Todd is the co-founder of and Chief Law Enforcement Adviser for Criminal Justice Know How and has been in the law enforcement profession since 1988, getting his start in the United States Marine Corps as a military policeman, special reaction team leader, and criminal investigator. At the end of his enlistment in 1996, he began his career in the non-military sector of law enforcement, where he has a background in patrol, patrol supervision, criminal investigations, domestic violence coordinator, internal affairs, and crisis negotiation. Todd has what some would describe as a mischievous sense of humor and considers himself to be an avid taste tester of fine beers.
Qualifications and Experience
- Military Policeman, United States Marine Corps
- Private First Class and Lance Corporal
- Patrolman
- Corporal
- Patrol Supervisor
- Desk Sergeant
- Sergeant
- Watch Commander
- Special Reaction Team Leader
- FBI Certified Firearms Instructor
- Military Police Investigator
- Criminal Investigator
- Private First Class and Lance Corporal
- Law Enforcement Officer, Lynchburg Police Department
- Police Recruit
- Central Virginia Criminal Justice Academy Class LE-47
- 1st Place in Firearms
- Central Virginia Criminal Justice Academy Class LE-47
- Police Officer I
- Field Patrol Officer
- Police Officer II
- Intoxilzyer Operator
- Central Virginia Criminal Justice Academy General Instructor -Firearms
- Narcotics Strike Force/Street Crimes
- Community Policing Coordinator
- Field Training Officer
- Crisis Negotiator
- Police Officer III
- Relief Field Supervisor
- Criminal Investigations Division Detective
- Domestic Violence Coordinator
- Trainer of Police Academy Graduates
- Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team Member
- Domestic Violence Coalition for the 24th Judicial District Member
- Child Abuse Multi-Disciplinary Team Member
- Sexual Assault Response Program Guest Trainer
- Sergeant
- Field Patrol Supervisor
- Professional Standards Unit / Internal Affairs Unit
- Internal Affairs Detective Sergeant
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer
- Force Science Institute Certified
- Police Recruit
Trainings Attended
Foreign Crime Groups in the U.S.; Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED); Hate Crimes Awareness; Gang Investigation; Survival Spanish; General Instructor; Employment Background Investigations; Drug Interdiction; Crisis Negotiations; Advanced Crisis Negotiations; Firearms Instructor; Intoxilyzer 5000; Response to Domestic Violence; Applied Suicide Intervention Skills; FBI Managing Death Investigations; Reid School Interview and Interrogation Techniques; Primary Aggressor in Domestic Violence Cases; National Incident Management System; Domestic Violence Training for the Health Care Provider; Violence Against Women with Disabilities; Domestic Violence National Conferences (4); Victims of Crime/Violence Prevention; NCMEC’s Child Abuse Training; NCMEC’s Child Neglect Training; Reid School Street Crimes; Colonel Henry F. Williams Homicide Seminar; Sex Crimes Investigation; Hostage Crisis Negotiations; Reid School Child Sexual Abuse Investigations; First Line Supervisor School; Leadership Training; PATC Internal Affairs Investigations; IAPro Conference; Risk Management Internal Affairs Seminar; Force Science Institute; Exile Training