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10th Annual Governor's Conference and Awards |
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Vocal Angel House’s Annual Governor’s Conference for law enforcement training held on April 21st was a tremendous success. 275 law enforcement officers registered for the conference and reported the speakers were awesome. The morning training was conducted by Stan Walters “the Lie Guy”, instructing on kinesics interview and interrogations--invaluable training for all law enforcement. The afternoon session was conducted by Sgt. Terry Hall on interviewing skills for sexually abused children. This was an excellent training for all law enforcement officers; obtaining and keeping the child’s trust are key to convictions. Both of these instructors are to be commended for their dedication to victims and law enforcement. Without their agreeing to the donation of their time and talent, 275 law enforcement officers would not be as prepared as they are today. Sgt. Terry Hall works with the Indianapolis Police Department and has developed a valuable manual for use in child sex abuse cases. Stan Walters has a very informative CD for use in determining who is lying. His research is obvious when critiquing this work.
The State Awards ceremony was conducted by Captain Keith Barnett of the Montgomery Police Department with the Honorable Attorney General presenting each state award to the recipient.
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Special presentation of awards were given by Attorney General Troy King.
Back Row: Conservation Officer Joe Carroll-Law Enforcement for( hostage neg); DA Ben Reeves- Special Medal of Honor; Stephen Smith-Special recognition (Samson Massacre); DA Richard Minor; Kirke Adams-The Southern Region Miriam Shehane Award; Bill Filmore-Special recognition (Samson Massacre); Cpl. John Crawford - Law Enforcement Award (for the Belser family); Lt. Tony Luker - Law Enforcement Award (for the Belser family); Marcia Ethridge - Patricia Riley Jones Award (for service to victims in the Southeast); Honorable Burt Smithart of Barbour and Bullock County (The Judge Jerry M. White Award for judicial excellence in the Southern District).
Front Row: Jay Henry - Volunteer of the Year; Chief Deputy Donald Valenza - Special Medal of Honor; Gary Maxwell - The Southern Humanitarian Award; Alabama Conservation Officer Lt. Larry Doster - Law Enforcement Award (for hostage neg); Investigator Bill Rafferty - Law Enforcement Award (for the Whitney Lake family); Trooper Kevin Cook - Law Enforcement Award (for the Whitney Lake family); and, Det. Donovan Aires - Law Enforcement Award (for the Chumney family); Special Agent Lt. Barry Tucker - Law Enforcement Award (for the families of Samson); and Sgt. Brian Cherry - Law Enforcement Award (for the McKinnon family). |
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AG Troy King Honors 2009 State Award Winners |
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Attorney General Troy King presented Medal of Honor to the 2009 State Award recipients for distinguished service during the Samson tragedy.
Standing: Trooper Mike Gillis, Deputy Chief Tracey Kersey (Samson), Chief Gary Weeks (Samson), Lt. Danny Staley (Geneva County Sheriff's Office), Officer Michael Patrick (Samson), Attorney General Troy King, Officer Joel Herndon (Alabama Conservation), Chief Deputy Tony Helms (Geneva County Sheriff's Office), Deputy Josh Myers (Geneva County Sheriff's Office), Lt. Rickey Morgan (Geneva Police Dept.) and Chief Frankie Lindsey (Geneva Police Dept.)
Seated: Rep. Billy Beasley of Barbour County (The State Miriam Shehane Award), Judge Tommy Jones of the 4th Judicial Circuit (King Solomon Award for Judicial Excellence), Amarylis Benefield of the 33rd Judicial Circuit (State Victim Service Officer), and Joe Hubbard of 7th Judicial Circuit (State Prosecutor of the Year) |
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Governor's Conference
In 2000, Governor Siegelman saw a great need to assist law enforcement across the State of Alabama through training and to bring attention to Crime Victims Rights Week. The Governor’s office partnered with VOCAL to host the 1st Governor’s Conference for Law Enforcement Training to commemorate the National Crime Victims Rights Week. The Governor’s Office has been a great supporter of this worthwhile training every year. During this one day conference we hold break out sessions to train law enforcement in a variety of areas. From: “profiling a killer, to learning how to interrogate a suspect and know when they are lying.” These seminars are held at the Embassy Suites in Montgomery, Alabama each year during April.