City of Robstown, Texas

Interview and Interrogation Techniques by Jeremy (INVITATION ONLY)
2025-09-08 09:30 - 17:30 (America/Chicago) | Keach Public Library (Conference room), 1000 Terry Shamsie Blvd., Robstown, Texas, 78380, United States
This course is designed to train all peace officers from patrol officers to basic and narcotic/Gang investigators) in effective interviewing and interrogation techniques to gather truthful information while adhering to legal standards. It covers Miranda warnings, active listening, body language interpretation, question formulation, and detecting deception, all within an ethical framework, including roadside and controlled interview methods.

Unmasking the Truth by Chief Mike Tamez
2025-09-09 08:00 - 2025-09-10 17:00 | Texas
When one of our own is in need, we come to his side. One of our detectives was recently diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition and now needs our help. In the true leadership fashion, Chief Tamez has offered to host his highly successful class Unmasking the Truth with 100% of the proceeds going to our detective and his family for assistance in These trying times.
This course is designed for all law Enforcement Officers. The course is structured around crimes associated with the transportation of Narcotics, Currency, Weapons or Human smuggling but extends to all investigative aspects of policing. The students will be taught the REDE system for deciphering human behaviors commonly associated with deceptive individuals. This process will guide the student from first contact with a violator, articulating his behaviors and asking for consent to search. Throughout the course we will review human behavior, conduct video analysis, and provide the “why”.”
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Ivory Tower by Tom Rizzo
2025-11-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Richard M. Borchard Fairgrounds, 1213 Terry Shamsie Blvd., Robstown, Texas, 78380, United States
OPEN TO PUBLIC REGISTRATION
By reuniting with who we once were, acknowledging who we currently are, and by introducing ourselves with who we strive to become, we constructively achieve alignment between our personal and professional lives. This course focuses on an investment strategy of learning the various ways to be the best version of ourselves by enacting transformational behaviors, so that we can compound our efforts into getting the best version out of those we lead. Based upon various theories, this course offers a unique perspective shift compared to what traditional leadership training within our industry has provided in the past. This course incites a self-reflection on morale from multidimensional views; private individual, officer, leader.
A leader can and should assist their people in furthering their careers by properly utilizing performance management, discipline, and buy-in theories, but all too often are not trained in the art of their implementation. This course provides the student with an abundance of tools to use to hone their craft.
This course will focus on the significance of candidly addressing officer wellness and career enhancement/fulfillment with innovative techniques that serve the student regardless of rank. Students will be tasked with analyzing their own inner circles and how they can impact their effectiveness as leaders and human beings alike. The ability to receive/interpret/utilize constructive criticism has become rare amongst law enforcement leadership. If we form our circles with healthy components, we can extend our reach and effectiveness. The empathetic understanding of the current difficulties faced by officers must be seriously internalized by the leader if they are to be genuine in their efforts. This course helps students with this internalization, to be readily translated into action, therefore avoiding the tragic escalation into THE IVORY TOWER.
This ground breaking course is tailored to be beneficial for all ranks of an agency from Patrolman to Chief, both as an officer and a person. While offering the opportunity to reinvent the spirit, the content covered will have you engaged from beginning to end. Captain Thomas Rizzo is one of the profession’s most acclaimed speakers. He has been an inspirational presenter on leadership theories for several years at police academies, universities, symposiums, and most notably for the Command & Leadership Academy based upon the West Point Military Academy.

Below 100- CANCELLED
2025-11-17 09:00 - 17:00 | Keach Public Library (Conference room), 1000 Terry Shamsie Blvd., Robstown, Texas, 78380, United States
Line-of-duty deaths among law enforcement officers remain a persistent and tragic reality. The last time annual fatalities fell below 100 was in 1944. Since then, the toll has peaked at 278 in 1974, and over the past five years, the number has fluctuated between 116 and 185. A review of incident data reveals a troubling pattern: many of these deaths stem from preventable causes such as excessive speed, lack of situational awareness, and failure to wear seatbelts.
This course is designed to equip patrol officers and command staff with practical strategies to reduce these fatalities and strive toward a long-overdue goal—fewer than 100 deaths per year. It confronts the dangerous consequences of complacency, which can lead to irreversible outcomes: lives lost, families shattered, and communities left grieving. By reinforcing a culture of vigilance, accountability, and proactive safety measures, this training empowers officers to protect not only the public but each other.

Street-Level Enforcement Operations- Leadership and Tactics
2025-11-20 08:00 - 17:00 | Richard M. Borchard Fairgrounds, 1213 Terry Shamsie Blvd., Robstown, Texas, 78380, United States
This comprehensive course is designed for law enforcement officers and supervisors seeking to enhance their effectiveness in leading and operating specialized enforcement units focused on street-level crime. Participants will gain practical skills and in-depth knowledge essential for planning, coordinating, and executing tactical operations in high-crime environments. The curriculum is tailored for personnel assigned to special enforcement, gang, narcotics, and/or proactive crime suppression teams, and emphasizes real-world application to maximize operational impact and officer safety.

ALERRT- Active Attack Integrated Response
2026-01-14 08:00 - 2026-01-15 17:00 | Calallen Middle School, 4602 Cornett, Corpus Christi, Texas, 78410, United States
The Active Attack Integrated Response Train-the-Trainer Course (AAIR) is a performance level course designed to improve integration between law enforcement, fire, tele-communicator and emergency medical services (EMS) in active attack / shooter events. The course provides law enforcement officers with key medical skills based on tactical emergency casualty care (TECC) guidelines, which can be used at the point of injury (POI) to increase survivability of victims. The course also provides a model framework for law enforcement, fire, and EMS to integrate responses during an active attack / shooter event through the rescue task force concept. This course has been designed to improve the safety and survivability of victims of active attack / shooter events and increase the effectiveness, coordination, and resource integration between law enforcement, fire, tele-communications and EMS when responding to these events.
https://alerrt.org/courses/view/27244

DIAMONDBACK ADVANCED COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INTERDICTION
2026-03-17 08:00 - 2026-03-19 17:00 | Robstown Police Department, 430E. Main, Robstown, Texas, 78408, United States
Course Description:
This course is designed to advance knowledge of contraband concealments,
specifically in commercial motor vehicles. Attendees will experience an
opportunity to locate the concealments on real world vehicles and actually
access and remove simulated contraband from these vehicles. This will be
used as a confidence building scenario that will provide them with the
knowledge and confidence necessary to identify, apprehend and successfully
prosecute Drug Trafficking Organizations that seek to exploit the industry for
criminal gain. This class will provide Domestic Highway Enforcement (DHE)
personnel the skill set necessary to recognize the criminal element within the
Transportation Industry. Attendees will be encouraged to utilize the National
Seizure System (NSS) and the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC).
Course Objectives:
– Review of Basic seminar to include, Industry Standards, Interviewing the
CMV driver, Identifying criminal organizations that exploit the industry.
– Current case analysis. Video, photographs and power point presentation.
– Understand and demonstrate proper CMV search techniques. (Hands on
practical)
– Understand the importance of complete and thorough report writing.
– Real world analysis of commercial motor vehicles in operation on
highways, truck stops, weigh scales etc. (Where jurisdictional authority
exists, actual observation of live stops, driver interviews and if applicable
searches will occur.)
– Gaining other intelligence/networking with the National Seizure System
(NSS) and the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC)

Cartel Traps by Jeremy Bedingfield
2026-03-23 08:00 - 17:00 | Richard M. Borchard Fairgrounds, 1213 Terry Shamsie Blvd., Robstown, Texas, 78380, United States
Jeremy Bedingfield presents “CARTEL TRAPS”. Utilizing body camera footage and current photos, Jeremy gives law enforcement officers the knowledge it takes to conduct a thorough vehicle search, which will lead to seizures you didn’t think were possible. It doesn’t matter if you’re a small-town street cop, large-city street cop, gang cop, narcotics investigator, interdiction officer, federal agent, or any other law enforcement officer. Everyone needs to know how to search a vehicle thoroughly and be confident in their search. From entry-level to advanced, this class will provide information for law enforcement officers of all levels. You will gain the confidence it takes to search for deep concealment and push beyond your current limits. During this class, Jeremy will explore natural voids, sophisticated electronic hidden compartments, deep concealment methods, and other concealments utilized by criminal organizations throughout the United States. All the content comes from Jeremy’s firsthand experience, and everything discussed is recent. Gone are the days of old school training that utilizes the same old poor-quality photos. This training is current, evolving, comprehensive, and ready for you to immediately apply in the field. The CARTEL TRAPS is much more than a hidden compartment class. You will learn how couriers are recruited, how criminal vehicles are obtained and utilized by criminal organizations, investigative techniques and much more.

VALOR - Basic SWAT
2026-05-17 07:00 - 2026-05-22 18:00 | Robstown Police Department, 430E. Main, Robstown, Texas, 78408, United States
This 60 hour course trains officers on Basic Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT). Course provides officers the opportunity to learn basic tactical operations theory and develop a level of proficiency in common SWAT operations. The course provides participants with an overview of basic SWAT concepts and operations.
Course Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, officers will be able to:
-Explain the mission, roles, and structure of SWAT teams.
-Identify the legal, ethical, and liability issues related to tactical operations.
-Demonstrate team formations, movements, and room entry techniques.
-Apply principles of tactical communication, command, and control during operations.
-Execute tactical firearms handling, including movement and cover techniques.
-Demonstrate tactical medical self-aid/buddy-aid procedures during training scenarios.
-Perform high-risk warrant service, barricade containment under supervision.
-Apply crisis decision-making and risk assessment models (OODA) during training scenarios.
-Operate safely with less-lethal tools, ballistic shields, and breaching equipment.
-Conduct mission planning, operational briefing, and after-action review as part of a tactical team.
This course meets Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements Basic SWAT Course #3301.
Equipment required: assigned duty gear, ballistic gear, weapon systems, light systems, breaching tools, battering rams, ballistic shield, gas mask, 200 rounds handgun, 200 rounds rifle, eye & ear protection.

Deceptive Behavioral Detection 2.0
2026-07-20 08:00 - 18:00 | Robstown Texas – Exact location TBD, TDB, Robstown, Texas, 78380, United States
Deceptive Behavioral Detection 2.0 is a one-day, 10-hour advanced training program from Tactical Tradecraft Solutions, LLC. The course equips officers to detect verbal and non-verbal deception during roadside encounters, interviews, and interdiction stops.
Blending behavioral science with real-world interdiction tactics, participants learn to establish baselines, spot deviations, and identify pacifying behaviors that often signal concealed criminal activity. The training explores how the brain’s limbic system and prefrontal cortex influence deceptive responses and how these changes appear during live interactions.
Through lecture, case study review, video analysis, and scenario-based drills, students practice elicitation interviews and deception detection in realistic settings. Officers leave the course with courtroom-defensible skills to connect behavioral observations to reasonable suspicion and probable cause.
