OUR INSTRUCTORS

Mike Kerby

PSP Teaching Judge (K-9) and Captain of the Nebraska State Patrol Training Academy (Ret).

Mike Buglewicz

Current U.S. Government Contractor, specializing in the security of the U.S.

Robert Francis Cryne

(40) year Prosecutor for the United States Department of Justice and Attorneys Office, to include the Middle East and Mexico.

Mark Langan

Retired OPD Narcotics Sergeant with over (25) years' experience in drug and gang Investigations.

Steve Worley

Current K-9 Supervisor and Trainer for the Omaha Police Department.

Kent Gries

Current LEO in Iowa and Criminal Justice Instructor.

Mike Varilek

Mike is a Patrol Sergeant for the Corson County Sheriff's Office in North Central South Dakota. He is currently a member of the North Central South Dakota Multi-Jurisdiction Criminal Enforcement Team (NCSD MJCET), a multi-jurisdiction team made up of eight counties spanning over 11,400 square miles, which travels from county-to-county conducting criminal enforcement operations. He previously served as a full-time Task Force Officer for the FBI-Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force.  Mike has been a certified Law Enforcement Officer in South Dakota since 2006, Narcotic Detector Dog Handler since 2009, and Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) since 2017. He holds certifications as an Interdiction Officer under the National Criminal Enforcement Association (NCEA), Search & Seizure Instructor for Blue to Gold Legal, LLC., and Law Enforcement R.A.D.A.R. Instructor. Since beginning his career in 2006, Mike has conducted thousands of traffic stops and consensual encounters, which have resulted in countless drug, weapon, impaired driving, and wanted person arrests. He has personally seized in excess of $3,250,000.00 in contraband and criminal proceeds, all while working two-lane highways and byways. Mike currently serves on the Blue Warrior Tactics National Executive Board.

Pete Dragojevic

Pete has 13 years of combined experience as an active Lake County Police Representative for the Lake County, IN Sheriff's Department and Police Commissioner for the Merrillville, IN Police Department. He is an Indiana Law Enforcement Academy Training Board (ILEA) accredited Police K9 Instructor and National K9 Master Trainer. He has over 11K+ field training hours and certified countless dual purpose K9 teams throughout the Midwest. He is actively working and consulting with local and federal K9 Units across the country to instruct problem-solving techniques and improve K9/handler efficiency.  Pete is an active member of American Police Canine Association (APCA) since 2016. Pete currently serves as the National Executive Board President for Blue Warrior Tactics.

Ed Van Buren

 Retired Sergeant/Supervisor and Trainer of the K-9/Interdiction Unit for the Douglas County (Nebraska) Sheriff’s Department. Ed spent over 30 years in Law Enforcement, 18 years as a K-9 Deputy and 11 years as a K-9 Supervisor and Trainer. Ed spent over five years working undercover in a Narcotics Task Force purchasing illegal drugs and guns from outlaw bikers, gang members, white supremacists and many other characters. The undercover work provided Ed with invaluable experience that has enabled him to read, understand and communicate with some of the most dangerous criminals that officers may encounter. These experiences would prove beneficial in the K-9/Interdiction Unit where Ed seized over $7 million in drug related currency and almost one-ton of marijuana in a single stop, a combined total of thousands of pounds. Ed currently serves as the National Executive Board Vice President for Blue Warrior Tactics.

Douglas Ayres

Veteran of 36 years in LEO K9 handling/training. Handler/Trainer/Canine Field Commander with the Westville, IN Correctional Facility (Retired). Several years of active service with the Westville, IN Police Department as a reserve officer/K9 handler (retired). Current master trainer with the American Police Canine Association. Doug currently serves on the Blue Warrior Tactics National Executive Board.

Robert Lewis

Veteran of 50 years in LEO K9 handling/training, 26 years as a handler for the La Porte County, IN Sheriff's office (retired). Current K9 handler/trainer for the La Porte County, IN Coroner's office. Current master trainer/executive board with the American Police Canine Association (APCA). 

Denny Kunkel

Over 36 years in Law Enforcement with 34 years in K9 handling/training. He has a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and a master's degree in management. He is the Founder and Head K9 Trainer with Kilo Six LLC. Certified Primary Instructor through the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy Training Board (ILEA). He has served in many positions including Master Trainer and Executive Board Member with the American Police Canine Association (APCA) and the International Police Work Dog Association. Furthermore, he has served as department K9 Division Supervisor, Chief K9 Trainer, Tactical Weapons Instructor and SWAT Team Commander.

Chad Dulin

A 16-year veteran of the Knox Police Department, currently serving as Police Chief. Serving 11 of those years as a patrol officer and as a drug interdiction officer, utilizing a K9 for 10 of those years. Chad implemented the K9 Program for the Knox Police Department. He is currently active with the Swat Operations and K9 Operations.

Melissa Morgan

Melissa has been working and training scent-detecting dogs for over 26 years. She is a K9 Deputy with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, Chief of the Kentucky Search Dog Association, and K9 manager for Ohio Task Force 1 (a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue team). Melissa has been involved with over 400 incidents as a K9 handler, team leader, search team manager and operations officer. Her K9s have been certified through FEMA, North American Police Work Dog Association (NAPWDA), and Kentucky Emergency Management (KYEM) in disaster, air-scent, trailing, and cadaver. In addition, Melissa is an evaluator for KYEM and FEMA Disaster – Live & HRD.

Charlie Morgan

Sgt. Charlie Morgan is an active deputy in patrol, 1st Sergeant with the Scott County Sheriff’s Office. He’s been an Indiana Police Officer for 18 years, of which, 14 of those years active as a K9 handler. Currently the supervisor for the department’s K-9 Unit and dual-purpose patrol K9 handler. Charlie is also the SWAT Team Commander for the Sheriff’s Office. He is currently certified as an ILEA Instructor and in Physical Tactics. Furthermore, Charlie holds the position of National K9 Trainer with Blue Warrior Tactics.

Patrick T. Merritt

Retired Master Police Officer & K9 Master Trainer of the Concord North Carolina Police Department, Pat has trained over 100 service dogs in patrol and narcotics. He is Former President and Founder of the United Police Work Dog Association. Patrick is one of the three original Founders of the American Police Canine Association (APCA). He has written several articles for K9 Cops magazine. Furthermore, he was a three-time K9 handler in his 30 year LE career in patrol/narcotics. 

Rudy Negron

Rudy retired in 2018 after serving 28 years as a police officer for the City of Garden Grove, California. During his career, Rudy was assigned in various capacities including field training officer, assistant reserve officer coordinator, bicycle patrol, street gang & outlaw biker intel, mental health team and state P.O.S.T. certified trainer.

Ken Norbut

For the past 29 years, Ken has been an active Police Officer within the South Suburbs of Chicago. Throughout his career, his primary focus has been in narcotic's enforcement while working undercover details and within the street clothes tactical unit. For the past 10 years, he has been active in a covert statewide interdiction unit. The Unit is primarily focused on Commercial Motor Vehicle and Hotel/Motel Interdiction. Ken is a single-purpose K9 handler in narcotic's detection and is a nationally certified Instructor in Commercial Motor Vehicle Interdiction. Ken travels the country sharing his wealth of interdiction knowledge as a recognized Instructor.

Scott Adam

  Scott currently serves as a Public Safety Officer and a Police Officer for the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority. He retired as a Police Officer for the Fort Wayne Police Department and New Haven Police Department for a combined total of 25 years. During his tenures, he served in the capacities of a patrolman, head K9 trainer, detective bureau, crime scene, breath-test operator, fatal accident investigator, and a K9 handler for 14 years. Scott is a member of North American Police Work Dog Association (NAPWDA) and holds the title of Master Trainer in Patrol/Narcotics with the American Police Canine Association (APCA). He is a certified Firefighter I/II and a certified Indiana EMT. 

Elad Bachar

 Elad has been training working dogs for over 25 years. He's a Master Trainer in dual-purpose patrol K9 teams to include narcotics and bomb detection. Elad began his career as a K9 Instructor for the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Explosives Detection Division and then continued on to work in the private sector, training more than 250 dual-purpose K9's. He was the Head Trainer at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, where he supervised several explosive detection teams. Elad's experience and knowledge led him to work closely with high-ranking Israeli Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism Organizations to ensure the safety of travelers at one of the highest levels of airport security in the world. He is the full time Head Trainer at Region K9 in Schererville, Indiana where his facility is fully equipped for working line breeding programs, police K9 academy for new handlers along with police K9 in service training.