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Local law enforcement officials attend homicide crime scene investigation training

Friday, September 18, 2009
Joshua Payne Daily Dunklin Democrat
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Omar Karnes
Two Senath police officers recently joined 9 individuals throughout Missouri who attended the second installment of a homicide crime scene investigation course hosted by the Director of Training for the Saline County Criminal Justice Training Center (SCCJTC), Jim Simmerman.

The second installment of the course was held on August 18, and was presented as a seven-hour course for the officers.

Topics covered during the seven hours included; child abuse and neglect investigations; cold case interrogations; accidental death cases; firearms identification and ballistics; gunshot wound cases; and cutting, stabbing, and blunt trauma cases.

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Jerad Callahan
The course was sponsored by the Saline County Sheriff's Department and Creative Management Consultants.

Individuals participating in the course included; Detectives Tim Early and Jon Rigsby of the Lebanon Police Department; Deputy Sheriff Kevin White of the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department; Detective Jeffrey Scanlon of the Wright City Police Department; Senath Chief of Police Omar Karnes and Officer Jerad Callahan of the Senath Police Department; Chief of Police Howard Duckworth of the Browning Police Department; Duane Nichols, Case Preparation Specialist for the Callaway County Prosecuting Attorney's Office; and Deputy Sheriff William Renken of the Saline County Sheriff's Department.

The course was the 15th in a series of classes offered since the inception of the SCCJTC in May of 2008.

Commissioned peace officers interested in attending future courses can contact Jim Simmerman at (660) 886-5112, or at jsimmerm@leo.gov.

The next scheduled courses at the Saline County Criminal Justice Training Center include; Firearms Safety Instructor Training, scheduled for September 19; and Homicide Crime Scene Investigation, Part III, scheduled for October 20.

© Copyright 2009 Daily Dunklin Democrat

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Way to go Omar, don't let Boss Hogg push you around.

-- Posted by SenathDavid on Sat, Sep 19, 2009, at 11:40 AM

omar karnes and crystal taylor set up bogus charges on her brother!

-- Posted by gatormouth on Sat, Oct 17, 2009, at 12:47 PM

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