Upcoming ECLEF-Supported Training
ECLEF is proud to work with other law enforcement agencies and allied organizations to provide training at no cost to law enforcement agencies.
Cell Phone Investigation Techniques
Wednesday-Thursday
Jan 14-15, 2026
8:00am - 4:00pm
Hilbert College, Hamburg NY
Course Description:
It has become increasingly difficult for law enforcement to successfully exploit cell phones due to the evolution of smartphone technology. Criminals' heavy reliance on cell phones makes it crucial for police officers to learn common cell phone terminology and understand the data they receive from cell phone companies. Historical cell-site data and specialized location records have been utilized in hundreds of investigations to successfully track a criminal or put them near a crime scene. Information will be presented during this block of instructions on the benefits of using these records, the limitations of the records, and the best software to map the records.
Smartphone Applications (APPS) have become the preferred method of communication for criminals. Although the content of many APPS is encrypted, there are digital imprints left behind on the actual device. Information will be presented on various APPS, as well as the types of data that can be obtained from the APP providers. Wiretap investigations can produce very powerful and overwhelming evidence of guilt; The course will provide students with the fundamental aspects of developing wiretap investigations, uses and analyzing of pen registers. The final blocks of instruction will involve the use of cell phone geo fences around a crime scene and Wi-Fi router interrogation. These advanced techniques have proven extremely useful in hundreds of investigations. This two-day training course will provide officers with a comprehensive approach to exploiting cellular telephones.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be knowledgeable about:
1. Cell Phone Search Warrants & Court Orders
2. Interpretation of Call Records
3. Preservation of Evidence During Active Investigation
4. SMS Messaging vs. Instant Messaging
5. Collecting Stored Data
6. Exploiting Cell Phone Apps
7. Cell Phone Company Resources
8. Obtaining Specialized Location Records
9. Cell Tower Data
10. GPS & WIFI Tracking
11. "Dropped Phones"
12. Pen Registers & Wire Taps Overview
13. Legal Considerations
14. Courtroom Testimony
Prerequisites: None
Course Length: 2 days/ 16 hours
Who May Attend: Law Enforcement
Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs and the Criminal Connection
Monday-Tuesday
March 30-31, 2026
8:00am - 4:00pm
Hilbert College, Hamburg NY
Course Description:
Beginning in the 1930’s motorcycle clubs formed on the west coast of the United States (US). Those clubs survived both World Wars and in the later 1940’s expanded nationally, morphing into what law enforcement today calls Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMGs). This class provides the history, roots and overview of the early national expansion through today’s global criminal originations.The training focuses on current nationally and globally dominant OMGs which varies regionally in the US. As such, this training is specifically tailored to reflect US regional changes, featuring specific history, structure, overview, indicia and identifiers for each of the US dominant OMGs.The training focuses on the OMG lifestyle covering overall criminality, lifestyle, currently trends and patterns, intelligence gathering, predictive analytics, violence through expansion, contacts, and lawful traffic stops, case law, source development and report writing.Today’s US OMGs are sophisticated syndicates with international partners and reach through global connections with established drug distribution organizations (DTOs). OMGs have expanded into Mexico, South American, and the Middle Eastern and Australian forging connections with criminal cartels in all corners of the world. These criminal connections facilitate a host of criminal operations (that included narcotics and others). US based OMGs utilize violence to protect and/or expand their territory and continuing criminal enterprises.This two-day course prepares the attendee for those criminal investigations, by immersing the attendee in the current OMG subculture. By understanding OMG history, criminality, and indicia, this training is structured to enhance the attendee’s OMG training, knowledge and experience, preparing them to successfully investigate “OMGs and Their Criminal Connection”.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
• Understand the history of OMGs in the United States and how that knowledge can be useful in criminal investigations
• Identify nationally dominant OMGs/members from indicators, including tattoos, colors, key words, abbreviations, and slogans
• Develop a working knowledge of OMG criminality including narcotics investigations
• Understand and use the proper officer safety and case law for contacting/stopping OMG members
• Understand the necessity of intelligence gathering, information sharing, and team building relating to OMG criminal activities
Prerequisites: None
Course Length: 2 days/ 16 hours
Who May Attend: Law Enforcement, Military Intelligence
Overdose Death Investigations
Tuesday-Wednesday
February 10-11, 2026
8:30am - 4:30pm
Hilbert College, Hamburg NY
Course Description:
Drug-related overdose cases are increasing at an alarming rate across the United States. This course is designed to equip law enforcement with the tools necessary to successfully conduct and prosecute drug-related overdose cases.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be knowledgeable about:
1. The opioid crisis
2. Primary drugs causing overdoses
3. Federal drug conspiracy laws
4. Treating OD deaths as homicide investigations
5. Toxicology overview
6. Processing/securing the crime scene
7. Challenges/interview/lack of cooperation
8. Proactive investigations
9. Utilizing victim’s phone during investigations
Prerequisites: None
Course Length: 2 days/ 16 hours
Who May Attend: Law Enforcement