Winslow, Charles
High-Risk Manhunt Operations

One of the most dangerous operations a SWAT team may be tasked with is hunting for an armed fugitive in a rural environment. This seminar will define when a manhunt becomes high risk and why that should trigger a SWAT response. Specialized equipment and training considerations, as well as tactics to facilitate a fugitive's capture, will be identified. The presentation includes overviews on visual and K9 tracking assets, and how to integrate both into a high-risk manhunt incident. Incident command and personnel deployment issues unique to manhunts will be reviewed and practiced during a table-top exercise.

Charles Winslow - Bio
Charlie Winslow is a retired captain from the Chesapeake (VA) Police Department. From 1984 until he retired in 2010, he was assigned to the Chesapeake Police SWAT Team. He served as an operator, sniper, team leader, executive officer, and ultimately as commander. Since 2010 Charlie has managed the tactical training program at the Crater Criminal Justice Training Academy, a regional law enforcement academy in central Virginia. In 2010, Charlie received the NTOA's John Kolman Award of Excellence. Charlie has an AAS degree in Administration of Justice from Tidewater Community College and attended the Southern Police Institute, Administrative Officer's Course, 95th Session.