enjoys teaching and speaking, and is an Illinois Certified Crisis Intervention Instructor as well as a CIT International certified CIT Coordinator.  His speaking credits include numerous local and regional organizations, as well as the Illinois State NAMI Conference.  At home Chris enjoys spending time outdoors; camping with his dogs (Ellie an Australian Shepherd and Piper a Border Collie); traveling; and cooking.

Acting Lieutenant Heather Hansen began her career in Law Enforcement in 1989. She served as a corrections officer, probation officer and was a police and fire dispatcher. In 1995 she was commissioned as a State Trooper with the Illinois State Police. As a Trooper in the Chicago area, Heather was assigned to a special enforcement team that focused on gangs, guns, drugs, reckless drivers and DUIs. She has served in many additional roles in the last thirty years.

Twelve years of Heather’s career with the I.S.P. was spent as a crime scene investigator in the south suburbs of Chicago. She was the crime scene investigator for over 1200 major cases including hundreds of death investigations, 275 homicides, (including scenes with multiple deaths and entire families) and cases covered on a national basis.  She received the Department Medal of Achievement for creating the State of Illinois five-week crime scene investigators curriculum. Heather served as the Coordinator of the CSI course and trained and certified hundreds of officers as crime scene investigators for the State Police and 90 additional police departments. Heather has been qualified in State Criminal and Federal Court as an Expert Witness in Crime Scene Investigation.

Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil Rights .50 hours, Const. Use of LE Authority .50 hours, Human Rights .50 hours, Legal Updates .50 hours, Procedural Justice 4.0 hours, Officer Safety Techniques .50 hours with .50 hours scenario based. Continuing Ed: Lead Homicide Investigator 40 hours. with 5 hours scenario based.

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi:ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Crime Scene Investigator II

Instructor: Heather Hansen and Chris Collins

March 1-5, 2027

 8am – 4pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday

2pm – 10pm Wednesday

 Class will meet at: Peru PD, 2650 N. Peoria Street, Peru, IL 

Enrollment Deadline:  February 22, 2027

Course Size:  Maximum – Max 20

PRE-REQUISITE:  Please note that this course requires that students have completed a 40hr Evidence Tech, Crime Scene Investigator, or similar certification.

What to bring:

Officers attending must be competent with their department’s
DSLR digital camera and must bring the following items to class
with them:

Laptop computer with USB port • DSLR digital camera with flash
(per person) Digital Camera memory card (min 16 GB) • Tripod
with all necessary attachments to fit the department camera. (per
person) An off-shoe cord/cable and detachable flash for analytical
photography • Latent fingerprint development kit with black
powders, applicators and brushes • Set of tent markers #1- 20 •
Flashlight

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to educate Officers, Homicide Investigators, Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators (CSIs), and members of Major Crime Task Forces in the art and science of crime scene investigation as it relates to collection, identification, and preservation of evidence to be submitted to a forensic laboratory for analysis.

This course has a strong focus on body crimes, death investigations and advanced techniques and technologies in forensic science and processing scenes.  Instructors will introduce different advanced evidence collection techniques, identification, and preservation techniques.  The impact of these techniques upon specific criminal investigative disciplines will also be discussed and practiced.

Course Content

• Crime scene management and the 7-step crime scene process
• Crime scene photography, photography of chemical processes, low light and night photography
• Crime scene sketching, diagramming, and animation
• Forensic Laboratory Sections/Disciplines, techniques on scene and performed at the lab
• Evidence recognition, handling, packaging, and submission – current laboratory guidelines
• Firearm/ballistic evidence, IBIS and NIBIN technology
• Firearm trajectory
• Trace, arson and toolmark evidence
• Impression evidence
• Latent fingerprint, blood detection and enhancement
• Biological evidence/DNA and CODIS technology
• Report writing specific to crime scenes processed
• Forensic Entomology and decomposition process and documentation
• 5 Field Scene Assessments

About the Instructor

Lt. Chris Collins graduated from University of Illinois with a degree in Criminology and began his law enforcement career with the Kane County Sheriff’s Office in 1990 as an Auxiliary Deputy.  In 1993 he attended the Police Training Institute at University of Illinois where he graduated first in his class and was awarded the Clifford Van Meeter Award for academic excellence.  Over his 32 years in law enforcement Chris has served in most every conceivable capacity at the Sheriff’s Office, including patrol, investigations, civil process, community policing, and administration.  He has served as a FTO, SWAT, Traffic Enforcement, and Negotiations Response Team Officer.  He holds numerous professional certifications and graduated from Northwestern’s School of Police Staff and Command in 2009.  He has supervised patrol, investigations, civil process, and the Office of Professional Standards as both a Sergeant and Lieutenant. Chris enjoys teaching and speaking, and is an Illinois Certified Crisis Intervention Instructor as well as a CIT International certified CIT Coordinator.  His speaking credits include numerous local and regional organizations, as well as the Illinois State NAMI Conference.  At home Chris enjoys spending time outdoors; camping with his dogs (Ellie an Australian Shepherd and Piper a Border Collie); traveling; and cooking.

Acting Lieutenant Heather Hansen began her career in Law Enforcement in 1989. She served as a corrections officer, probation officer and was a police and fire dispatcher. In 1995 she was commissioned as a State Trooper with the Illinois State Police. As a Trooper in the Chicago area, Heather was assigned to a special enforcement team that focused on gangs, guns, drugs, reckless drivers and DUIs. She has served in many additional roles in the last thirty years.

Twelve years of Heather’s career with the I.S.P. was spent as a crime scene investigator in the south suburbs of Chicago. She was the crime scene investigator for over 1200 major cases including hundreds of death investigations, 275 homicides, (including scenes with multiple deaths and entire families) and cases covered on a national basis.  She received the Department Medal of Achievement for creating the State of Illinois five-week crime scene investigators curriculum. Heather served as the Coordinator of the CSI course and trained and certified hundreds of officers as crime scene investigators for the State Police and 90 additional police departments. Heather has been qualified in State Criminal and Federal Court as an Expert Witness in Crime Scene Investigation.

Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil Rights .50 hours, Const. Use of LE Authority .50 hours, Human Rights .50 hours, Legal Updates .50 hours, Procedural Justice 4.0 hours, Officer Safety Techniques .50 hours with .50 hours scenario based. Continuing Ed: Lead Homicide Investigator 40 hours. with 5 hours scenario based.

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi:ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Crime Scene Investigator II

Instructor: Heather Hansen and Chris Collins

March 1-5, 2027

 8am – 4pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday

2pm – 10pm Wednesday

 Class will meet at: Peru PD, 2650 N. Peoria Street, Peru, IL 

Enrollment Deadline:  February 22, 2027

Course Size:  Maximum – Max 20

PRE-REQUISITE:  Please note that this course requires that students have completed a 40hr Evidence Tech, Crime Scene Investigator, or similar certification.

What to bring:

Officers attending must be competent with their department’s
DSLR digital camera and must bring the following items to class
with them:

Laptop computer with USB port • DSLR digital camera with flash
(per person) Digital Camera memory card (min 16 GB) • Tripod
with all necessary attachments to fit the department camera. (per
person) An off-shoe cord/cable and detachable flash for analytical
photography • Latent fingerprint development kit with black
powders, applicators and brushes • Set of tent markers #1- 20 •
Flashlight

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to educate Officers, Homicide Investigators, Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators (CSIs), and members of Major Crime Task Forces in the art and science of crime scene investigation as it relates to collection, identification, and preservation of evidence to be submitted to a forensic laboratory for analysis.

This course has a strong focus on body crimes, death investigations and advanced techniques and technologies in forensic science and processing scenes.  Instructors will introduce different advanced evidence collection techniques, identification, and preservation techniques.  The impact of these techniques upon specific criminal investigative disciplines will also be discussed and practiced.

Course Content

• Crime scene management and the 7-step crime scene process
• Crime scene photography, photography of chemical processes, low light and night photography
• Crime scene sketching, diagramming, and animation
• Forensic Laboratory Sections/Disciplines, techniques on scene and performed at the lab
• Evidence recognition, handling, packaging, and submission – current laboratory guidelines
• Firearm/ballistic evidence, IBIS and NIBIN technology
• Firearm trajectory
• Trace, arson and toolmark evidence
• Impression evidence
• Latent fingerprint, blood detection and enhancement
• Biological evidence/DNA and CODIS technology
• Report writing specific to crime scenes processed
• Forensic Entomology and decomposition process and documentation
• 5 Field Scene Assessments

About the Instructor

Lt. Chris Collins graduated from University of Illinois with a degree in Criminology and began his law enforcement career with the Kane County Sheriff’s Office in 1990 as an Auxiliary Deputy.  In 1993 he attended the Police Training Institute at University of Illinois where he graduated first in his class and was awarded the Clifford Van Meeter Award for academic excellence.  Over his 32 years in law enforcement Chris has served in most every conceivable capacity at the Sheriff’s Office, including patrol, investigations, civil process, community policing, and administration.  He has served as a FTO, SWAT, Traffic Enforcement, and Negotiations Response Team Officer.  He holds numerous professional certifications and graduated from Northwestern’s School of Police Staff and Command in 2009.  He has supervised patrol, investigations, civil process, and the Office of Professional Standards as both a Sergeant and Lieutenant. Chris enjoys teaching and speaking, and is an Illinois Certified Crisis Intervention Instructor as well as a CIT International certified CIT Coordinator.  His speaking credits include numerous local and regional organizations, as well as the Illinois State NAMI Conference.  At home Chris enjoys spending time outdoors; camping with his dogs (Ellie an Australian Shepherd and Piper a Border Collie); traveling; and cooking.

Acting Lieutenant Heather Hansen began her career in Law Enforcement in 1989. She served as a corrections officer, probation officer and was a police and fire dispatcher. In 1995 she was commissioned as a State Trooper with the Illinois State Police. As a Trooper in the Chicago area, Heather was assigned to a special enforcement team that focused on gangs, guns, drugs, reckless drivers and DUIs. She has served in many additional roles in the last thirty years.

Twelve years of Heather’s career with the I.S.P. was spent as a crime scene investigator in the south suburbs of Chicago. She was the crime scene investigator for over 1200 major cases including hundreds of death investigations, 275 homicides, (including scenes with multiple deaths and entire families) and cases covered on a national basis.  She received the Department Medal of Achievement for creating the State of Illinois five-week crime scene investigators curriculum. Heather served as the Coordinator of the CSI course and trained and certified hundreds of officers as crime scene investigators for the State Police and 90 additional police departments. Heather has been qualified in State Criminal and Federal Court as an Expert Witness in Crime Scene Investigation.

Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil Rights .50 hours, Const. Use of LE Authority .50 hours, Human Rights .50 hours, Legal Updates .50 hours, Procedural Justice 4.0 hours, Officer Safety Techniques .50 hours with .50 hours scenario based. Continuing Ed: Lead Homicide Investigator 40 hours. with 5 hours scenario based.

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi:ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Crime Scene Investigator II

Instructor: Heather Hansen and Chris Collins

March 1-5, 2027

 8am – 4pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday

2pm – 10pm Wednesday

 Class will meet at: Peru PD, 2650 N. Peoria Street, Peru, IL 

Enrollment Deadline:  February 22, 2027

Course Size:  Maximum – Max 20

PRE-REQUISITE:  Please note that this course requires that students have completed a 40hr Evidence Tech, Crime Scene Investigator, or similar certification.

What to bring:

Officers attending must be competent with their department’s
DSLR digital camera and must bring the following items to class
with them:

Laptop computer with USB port • DSLR digital camera with flash
(per person) Digital Camera memory card (min 16 GB) • Tripod
with all necessary attachments to fit the department camera. (per
person) An off-shoe cord/cable and detachable flash for analytical
photography • Latent fingerprint development kit with black
powders, applicators and brushes • Set of tent markers #1- 20 •
Flashlight

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to educate Officers, Homicide Investigators, Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators (CSIs), and members of Major Crime Task Forces in the art and science of crime scene investigation as it relates to collection, identification, and preservation of evidence to be submitted to a forensic laboratory for analysis.

This course has a strong focus on body crimes, death investigations and advanced techniques and technologies in forensic science and processing scenes.  Instructors will introduce different advanced evidence collection techniques, identification, and preservation techniques.  The impact of these techniques upon specific criminal investigative disciplines will also be discussed and practiced.

Course Content

• Crime scene management and the 7-step crime scene process
• Crime scene photography, photography of chemical processes, low light and night photography
• Crime scene sketching, diagramming, and animation
• Forensic Laboratory Sections/Disciplines, techniques on scene and performed at the lab
• Evidence recognition, handling, packaging, and submission – current laboratory guidelines
• Firearm/ballistic evidence, IBIS and NIBIN technology
• Firearm trajectory
• Trace, arson and toolmark evidence
• Impression evidence
• Latent fingerprint, blood detection and enhancement
• Biological evidence/DNA and CODIS technology
• Report writing specific to crime scenes processed
• Forensic Entomology and decomposition process and documentation
• 5 Field Scene Assessments

About the Instructor

Lt. Chris Collins graduated from University of Illinois with a degree in Criminology and began his law enforcement career with the Kane County Sheriff’s Office in 1990 as an Auxiliary Deputy.  In 1993 he attended the Police Training Institute at University of Illinois where he graduated first in his class and was awarded the Clifford Van Meeter Award for academic excellence.  Over his 32 years in law enforcement Chris has served in most every conceivable capacity at the Sheriff’s Office, including patrol, investigations, civil process, community policing, and administration.  He has served as a FTO, SWAT, Traffic Enforcement, and Negotiations Response Team Officer.  He holds numerous professional certifications and graduated from Northwestern’s School of Police Staff and Command in 2009.  He has supervised patrol, investigations, civil process, and the Office of Professional Standards as both a Sergeant and Lieutenant. Chris enjoys teaching and speaking, and is an Illinois Certified Crisis Intervention Instructor as well as a CIT International certified CIT Coordinator.  His speaking credits include numerous local and regional organizations, as well as the Illinois State NAMI Conference.  At home Chris enjoys spending time outdoors; camping with his dogs (Ellie an Australian Shepherd and Piper a Border Collie); traveling; and cooking.

Acting Lieutenant Heather Hansen began her career in Law Enforcement in 1989. She served as a corrections officer, probation officer and was a police and fire dispatcher. In 1995 she was commissioned as a State Trooper with the Illinois State Police. As a Trooper in the Chicago area, Heather was assigned to a special enforcement team that focused on gangs, guns, drugs, reckless drivers and DUIs. She has served in many additional roles in the last thirty years.

Twelve years of Heather’s career with the I.S.P. was spent as a crime scene investigator in the south suburbs of Chicago. She was the crime scene investigator for over 1200 major cases including hundreds of death investigations, 275 homicides, (including scenes with multiple deaths and entire families) and cases covered on a national basis.  She received the Department Medal of Achievement for creating the State of Illinois five-week crime scene investigators curriculum. Heather served as the Coordinator of the CSI course and trained and certified hundreds of officers as crime scene investigators for the State Police and 90 additional police departments. Heather has been qualified in State Criminal and Federal Court as an Expert Witness in Crime Scene Investigation.

Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil Rights .50 hours, Const. Use of LE Authority .50 hours, Human Rights .50 hours, Legal Updates .50 hours, Procedural Justice 4.0 hours, Officer Safety Techniques .50 hours with .50 hours scenario based. Continuing Ed: Lead Homicide Investigator 40 hours. with 5 hours scenario based.

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi:ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Crime Scene Investigator II

Instructor: Heather Hansen and Chris Collins

March 1-5, 2027

 8am – 4pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday

2pm – 10pm Wednesday

 Class will meet at: Peru PD, 2650 N. Peoria Street, Peru, IL 

Enrollment Deadline:  February 22, 2027

Course Size:  Maximum – Max 20

PRE-REQUISITE:  Please note that this course requires that students have completed a 40hr Evidence Tech, Crime Scene Investigator, or similar certification.

What to bring:

Officers attending must be competent with their department’s
DSLR digital camera and must bring the following items to class
with them:

Laptop computer with USB port • DSLR digital camera with flash
(per person) Digital Camera memory card (min 16 GB) • Tripod
with all necessary attachments to fit the department camera. (per
person) An off-shoe cord/cable and detachable flash for analytical
photography • Latent fingerprint development kit with black
powders, applicators and brushes • Set of tent markers #1- 20 •
Flashlight

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to educate Officers, Homicide Investigators, Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators (CSIs), and members of Major Crime Task Forces in the art and science of crime scene investigation as it relates to collection, identification, and preservation of evidence to be submitted to a forensic laboratory for analysis.

This course has a strong focus on body crimes, death investigations and advanced techniques and technologies in forensic science and processing scenes.  Instructors will introduce different advanced evidence collection techniques, identification, and preservation techniques.  The impact of these techniques upon specific criminal investigative disciplines will also be discussed and practiced.

Course Content

• Crime scene management and the 7-step crime scene process
• Crime scene photography, photography of chemical processes, low light and night photography
• Crime scene sketching, diagramming, and animation
• Forensic Laboratory Sections/Disciplines, techniques on scene and performed at the lab
• Evidence recognition, handling, packaging, and submission – current laboratory guidelines
• Firearm/ballistic evidence, IBIS and NIBIN technology
• Firearm trajectory
• Trace, arson and toolmark evidence
• Impression evidence
• Latent fingerprint, blood detection and enhancement
• Biological evidence/DNA and CODIS technology
• Report writing specific to crime scenes processed
• Forensic Entomology and decomposition process and documentation
• 5 Field Scene Assessments

About the Instructor

Lt. Chris Collins graduated from University of Illinois with a degree in Criminology and began his law enforcement career with the Kane County Sheriff’s Office in 1990 as an Auxiliary Deputy.  In 1993 he attended the Police Training Institute at University of Illinois where he graduated first in his class and was awarded the Clifford Van Meeter Award for academic excellence.  Over his 32 years in law enforcement Chris has served in most every conceivable capacity at the Sheriff’s Office, including patrol, investigations, civil process, community policing, and administration.  He has served as a FTO, SWAT, Traffic Enforcement, and Negotiations Response Team Officer.  He holds numerous professional certifications and graduated from Northwestern’s School of Police Staff and Command in 2009.  He has supervised patrol, investigations, civil process, and the Office of Professional Standards as both a Sergeant and Lieutenant. Chris enjoys teaching and speaking, and is an Illinois Certified Crisis Intervention Instructor as well as a CIT International certified CIT Coordinator.  His speaking credits include numerous local and regional organizations, as well as the Illinois State NAMI Conference.  At home Chris enjoys spending time outdoors; camping with his dogs (Ellie an Australian Shepherd and Piper a Border Collie); traveling; and cooking.

Acting Lieutenant Heather Hansen began her career in Law Enforcement in 1989. She served as a corrections officer, probation officer and was a police and fire dispatcher. In 1995 she was commissioned as a State Trooper with the Illinois State Police. As a Trooper in the Chicago area, Heather was assigned to a special enforcement team that focused on gangs, guns, drugs, reckless drivers and DUIs. She has served in many additional roles in the last thirty years.

Twelve years of Heather’s career with the I.S.P. was spent as a crime scene investigator in the south suburbs of Chicago. She was the crime scene investigator for over 1200 major cases including hundreds of death investigations, 275 homicides, (including scenes with multiple deaths and entire families) and cases covered on a national basis.  She received the Department Medal of Achievement for creating the State of Illinois five-week crime scene investigators curriculum. Heather served as the Coordinator of the CSI course and trained and certified hundreds of officers as crime scene investigators for the State Police and 90 additional police departments. Heather has been qualified in State Criminal and Federal Court as an Expert Witness in Crime Scene Investigation.

Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil Rights .50 hours, Const. Use of LE Authority .50 hours, Human Rights .50 hours, Legal Updates .50 hours, Procedural Justice 4.0 hours, Officer Safety Techniques .50 hours with .50 hours scenario based. Continuing Ed: Lead Homicide Investigator 40 hours. with 5 hours scenario based.

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi: ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Immediate Trauma Care Instructor Course

Instructor: Beacon Training Group

March 6-8, 2027

 8am – 4pm

 Class will meet at: CIPTC, ICC Peoria Campus, 5407 N. University, Poplar P101, Peoria, IL

Enrollment Deadline: February 27, 2027

Course Size:  Minimum 12 – Maximum 20

Course Objective

This three-day, 24-hour program has been designed by Beacon Training Group to train first responders to be instructors with the knowledge and skills to teach lifesaving/sustaining immediate trauma care practices and associated equipment.  

Course Content

This program is designed to provide perspective instructors with the skills and knowledge to treat and survive traumatic injuries which include but are not limited to: severe bleeding, amputations, penetrating injuries, upper chest injuries, other airway injuries, etc…   Students will be provided with an explanation of human anatomy and how it relates to traumatic injuries.  Instructors will then demonstrate proper practices and techniques to treat serious injuries with commercially available as well as improvised equipment.  Students will learn and practice the proper use and limitations of tourniquets, wound packing, pressure points, pressure dressings, airway management, and occlusive dressings. 

Students will then be given the opportunity to practice teaching these skills and will be evaluated with practical exercises and a written test.    Upon successful completion of this course students will have demonstrated proficiency as instructors in immediate trauma care practices, techniques, and equipment which will allow them to instruct others in the skills necessary to treat serious injuries they may encounter during their day-to-day operations. 

Optional Purchase:

All medical Equipment used during the course will be for sale at a discounted rate.

About the Instructor:

 Andrew Cimonetti

United States Marine Corps Combat Veteran and decorated Staff Non-Commissioned Officer who has served three tours to Afghanistan as an Operator and Assistant Element Leader in the Marine Corps Special Operation Command (MARSOC). Mr. Cimonetti has been in law enforcement for over 8 years and is currently serving his department as a Patrol Officer as well as a firearms and tactics instructor. Mr. Cimonetti recently separated from a large multi-jurisdictional SWAT team in south suburbs of Chicago where he operated as a SWAT School Instructor, Entry Team Leader, and Training Coordinator . Mr. Cimonetti has used his extensive Combat experience to create Beacon Training Group LLC. Through Beacon Mr. Cimonetti develops and implements training to first responders, Schools, places of worship, and local businesses, which include Immediate Trauma Care (ITC), Rapid Deployment, Rescue Task Force, Command and Control, and Escape, Barricade, Resist, and Survive (EBRS) program to increase the safety and security of schools, daycares, business, places of worship, and anywhere people can gather. Mr. Cimonetti holds multiple instructor certifications in active response to threats and has conducted multiple large scale training scenarios with Tele communicators, police departments, fire departments, and schools.
Mr. Cimonetti is a sound instructor and proven leader. Mr. Cimonetti has a passion for developing individuals to exceed “normal” and achieve their full potential.

Robert Jones

Robert Jones is a Lieutenant from a Central Illinois police department who serves as a shift commander and training coordinator. He has been in law enforcement for 15 years serving in various roles such as a K9 handler and attached to the multijurisdictional SWAT team. He is an instructor for many facets of law enforcement, ranging from master firearm instruction to rapid response instruction. Robert believes training officers in life-saving medical techniques should be routed in data and experience, leading himself and the Beacon Training Group to review and update the course consistently.

Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Emergency Medical Response Training and Certification 18 hours – with 12 hours of scenario based, Legal Update 1 hour, Officer Wellness/Mental Health 1 hour, Procedural Justice 1 hour

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi:ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

SFST Refresher

Instructor: David Christiansen

March 9, 2027

 8am – 5pm

 Class will meet at: Peru PD, 2650 N. Peoria, Peru

Enrollment Deadline:  March 2, 2027

Course Size: Maximum 24

This class is funded through the Police Traffic Services Training Project along with Illinois Department of Traffic Safety and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Course Objective

The SFST Refresher Training is for law enforcement officers at the Federal, State, county, and local level who have successfully completed the NHTSA/IACP-approved DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Training Program. This course satisfies the Illinois Department of Transportation Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant requirement of having a SFST refresher every four years from the date of their last completed certified training.

The primary purpose the SFST Refresher Training Program is to improve the overall consistency of administration of the SFSTs by individual police officers.

Course Content

• Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus, Walk and Turn, One Leg Stand
• Processing the DUI arrest
• Toxicology protocols
• DUI Report writing skills
• DUI forms including warning to motorist and law enforcement sworn report
• Common DUI Defense techniques/court testimony

 Mobile In-Service Training Team # 7 Illinois Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU #7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil Rights 1.50 hours, Constitutional Use of LE Authority 1.50 hours, and Legal Update 5 hours

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi: ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

ILETSB – SRO Recertification

Instructor: Danielle Butts and Team

March 16-17, 2027

 8am – 5pm

Class will meet at: CIPTC, ICC Peoria Campus, 5407 N. Univesity, Poplar P101, Peoria

Enrollment Deadline:  March 9, 2027

Course Size:  Minimum – 5 Maximum – 20

Please bring a charged laptop, all handouts will be provided on a thumb drive. Wednsday, Feburary 11, 2026, is the Active Shooter drill, please bring a lunch and dress how you dress in the school and bring your duty belt/vest.

Course Objective

This 2-day, 16 hour program has been designed by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to provide students with the required training in use of police personnel within the school setting in accordance with SB 2925 (PA 100-984). SROs must be police officers of law enforcement agencies who are to serve within a school setting pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the employing law enforcement agency and a school district within the agency’s jurisdiction. Any officer serving in this role as of January 1, 2021 must have a special certification issued by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (“Board”). Such officers must have attended a special training or attained a waiver by the Board before they can serve in this role.

Course Content – Review the following topics:

Information and changes to Juvenile Law the past 3 years

Illinois Administrative Code and the changes

Trends in juveniles/students

Information and changes to Illinois Criminal Law the past 3 years

Adolescent behavior and development

Role in SRO

Violent trends among students

Cultural issues and LGBTQI issues

Major mental health concerns in students

Implicit bias and ethic sensitivity

New trends in school violence management

Stress management vicarious trauma

Sexual aggression, sexual abuse,

Mandate training sexual abuse/grooming

Bullying behavior in school

De-Escalation techniques

Alcohol/marijuana usage among students

Use of Force

Common Weapons Used

Hostage barricade vs. active shooter

Priority of Life Scale

Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil Rights 2 hours; Const. Use of LE Authority 2 hours; Crisis Intervention Team 1.50 hours; Const. Use of LE Authority .5 hours; Cultural Competency .50 hours; Human Rights .50 hours; Legal Updates 1.50 hours; Officer Wellness/Mental Health .50 hours; Procedural Justice 3 hours; Laws Concerning Stops, searches and Use of Force 1 hour with .50 hours Scenario Based and Officer Safety Techniques 3 hours with 1.50 hours Scenario based; Specialty Training: School Resource Officer (SRO) Pre-Qualified Active Threat Response 4 hours with 2 hours Scenario Based; Juvenile Law 3 hours; and Office Youth Interaction 3 hours

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi: ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

ILETSB – SRO Recertification

Instructor: Danielle Butts and Team

March 16-17, 2027

 8am – 5pm

Class will meet at: CIPTC, ICC Peoria Campus, 5407 N. Univesity, Poplar P101, Peoria

Enrollment Deadline:  March 9, 2027

Course Size:  Minimum – 5 Maximum – 20

Please bring a charged laptop, all handouts will be provided on a thumb drive. Wednsday, Feburary 11, 2026, is the Active Shooter drill, please bring a lunch and dress how you dress in the school and bring your duty belt/vest.

Course Objective

This 2-day, 16 hour program has been designed by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board to provide students with the required training in use of police personnel within the school setting in accordance with SB 2925 (PA 100-984). SROs must be police officers of law enforcement agencies who are to serve within a school setting pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the employing law enforcement agency and a school district within the agency’s jurisdiction. Any officer serving in this role as of January 1, 2021 must have a special certification issued by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (“Board”). Such officers must have attended a special training or attained a waiver by the Board before they can serve in this role.

Course Content – Review the following topics:

Information and changes to Juvenile Law the past 3 years

Illinois Administrative Code and the changes

Trends in juveniles/students

Information and changes to Illinois Criminal Law the past 3 years

Adolescent behavior and development

Role in SRO

Violent trends among students

Cultural issues and LGBTQI issues

Major mental health concerns in students

Implicit bias and ethic sensitivity

New trends in school violence management

Stress management vicarious trauma

Sexual aggression, sexual abuse,

Mandate training sexual abuse/grooming

Bullying behavior in school

De-Escalation techniques

Alcohol/marijuana usage among students

Use of Force

Common Weapons Used

Hostage barricade vs. active shooter

Priority of Life Scale

Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil Rights 2 hours; Const. Use of LE Authority 2 hours; Crisis Intervention Team 1.50 hours; Const. Use of LE Authority .5 hours; Cultural Competency .50 hours; Human Rights .50 hours; Legal Updates 1.50 hours; Officer Wellness/Mental Health .50 hours; Procedural Justice 3 hours; Laws Concerning Stops, searches and Use of Force 1 hour with .50 hours Scenario Based and Officer Safety Techniques 3 hours with 1.50 hours Scenario based; Specialty Training: School Resource Officer (SRO) Pre-Qualified Active Threat Response 4 hours with 2 hours Scenario Based; Juvenile Law 3 hours; and Office Youth Interaction 3 hours

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi:ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Basic Crime Scene Investigation I  40 hour – BLTD

Instructor: Chris Collins & Heather Hansen

March 22-26, 2027

 8am – 4pm

 Class will meet at: CIPTC, ICC Peoria Campus, 5407 N. University, Poplar P101, Peoria, IL 

Enrollment Deadline:  March 15, 2027

Minimum 14 Max 24

Course Objective

This five-day, 40-hour program has been designed by Blue Line Training and Development Inc., along with expert practitioners in the field of evidence identification and collection.  The purpose of this course is to educate Officers, Homicide Investigators, Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators (CSIs), members of Major Crime Task Forces and Evidence Technicians in the art and science of crime scene investigation as it relates to collection, identification, and preservation of evidence to be submitted to a forensic science laboratory for analysis.

Course Overview:

This program is designed for Officers, Homicide Investigators, Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators, Members of Major Crime Task Forces and Evidence Technicians. The course will introduce them to various evidence collection, identification, and preservation techniques.  The impact of these techniques upon specific criminal investigative disciplines will also be discussed.  Course topics include the following:

• Crime scene management and the 7-step crime scene process
• Crime scene photography
• Crime scene sketching, diagramming, and animation
• Forensic Laboratory Sections/Disciples
• Evidence recognition, handling, packaging, and submission
• Firearm/ballistic evidence, IBIS and NIBIN technology
• Trace and toolmark evidence
• Footwear/tire track castings
• Latent fingerprints and AFIS technology
• Biological evidence/DNA and CODIS technology.
• Search warrants and consent to search
• Advances in evidence technology
• Report writing
• Scenario Based Training and Tabletop Exercises.
• 5 Practical Scene Assessments – Vehicle Scene, Burglary Scene, Shooting/Ballistics Scene, Photography Practical and Crime Scene with a victim body.

ITEMS NEEDED FOR CLASS:

• Department digital camera, tripod, and memory card (4GB minimum)
• Latent print development kit including black & magnetic powder, tape, and backing cards
• Sufficient packaging and personal protection supplies to process a crime scene

Mobile In-Service Training Team # 7 Illinois Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU #7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil Rights .5 Hours, Constitutional Use of Authority 1 Hour, Legal Updates 1 Hour, Officer wellness/mental health 5 Hours, Procedural Justice 6 Hours, Law concerning stops, searches, and use of force 1 Hour (Scenario Based), Officer safety techniques, including cover, concealment .5 Hours, Lead Homicide Investigator 32 Hours (1 Hour Scenario Based)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi: ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Rapid Deployment Instructor Course

Instructor: Beacon Training Group

Presented by ITOA

March 20-24, 2027

 8am – 4pm

 Class will meet at: TBD (Peoria Area)

Enrollment Deadline:  March 13, 2027

Course Size:  Minimum –12 Maximum – 25

Course Objective

This five day, 40-hour Instructor course has been designed to train officers as instructors to teach Rapid Deployment – Active Threat Response Tactics & Techniques. The focus of this program will be to provide officers with the knowledge, specialized tactical skills, and associated printed materials they will need to develop, implement, and teach Rapid Deployment to their officers.

Rapid Deployment – Active Threat Response is the swift and immediate deployment of law enforcement resources to an ongoing, life-threatening “Active Threat” type of situation. These situations require immediate action and the rapid deployment of patrol officers. Failure to act could have catastrophic consequences resulting in death and/or great bodily harm to innocent people. These incidents may also necessitate the immediate and rapid deployment of patrol personnel to contain and prevent the escape of an armed and dangerous offender or rescue a downed officer and/or civilian. Topics to be addressed include:

• 5/4/3/2 Officer Team Movement Techniques and Tactics
• Solo Officer Movement Techniques and Tactics
• Pistol & Patrol Rifle Deployment and Handling Skills
• Room Clearing and Building Security
• Integrated Tactics
• Contact & Rescue Team Techniques and Tactics
• Use of Force and Safety Priorities
• Equipment and Identification Requirements
• Explosive Device Management
• Team Leader Responsibilities
• First Responder Supervisor Responsibilities
• Tactical Emergency Medical Care – Self Aid / Buddy Aid

What to Bring:

Wear Duty Gear

No Uniforms or Live Ammo

About the Instructor’s

 Andrew Cimonetti

United States Marine Corps Combat Veteran and decorated Staff Non-Commissioned Officer who has served three tours to Afghanistan as an Operator and Assistant Element Leader in the Marine Corps Special Operation Command (MARSOC). Mr. Cimonetti has been in law enforcement for over 8 years and is currently serving his department as a Patrol Officer as well as a firearms and tactics instructor. Mr. Cimonetti recently separated from a large multi-jurisdictional SWAT team in south suburbs of Chicago where he operated as a SWAT School Instructor, Entry Team Leader, and Training Coordinator . Mr. Cimonetti has used his extensive Combat experience to create Beacon Training Group LLC. Through Beacon Mr. Cimonetti develops and implements training to first responders, Schools, places of worship, and local businesses, which include Immediate Trauma Care (ITC), Rapid Deployment, Rescue Task Force, Command and Control, and Escape, Barricade, Resist, and Survive (EBRS) program to increase the safety and security of schools, daycares, business, places of worship, and anywhere people can gather. Mr. Cimonetti holds multiple instructor certifications in active response to threats and has conducted multiple large scale training scenarios with Tele communicators, police departments, fire departments, and schools.
Mr. Cimonetti is a sound instructor and proven leader. Mr. Cimonetti has a passion for developing individuals to exceed “normal” and achieve their full potential.

Robert Jones

Robert Jones is a Lieutenant from a Central Illinois police department who serves as a shift commander and training coordinator. He has been in law enforcement for 15 years serving in various roles such as a K9 handler and attached to the multijurisdictional SWAT team. He is an instructor for many facets of law enforcement, ranging from master firearm instruction to rapid response instruction. Robert believes training officers in life-saving medical techniques should be routed in data and experience, leading himself and the Beacon Training Group to review and update the course consistently.

Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Const. Use of LE Authority .50 hours; Procedural Justice 7.50 hours; De-Escalation 15 hours with 10 hours scenario based; Law concerning stops, searches and the use of force; .50 hours; Officer Safety Techniques, including cover concealment and time 13 hours with 7 hours scenario based; and continuing ed, Actie Threat Response 40 hours with 17 hours scenario based.

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi:ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Basic Crime Scene Investigation I  40 hour – BLTD

Instructor: Chris Collins & Heather Hansen

March 22-26, 2027

 8am – 4pm

 Class will meet at: CIPTC, ICC Peoria Campus, 5407 N. University, Poplar P101, Peoria, IL 

Enrollment Deadline:  March 15, 2027

Minimum 14 Max 24

Course Objective

This five-day, 40-hour program has been designed by Blue Line Training and Development Inc., along with expert practitioners in the field of evidence identification and collection.  The purpose of this course is to educate Officers, Homicide Investigators, Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators (CSIs), members of Major Crime Task Forces and Evidence Technicians in the art and science of crime scene investigation as it relates to collection, identification, and preservation of evidence to be submitted to a forensic science laboratory for analysis.

Course Overview:

This program is designed for Officers, Homicide Investigators, Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators, Members of Major Crime Task Forces and Evidence Technicians. The course will introduce them to various evidence collection, identification, and preservation techniques.  The impact of these techniques upon specific criminal investigative disciplines will also be discussed.  Course topics include the following:

• Crime scene management and the 7-step crime scene process
• Crime scene photography
• Crime scene sketching, diagramming, and animation
• Forensic Laboratory Sections/Disciples
• Evidence recognition, handling, packaging, and submission
• Firearm/ballistic evidence, IBIS and NIBIN technology
• Trace and toolmark evidence
• Footwear/tire track castings
• Latent fingerprints and AFIS technology
• Biological evidence/DNA and CODIS technology.
• Search warrants and consent to search
• Advances in evidence technology
• Report writing
• Scenario Based Training and Tabletop Exercises.
• 5 Practical Scene Assessments – Vehicle Scene, Burglary Scene, Shooting/Ballistics Scene, Photography Practical and Crime Scene with a victim body.

ITEMS NEEDED FOR CLASS:

• Department digital camera, tripod, and memory card (4GB minimum)
• Latent print development kit including black & magnetic powder, tape, and backing cards
• Sufficient packaging and personal protection supplies to process a crime scene

Mobile In-Service Training Team # 7 Illinois Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU #7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil Rights .5 Hours, Constitutional Use of Authority 1 Hour, Legal Updates 1 Hour, Officer wellness/mental health 5 Hours, Procedural Justice 6 Hours, Law concerning stops, searches, and use of force 1 Hour (Scenario Based), Officer safety techniques, including cover, concealment .5 Hours, Lead Homicide Investigator 32 Hours (1 Hour Scenario Based)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi: ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Rapid Deployment Instructor Course

Instructor: Beacon Training Group

Presented by ITOA

March 20-24, 2027

 8am – 4pm

 Class will meet at: TBD (Peoria Area)

Enrollment Deadline:  March 13, 2027

Course Size:  Minimum –12 Maximum – 25

Course Objective

This five day, 40-hour Instructor course has been designed to train officers as instructors to teach Rapid Deployment – Active Threat Response Tactics & Techniques. The focus of this program will be to provide officers with the knowledge, specialized tactical skills, and associated printed materials they will need to develop, implement, and teach Rapid Deployment to their officers.

Rapid Deployment – Active Threat Response is the swift and immediate deployment of law enforcement resources to an ongoing, life-threatening “Active Threat” type of situation. These situations require immediate action and the rapid deployment of patrol officers. Failure to act could have catastrophic consequences resulting in death and/or great bodily harm to innocent people. These incidents may also necessitate the immediate and rapid deployment of patrol personnel to contain and prevent the escape of an armed and dangerous offender or rescue a downed officer and/or civilian. Topics to be addressed include:

• 5/4/3/2 Officer Team Movement Techniques and Tactics
• Solo Officer Movement Techniques and Tactics
• Pistol & Patrol Rifle Deployment and Handling Skills
• Room Clearing and Building Security
• Integrated Tactics
• Contact & Rescue Team Techniques and Tactics
• Use of Force and Safety Priorities
• Equipment and Identification Requirements
• Explosive Device Management
• Team Leader Responsibilities
• First Responder Supervisor Responsibilities
• Tactical Emergency Medical Care – Self Aid / Buddy Aid

What to Bring:

Wear Duty Gear

No Uniforms or Live Ammo

About the Instructor’s

 Andrew Cimonetti

United States Marine Corps Combat Veteran and decorated Staff Non-Commissioned Officer who has served three tours to Afghanistan as an Operator and Assistant Element Leader in the Marine Corps Special Operation Command (MARSOC). Mr. Cimonetti has been in law enforcement for over 8 years and is currently serving his department as a Patrol Officer as well as a firearms and tactics instructor. Mr. Cimonetti recently separated from a large multi-jurisdictional SWAT team in south suburbs of Chicago where he operated as a SWAT School Instructor, Entry Team Leader, and Training Coordinator . Mr. Cimonetti has used his extensive Combat experience to create Beacon Training Group LLC. Through Beacon Mr. Cimonetti develops and implements training to first responders, Schools, places of worship, and local businesses, which include Immediate Trauma Care (ITC), Rapid Deployment, Rescue Task Force, Command and Control, and Escape, Barricade, Resist, and Survive (EBRS) program to increase the safety and security of schools, daycares, business, places of worship, and anywhere people can gather. Mr. Cimonetti holds multiple instructor certifications in active response to threats and has conducted multiple large scale training scenarios with Tele communicators, police departments, fire departments, and schools.
Mr. Cimonetti is a sound instructor and proven leader. Mr. Cimonetti has a passion for developing individuals to exceed “normal” and achieve their full potential.

Robert Jones

Robert Jones is a Lieutenant from a Central Illinois police department who serves as a shift commander and training coordinator. He has been in law enforcement for 15 years serving in various roles such as a K9 handler and attached to the multijurisdictional SWAT team. He is an instructor for many facets of law enforcement, ranging from master firearm instruction to rapid response instruction. Robert believes training officers in life-saving medical techniques should be routed in data and experience, leading himself and the Beacon Training Group to review and update the course consistently.

Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Const. Use of LE Authority .50 hours; Procedural Justice 7.50 hours; De-Escalation 15 hours with 10 hours scenario based; Law concerning stops, searches and the use of force; .50 hours; Officer Safety Techniques, including cover concealment and time 13 hours with 7 hours scenario based; and continuing ed, Actie Threat Response 40 hours with 17 hours scenario based.

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi:ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Basic Crime Scene Investigation I  40 hour – BLTD

Instructor: Chris Collins & Heather Hansen

March 22-26, 2027

 8am – 4pm

 Class will meet at: CIPTC, ICC Peoria Campus, 5407 N. University, Poplar P101, Peoria, IL 

Enrollment Deadline:  March 15, 2027

Minimum 14 Max 24

Course Objective

This five-day, 40-hour program has been designed by Blue Line Training and Development Inc., along with expert practitioners in the field of evidence identification and collection.  The purpose of this course is to educate Officers, Homicide Investigators, Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators (CSIs), members of Major Crime Task Forces and Evidence Technicians in the art and science of crime scene investigation as it relates to collection, identification, and preservation of evidence to be submitted to a forensic science laboratory for analysis.

Course Overview:

This program is designed for Officers, Homicide Investigators, Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators, Members of Major Crime Task Forces and Evidence Technicians. The course will introduce them to various evidence collection, identification, and preservation techniques.  The impact of these techniques upon specific criminal investigative disciplines will also be discussed.  Course topics include the following:

• Crime scene management and the 7-step crime scene process
• Crime scene photography
• Crime scene sketching, diagramming, and animation
• Forensic Laboratory Sections/Disciples
• Evidence recognition, handling, packaging, and submission
• Firearm/ballistic evidence, IBIS and NIBIN technology
• Trace and toolmark evidence
• Footwear/tire track castings
• Latent fingerprints and AFIS technology
• Biological evidence/DNA and CODIS technology.
• Search warrants and consent to search
• Advances in evidence technology
• Report writing
• Scenario Based Training and Tabletop Exercises.
• 5 Practical Scene Assessments – Vehicle Scene, Burglary Scene, Shooting/Ballistics Scene, Photography Practical and Crime Scene with a victim body.

ITEMS NEEDED FOR CLASS:

• Department digital camera, tripod, and memory card (4GB minimum)
• Latent print development kit including black & magnetic powder, tape, and backing cards
• Sufficient packaging and personal protection supplies to process a crime scene

Mobile In-Service Training Team # 7 Illinois Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU #7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil Rights .5 Hours, Constitutional Use of Authority 1 Hour, Legal Updates 1 Hour, Officer wellness/mental health 5 Hours, Procedural Justice 6 Hours, Law concerning stops, searches, and use of force 1 Hour (Scenario Based), Officer safety techniques, including cover, concealment .5 Hours, Lead Homicide Investigator 32 Hours (1 Hour Scenario Based)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi: ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Rapid Deployment Instructor Course

Instructor: Beacon Training Group

Presented by ITOA

March 20-24, 2027

 8am – 4pm

 Class will meet at: TBD (Peoria Area)

Enrollment Deadline:  March 13, 2027

Course Size:  Minimum –12 Maximum – 25

Course Objective

This five day, 40-hour Instructor course has been designed to train officers as instructors to teach Rapid Deployment – Active Threat Response Tactics & Techniques. The focus of this program will be to provide officers with the knowledge, specialized tactical skills, and associated printed materials they will need to develop, implement, and teach Rapid Deployment to their officers.

Rapid Deployment – Active Threat Response is the swift and immediate deployment of law enforcement resources to an ongoing, life-threatening “Active Threat” type of situation. These situations require immediate action and the rapid deployment of patrol officers. Failure to act could have catastrophic consequences resulting in death and/or great bodily harm to innocent people. These incidents may also necessitate the immediate and rapid deployment of patrol personnel to contain and prevent the escape of an armed and dangerous offender or rescue a downed officer and/or civilian. Topics to be addressed include:

• 5/4/3/2 Officer Team Movement Techniques and Tactics
• Solo Officer Movement Techniques and Tactics
• Pistol & Patrol Rifle Deployment and Handling Skills
• Room Clearing and Building Security
• Integrated Tactics
• Contact & Rescue Team Techniques and Tactics
• Use of Force and Safety Priorities
• Equipment and Identification Requirements
• Explosive Device Management
• Team Leader Responsibilities
• First Responder Supervisor Responsibilities
• Tactical Emergency Medical Care – Self Aid / Buddy Aid

What to Bring:

Wear Duty Gear

No Uniforms or Live Ammo

About the Instructor’s

 Andrew Cimonetti

United States Marine Corps Combat Veteran and decorated Staff Non-Commissioned Officer who has served three tours to Afghanistan as an Operator and Assistant Element Leader in the Marine Corps Special Operation Command (MARSOC). Mr. Cimonetti has been in law enforcement for over 8 years and is currently serving his department as a Patrol Officer as well as a firearms and tactics instructor. Mr. Cimonetti recently separated from a large multi-jurisdictional SWAT team in south suburbs of Chicago where he operated as a SWAT School Instructor, Entry Team Leader, and Training Coordinator . Mr. Cimonetti has used his extensive Combat experience to create Beacon Training Group LLC. Through Beacon Mr. Cimonetti develops and implements training to first responders, Schools, places of worship, and local businesses, which include Immediate Trauma Care (ITC), Rapid Deployment, Rescue Task Force, Command and Control, and Escape, Barricade, Resist, and Survive (EBRS) program to increase the safety and security of schools, daycares, business, places of worship, and anywhere people can gather. Mr. Cimonetti holds multiple instructor certifications in active response to threats and has conducted multiple large scale training scenarios with Tele communicators, police departments, fire departments, and schools.
Mr. Cimonetti is a sound instructor and proven leader. Mr. Cimonetti has a passion for developing individuals to exceed “normal” and achieve their full potential.

Robert Jones

Robert Jones is a Lieutenant from a Central Illinois police department who serves as a shift commander and training coordinator. He has been in law enforcement for 15 years serving in various roles such as a K9 handler and attached to the multijurisdictional SWAT team. He is an instructor for many facets of law enforcement, ranging from master firearm instruction to rapid response instruction. Robert believes training officers in life-saving medical techniques should be routed in data and experience, leading himself and the Beacon Training Group to review and update the course consistently.

Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Const. Use of LE Authority .50 hours; Procedural Justice 7.50 hours; De-Escalation 15 hours with 10 hours scenario based; Law concerning stops, searches and the use of force; .50 hours; Officer Safety Techniques, including cover concealment and time 13 hours with 7 hours scenario based; and continuing ed, Actie Threat Response 40 hours with 17 hours scenario based.

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi:ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Basic Crime Scene Investigation I  40 hour – BLTD

Instructor: Chris Collins & Heather Hansen

March 22-26, 2027

 8am – 4pm

 Class will meet at: CIPTC, ICC Peoria Campus, 5407 N. University, Poplar P101, Peoria, IL 

Enrollment Deadline:  March 15, 2027

Minimum 14 Max 24

Course Objective

This five-day, 40-hour program has been designed by Blue Line Training and Development Inc., along with expert practitioners in the field of evidence identification and collection.  The purpose of this course is to educate Officers, Homicide Investigators, Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators (CSIs), members of Major Crime Task Forces and Evidence Technicians in the art and science of crime scene investigation as it relates to collection, identification, and preservation of evidence to be submitted to a forensic science laboratory for analysis.

Course Overview:

This program is designed for Officers, Homicide Investigators, Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators, Members of Major Crime Task Forces and Evidence Technicians. The course will introduce them to various evidence collection, identification, and preservation techniques.  The impact of these techniques upon specific criminal investigative disciplines will also be discussed.  Course topics include the following:

• Crime scene management and the 7-step crime scene process
• Crime scene photography
• Crime scene sketching, diagramming, and animation
• Forensic Laboratory Sections/Disciples
• Evidence recognition, handling, packaging, and submission
• Firearm/ballistic evidence, IBIS and NIBIN technology
• Trace and toolmark evidence
• Footwear/tire track castings
• Latent fingerprints and AFIS technology
• Biological evidence/DNA and CODIS technology.
• Search warrants and consent to search
• Advances in evidence technology
• Report writing
• Scenario Based Training and Tabletop Exercises.
• 5 Practical Scene Assessments – Vehicle Scene, Burglary Scene, Shooting/Ballistics Scene, Photography Practical and Crime Scene with a victim body.

ITEMS NEEDED FOR CLASS:

• Department digital camera, tripod, and memory card (4GB minimum)
• Latent print development kit including black & magnetic powder, tape, and backing cards
• Sufficient packaging and personal protection supplies to process a crime scene

Mobile In-Service Training Team # 7 Illinois Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU #7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil Rights .5 Hours, Constitutional Use of Authority 1 Hour, Legal Updates 1 Hour, Officer wellness/mental health 5 Hours, Procedural Justice 6 Hours, Law concerning stops, searches, and use of force 1 Hour (Scenario Based), Officer safety techniques, including cover, concealment .5 Hours, Lead Homicide Investigator 32 Hours (1 Hour Scenario Based)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi:ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

Basic Crime Scene Investigation I  40 hour – BLTD

Instructor: Chris Collins & Heather Hansen

March 22-26, 2027

 8am – 4pm

 Class will meet at: CIPTC, ICC Peoria Campus, 5407 N. University, Poplar P101, Peoria, IL 

Enrollment Deadline:  March 15, 2027

Minimum 14 Max 24

Course Objective

This five-day, 40-hour program has been designed by Blue Line Training and Development Inc., along with expert practitioners in the field of evidence identification and collection.  The purpose of this course is to educate Officers, Homicide Investigators, Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators (CSIs), members of Major Crime Task Forces and Evidence Technicians in the art and science of crime scene investigation as it relates to collection, identification, and preservation of evidence to be submitted to a forensic science laboratory for analysis.

Course Overview:

This program is designed for Officers, Homicide Investigators, Detectives, Crime Scene Investigators, Members of Major Crime Task Forces and Evidence Technicians. The course will introduce them to various evidence collection, identification, and preservation techniques.  The impact of these techniques upon specific criminal investigative disciplines will also be discussed.  Course topics include the following:

• Crime scene management and the 7-step crime scene process
• Crime scene photography
• Crime scene sketching, diagramming, and animation
• Forensic Laboratory Sections/Disciples
• Evidence recognition, handling, packaging, and submission
• Firearm/ballistic evidence, IBIS and NIBIN technology
• Trace and toolmark evidence
• Footwear/tire track castings
• Latent fingerprints and AFIS technology
• Biological evidence/DNA and CODIS technology.
• Search warrants and consent to search
• Advances in evidence technology
• Report writing
• Scenario Based Training and Tabletop Exercises.
• 5 Practical Scene Assessments – Vehicle Scene, Burglary Scene, Shooting/Ballistics Scene, Photography Practical and Crime Scene with a victim body.

ITEMS NEEDED FOR CLASS:

• Department digital camera, tripod, and memory card (4GB minimum)
• Latent print development kit including black & magnetic powder, tape, and backing cards
• Sufficient packaging and personal protection supplies to process a crime scene

Mobile In-Service Training Team # 7 Illinois Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU #7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil Rights .5 Hours, Constitutional Use of Authority 1 Hour, Legal Updates 1 Hour, Officer wellness/mental health 5 Hours, Procedural Justice 6 Hours, Law concerning stops, searches, and use of force 1 Hour (Scenario Based), Officer safety techniques, including cover, concealment .5 Hours, Lead Homicide Investigator 32 Hours (1 Hour Scenario Based)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi:ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

ILETSB: Law and Order A 40-hour Lead Homicide Investigator Certification Class

Instructor: Lou Tessman and Jeff Pavletic
(Public Grants & Training Initiatives)

March 29 – April 2, 2027

8am – 5pm

Class will meet at: Peru PD, 2650 N. Peoria Street, Peru, IL 

Enrollment Deadline: March 22, 2027

Course Size: Maximum – 25

Course Objective

This certification training program features interactive lectures and discussions of actual case histories, videos, and laws specific to homicide investigations. This comprehensive seminar provides instruction in conducting investigations and prosecuting death cases from the start of the investigation, through evidence collection, suspect interviews, press conferences, trial testimony, and ultimately conviction.
This class uses a combination of actual homicide case studies so participants work through a case from the beginning, through case closure. The training provides participants the techniques and structure to lead a professional and lawful investigation.
Each participant will receive an outline book and handouts supporting teaching points for the five-day program.

Course Content

Types of Death
Death/Homicide Investigative Techniques
Crime Scene Management
Investigative Resources
Crime Profiling
Witness Interview/Offender Interviews and Death Notifications
Investigative Partnerships
The Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act: 725 ILCS 120
Lead Homicide Legal Issues

Mobile In-Service Training Team # 7 Illinois Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU #7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil rights 1 hour, Const. Use of LE Authority, 8.5 hours, Cultural Competency .50 hours, Human Rights .50 hours, Legal Update 8 hours, Officer Wellness/Mental Health .5 hours, Procedural Justice 10 hours, Psychology of Domestic Violence .50 hours Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect .50 hours and 40 hours of Continuing Education – Lead Homicide Investigator

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi:ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

ILETSB: Law and Order A 40-hour Lead Homicide Investigator Certification Class

Instructor: Lou Tessman and Jeff Pavletic
(Public Grants & Training Initiatives)

March 29 – April 2, 2027

8am – 5pm

Class will meet at: Peru PD, 2650 N. Peoria Street, Peru, IL 

Enrollment Deadline: March 22, 2027

Course Size: Maximum – 25

Course Objective

This certification training program features interactive lectures and discussions of actual case histories, videos, and laws specific to homicide investigations. This comprehensive seminar provides instruction in conducting investigations and prosecuting death cases from the start of the investigation, through evidence collection, suspect interviews, press conferences, trial testimony, and ultimately conviction.
This class uses a combination of actual homicide case studies so participants work through a case from the beginning, through case closure. The training provides participants the techniques and structure to lead a professional and lawful investigation.
Each participant will receive an outline book and handouts supporting teaching points for the five-day program.

Course Content

Types of Death
Death/Homicide Investigative Techniques
Crime Scene Management
Investigative Resources
Crime Profiling
Witness Interview/Offender Interviews and Death Notifications
Investigative Partnerships
The Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act: 725 ILCS 120
Lead Homicide Legal Issues

Mobile In-Service Training Team # 7 Illinois Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU #7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil rights 1 hour, Const. Use of LE Authority, 8.5 hours, Cultural Competency .50 hours, Human Rights .50 hours, Legal Update 8 hours, Officer Wellness/Mental Health .5 hours, Procedural Justice 10 hours, Psychology of Domestic Violence .50 hours Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect .50 hours and 40 hours of Continuing Education – Lead Homicide Investigator

CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER

Brian Fengel, Director

Phone: (309) 690-7355
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu

Diane Schrementi:ds018b@icc.edu

Robert Pyszka: rp717@icc.edu

ILETSB: Law and Order A 40-hour Lead Homicide Investigator Certification Class

Instructor: Lou Tessman and Jeff Pavletic
(Public Grants & Training Initiatives)

March 29 – April 2, 2027

8am – 5pm

Class will meet at: Peru PD, 2650 N. Peoria Street, Peru, IL 

Enrollment Deadline: March 22, 2027

Course Size: Maximum – 25

Course Objective

This certification training program features interactive lectures and discussions of actual case histories, videos, and laws specific to homicide investigations. This comprehensive seminar provides instruction in conducting investigations and prosecuting death cases from the start of the investigation, through evidence collection, suspect interviews, press conferences, trial testimony, and ultimately conviction.
This class uses a combination of actual homicide case studies so participants work through a case from the beginning, through case closure. The training provides participants the techniques and structure to lead a professional and lawful investigation.
Each participant will receive an outline book and handouts supporting teaching points for the five-day program.

Course Content

Types of Death
Death/Homicide Investigative Techniques
Crime Scene Management
Investigative Resources
Crime Profiling
Witness Interview/Offender Interviews and Death Notifications
Investigative Partnerships
The Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act: 725 ILCS 120
Lead Homicide Legal Issues

Mobile In-Service Training Team # 7 Illinois Enforcement Training and Standards Board

MTU #7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil rights 1 hour, Const. Use of LE Authority, 8.5 hours, Cultural Competency .50 hours, Human Rights .50 hours, Legal Update 8 hours, Officer Wellness/Mental Health .5 hours, Procedural Justice 10 hours, Psychology of Domestic Violence .50 hours Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect .50 hours and 40 hours of Continuing Education – Lead Homicide Investigator