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Example of a Case Approach
When conducting a major investigation against a sophisticated individual or criminal organization, the case agent or lead investigator must utilize various investigative tools or techniques to ensure a proper and successful conclusion to the case. Many of those investigative tools include; Dealing with initial source and corroboration of information which opens a case investigation, Informant handling, criminal and public data base searches and information analysis, conducting various types of surveillance, writing search warrants and utilizing other means of legal entry, undercover operations, scene processing and collecting evidence, forms of documentation, interviews and interrogations, asset forfeiture, case management, implementing security measures for officer safety, witness protection and case integrity, report writing with court preparation, identifying criminal associates, flow charts, link analysis, and an understanding of the criminal individual or criminal groups method of operation, structure, behavior, philosophy, and culture to better ensure a safe and successful case conclusion. The Instructors are the Investigators behind the cases. They are unique individuals and possess a higher level of investigative experience as a result of their special task force assignments. LCI's instructors are well respected in their fields and court qualified experts. LCI SERVICES training courses are specifically designed to provide the necessary training needed to deal with Sophisticated Criminals and Organized Criminal Groups and their operations. About the Founder Tim has conducted many investigations involving violent crimes, drugs and narcotics, clandestine labs, vehicle theft, and has investigated more than 300 chop shop cases, written more than 100 search warrants and has handled the many aspects of working sophisticated criminal cases. He has participated as lead investigator and case assistant investigator with, an unusual, six long-term career cases involving high profile sophisticated Organized Criminal groups. Tim has studied the history and culture of these organized criminal groups and has attended many law enforcement training classes dealing with the various organized criminal operations. He has testified many times as a court qualified expert in the field of drugs & narcotics, vehicle theft & chop shop operations, and vehicle identification in the Los Angeles and Riverside Superior Courts. Tim has taught many classes to Local, State and Federal law enforcement agencies on topics such as: Chop Shop Investigations and Criminal Sophistication, Methods of Operation, Surveillance Techniques, Undercover Operations, and Vehicle Identification. Tim is the first to clearly define the four levels of vehicle theft sophistication and has made the clear distinction which separate the levels; by methods, motives and structured operations carried out by criminal individuals and organized criminal groups. Including informant profile and usefulness. LCI SERVICES has brought the experts together to teach the courses dealing with the topics needed to successfully investigate these criminal groups, and to help prepare those officers and investigators for the unexpected as well as the important elements and information needed to bring about a successful case conclusion. |
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was created to provide the highest quality training by the experts with a unique theme approach to criminal investigation training classes. The special emphasis is on Vehicle Theft, Fraud, Identity Theft, Drugs & Narcotics and other Related Crimes perpetrated, controlled and operated by Sophisticated Individuals and Organized Criminal Groups. The training is focused on understanding the O.C.G.'s history, culture, structure, philosophy, and methods of operation, with the inclusion of individual classes directed at the investigative aspects or approach to a case investigation.
LCI SERVICES is owned and operated by Tim Lewis, a retired Criminal Investigator from the California Highway Patrol. Tim served the first 7 years of his career working patrol in the East Los Angeles and Riverside areas. The last 13 of his 20 plus years was dedicated to working special investigative assignments which included the Riverside area Special Investigations Unit, Riverside Auto-theft Interdiction Detail (R.A.I.D.), Foreign Export And Recovery (F.E.A.R.) team, and again R.A.I.D. Tim was federally cross designated with the U.S. Customs Service, and has participated as member of specialized information gathering and dissemination teams, as well as serving on assignments to law enforcement special task units, and an FBI task force. He has received many commendations and awards for his efforts.