Corporate Smokejumper: Security and Protection

The November 16, 2013, episode of American Heroes Radio features a conversation with Sy Alli, corporate security expert and former USAF Security Specialist.

Program Date:  November 16, 2013

Program Time: 1500 hours, PACIFIC

Topic: Corporate Smokejumper: Security and Protection

Listen Live: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lawenforcement/2013/11/16/corporate-smokejumper-security-and-protection

About the Guest

Sy Alli is the Director of Business Development for Washington D.C. based Collis & Associates Inc.  He was most recently a security executive for The Limited Brands Inc, based in Columbus, OH.  Mr. Alli has 30 years of professional experience in the security industry.  His experience includes 10 years as a United States Air Force Security Specialist and 20 years in the private security and investigative fields. 

In the private sector, Mr. Alli has served as both a Security Consultant and Security Manager for several International Companies.  Mr. Alli has provided Personal Protection to over twenty Fortune 500 CEO’s. He has also provided Diplomatic Protection Services for individuals such as former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr, Former British Prime Minister John Major, Former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev, South Africa’s Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu and several Saudi Royal Family members.

Mr. Alli served as Chief Criminal Investigator from 1991-1998, in the District of Columbia's Superior and Federal Court.  Mr. Alli has also served as Security Advisor for multiple high profile events.  These events include The 2006 World Bank/IMF meetings in Washington D.C., the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics and the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.  Mr. Alli has also performed Threat/Risk Assessments in South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, China and India on behalf of many corporations.

While stationed in West Germany, Mr. Alli participated in numerous VIP Protection details for visiting dignitaries.  In 1985, Mr. Alli was selected for the protection detail for Former President Ronald Reagan’s visit to Bitburg, Germany.  He was one of few Air Force members selected to train with the elite counter-terrorism unit, Germany's GSG-9.  Mr. Alli maintained a top-secret security clearance.

Upon leaving the Air Force active duty status, he was decorated with the USAF Achievement Medal and the Meritorious Service Award.  Mr. Alli was a proud member of the D.C Air National Guard Security Forces Squadron.  9-11’s terrorist attack on America prompted the military activation of Mr. Alli.  He served as a proud member of Operation Noble Eagle.  With this most recent service, Mr. Alli was awarded the National Defense Medal and Air Force Commendation Medals for outstanding service.

Mr. Alli has an Associates Degree in Criminal Justice from The Air Force Community College. He is an Honors Graduate of 17th Air Force Noncommissioned Officer Leadership School, in Wiesbaden Germany. He has served as a Board member of Pittsburgh, ASIS International (ASIS). Mr. Alli is also a member of The State Department’s Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC).

Mr. Alli currently serves as Senior Security Advisor for the Utica Shale project in Eastern Ohio. He is also the author on an upcoming book entitled “The Smokejumper.”

About the Watering Hole

The Watering Hole is police slang for a location cops go off-duty to blow off steam and talk about work and life.  Sometimes funny; sometimes serious; but, always interesting.

           

About the Host

Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster was a sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department for 24 years.  He retired in 2003 at the rank of Lieutenant.  He holds a bachelor’s from the Union Institute and University in Criminal Justice Management and a Master’s Degree in Public Financial Management from California State University, Fullerton; and, has completed his doctoral course work. Raymond E. Foster has been a part-time lecturer at California State University, Fullerton and Fresno; and is currently a Criminal Justice Department chair, faculty advisor and lecturer with the Union Institute and University.  He has experience teaching upper division courses in law enforcement, public policy, law enforcement technology and leadership.  Raymond is an experienced author who has published numerous articles in a wide range of venues including magazines such as Government Technology, Mobile Government, Airborne Law Enforcement Magazine, and Police One.  He has appeared on the History Channel and radio programs in the United States and Europe as subject matter expert in technological applications in law enforcement.

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Program Contact Information

Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.), MPA

editor@police-writers.com

909.599.7530

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Durham Fugitive Arrested in Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, VA – This morning at 08:30 AM, Jeral Thomas Ore Jr., a 37 year old, Black Male was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF). Ore was wanted by the Durham Police Department for failure to appear on the charges of Statutory Rape/Sex Offense, Second Degree Kidnapping, and Indecent Liberties with a Child. It’s alleged that these incidents occurred in 2007, the Durham Police Department issued the warrants in 2009 and Ore was arrested. On February 4th, 2010, Ore failed to appear in court on these charges and subsequently, a failure to appear warrant was issued for Ore.

Through a Crime Stopper’s Tip, Ore was located and taken into custody by the CARFTF without incident at the Rainbow Motel at 4611 Jefferson Davis Highway.

The U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force for the Middle District of North Carolina is comprised of investigators from the U.S. Marshals Service, Chapel Hill Police Department, Durham Police Department, Greensboro Police Department, High Point Police Department, Winston Salem Police Department, Alamance County Sheriff’s Office, Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Probation and Parole Division and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. For more information you can go to www.usmarshals.gov.

Fugitive Task Force Arrest Murder Suspects in Edinburg, TX

 McAllen, Texas – The United States Marshals Service-multi agency led Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force (GCVOFTF) announce the arrests of two fugitives wanted in Mexico.

Humberto Villasenor-Soto and Osvaldo De La Paz-Soto are wanted by Mexican Authorities of the Procuraduria General De Justicia Del EDO for Homicide. On January 2013, Villasenor-Soto and his cousin De La Paz-Soto allegedly shot and killed a young male in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico, as he attempted to help and protect his mother from Villasenor-Soto and De La Paz-Soto. It is alleged that Villasenor-Soto and De La Paz-Soto held a gun to the victim’s mother as they carjacked her vehicle from the front driveway of her residence. The teenage boy victim was fatally shot as Villasenor-Soto and De La Paz-Soto drove away with the stolen vehicle. Mexican Authorities from the Procuraduria General De Justicia Del EDO contacted the United States Marshals Service when they learned that the assailants fled into the United States to avoid apprehension. The GCVOFTF in McAllen, Texas, were requested to assist in the apprehension of the two foreign fugitives.

On October 8, 2013, members of the GCVOFTF developed information that Villasenor-Soto and De La Paz-Soto were hiding in an apartment complex in Edinburg, Texas. Members of the GCVOFTF approached and made entry into the apartment after observing De La Paz-Soto walk into the apartment. Members of the GCVOFTF arrested Villasenor-Soto and De La Paz Soto after finding them inside a bedroom. Villasenor-Soto and De La Paz-Soto were turned over to Mexican Authorities at the Hidalgo Port of Entry with the assistance of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The GCVOFTF is a team comprised of law enforcement officers from the Bureau of Alcohol

Tobacco & Firearms, Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Department, Homeland Security Investigations,

McAllen P.D., Mission P.D., San Juan P.D., Starr County Sheriff’s Department, TDCJ Office of

Inspector General, Texas Department of Public Safety, U.S. Marshals Service and Weslaco

P.D.

Greensboro Task Force Grabs High Point Fugitive

High Point, NC – This morning at 10:00 AM, Jashon Terriese Singleton, a 21 year old, Black male was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force (JFTF) and the High Point Police Department Street Crimes Unit. Singleton was wanted on outstanding warrants for multiple counts of Felony Breaking and Entering, Larceny after Breaking and Entering and Injury to Personal Property by the High Point Police Department.

During the JFTF’s investigation, investigators conducted surveillance in the vicinity of 1209 E. Commerce Avenue in which Singleton was identified as a passenger in a vehicle driven by one of his family members. Members of the JFTF executed a vehicle stop and arrested Singleton. Singleton was transported to the High Point Police Department and was turned over to the lead detective on the case.

The U.S. Marshals Joint Fugitive Task Force for the Middle District of North Carolina is comprised of investigators from the U.S. Marshals Service, Chapel Hill Police Department, Durham Police Department, Greensboro Police Department, High Point Police Department, Winston Salem Police Department, Alamance County Sheriff’s Office, Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Probation and Parole Division and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

Roll Call

Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.) and Michael Kannengieser, NYPD (ret.) conduct roll call:  A discussion on current issues in law enforcement, world-wide.

Program Date:  October 20, 2013

Program Time: 1600 hours, PACIFIC

Topic: Roll Call

Listen Live: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lawenforcement/2013/10/20/roll-call

About the Hosts

Raymond E. Foster retired from the Los Angeles Police Department after 24 years of service.   He holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Management and a Master’s Degree in Public Financial Management from California State University, Fullerton.  Raymond has been a part-time lecturer at California State University, Fullerton and Fresno; and, was a faculty advisor and chair of the Criminal Justice Program at the Union Institute and University. Raymond, the author of nine books, has published numerous articles in a wide range of venues including magazines such as Government Technology, Mobile Government, Airborne Law Enforcement Magazine, and Police One.

Michael J. Kannengieser is a retired New York City police officer who lives on Long Island, New York with his wife and two children. Michael worked as the Managing Editor for Fiction at The View from Here Magazine; a U.K. based literary publication. Currently, he is employed at a performing arts college as an Instructional Technology Administrator. He has been published at The View from Here, and in Newsday, a Long Island newspaper. Michael’s first novel, The Daddy Rock, a gripping police drama, was published by Decent Hill in 2012. Michael's new novel, Burning Blue, a dark, paranormal police drama is set to be released by Decent Hill on November 4, 2013.

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Program Contact Information

Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.), MPA

editor@police-writers.com

909.599.7530

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