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BASIC/INTERMEDIATE (level 1&2) UNDERCOVER TECHNIQUES AND SURVIVAL
Bellingham, Washington
FEBRUARY 2022
Excellent. Informative. Hands on and REAL!!! Best training I have attended to date. I appreciate the truth and no sugar coating. Wish you all the best. God Bless
Humbling, educational, in depth on UC work and family time.
Absolutely would recommend this training!!!! I wish I would have had this training 20 + years ago before my first UC assignment.
Very good course!!!! Instructor’s are extremely knowledgeable.
Excellent class. No one will teach this topic better than Dave!!! Course is excellent!!!
Overall course is fantastic! Great training!!
Excellent – So informative for UC info and beyond. I would recommend this training for more than UC’s. Great for running operations, supervisors and detectives. The faith based training was good and inspiring. This was an incredible training. Thank you.
Excellent course that encompasses all aspects of survival and UC work. Would recommend the training – helps you think outside the box in UC work and understand the complexities is vital to ensure our work is safe and done in the highest standard possible.
Amazing and informative!!! Great information and insight to what might or will happen. Great suggestions on what to work on.
Excellent course! Should be mandatory. Pre Req to ANY plainclothes assignment not just UC. Hugely informative in transition from uniformed to plainclothes officer. No training on a more dangerous task is insane that would do it like that.
Extremely beneficial. 100% necessary and now I have a ton of take aways to utilize regardless of my role.
An excellent introduction to the world of UC. This course demonstrated the good/badugly thruth of UC work. This was a great class! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us and Ill make sure to pay it forward!!!
Very informative!!! You know your shit!!! And Im proud to be able to learn from you!
This training gave me the tools to become a better UC and gave me a lot of great ideas on how to prioritize.
Great course. A TON of information supported by Daves unparalleled experience.
Very well done and full of information. Thank you for the mental health and family care portion, it made me think and realize the difficulties my wife and daughter go through and the disservice Ive done them. Thank you
Great course. All things were based off experience!!!
The practical scenarios were terrifying but I learned a ton about myself/limitations!
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BASIC/INTERMEDIATE (LEVEL 1&2) UNDERCOVER TECHNIQUES AND SURVIVAL NORTHEAST COUNTERDRUG TRAINING CENTER
January 2022
I had the privilege of attending your class this week at NCTC. I know you train tons of cops so you may not remember, but I thanked you for you a presentation that I attended in 2015. You spoke at Top Gun that year and I was 2 years into working drug cases at that point. Your presentation was brief, but it was what you spoke about today and it was far and above the best thing I took away from Top Gun that week, which says a lot. I had a wife and 2 y/o daughter at the time and I immediately knew my priorities were not what they should be. Since then I left my agency and I am with PSP, but whats truly important to me has not changed and my family is still intact. I still sometimes get consumed with work and loss my way but I always think back to your presentation in 2015 and realign myself. I’m sure I thanked you then at some during that haze of a week, haha, but I can’t remember and I’m sure you don’t either. But I hope you know the impact you made and are making. This is, in my opinion, the most important thing you will have ever done in your amazing law enforcement career.
Since 2015, I have been trying to attend a training you put on and after 6 1/2 years i finally did. I’m preparing to hopefully get back into narcotics here in the near future and fulling intend on coming to WI for the advanced class. Once again thank you and God bless, Matt. PS. I’ve been taking Metamucil for awhile and your right, it is a game changer haha.
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BASIC UNDERCOVER TECHNIQUES AND SURVIVAL NASHVILLE, TN
January 2022
Dave is by far one of the best instructor to present a class I’ve attended.
The training will keep me and my other partners safe so them and myself can go home everyday.
The training makes us think in ways that none of us would normally. I have learned a lot.
The class is great. This class will suck if and when Dave stops teaching. It will be tough to replace him.
Dave is an awesome trainer and motivated speaker.
Best course been to! made new ways to think outside the box.
Dave, you are a very good instructor and I am glad our paths crossed during my life in law enforcement.
Dave has real life experience to speak from a police officers perspective.
I will take what was explained all week and put it in real life situations.
Training taught me how to try and get out of the police mindset and think more like a criminal so I am safer.
Most training is dull and scripted. Dave really made this class enjoyable and it felt more like hanging out with friends.
The training will help me be safer and not lose sight of what really matters to me.
The training really opens your eyes to many aspects of law enforcement and our lives.
The class was great and very informative. I appreciate how Dave covered everything from operations and tactics to how UC work will affect your family.
This training is something I can take back to my home agency to apply and improve operations.
The training not only was informative on the professional side of things but I received the best advice needed in regards to my family life.
The training gave me a clear insight on what to expect in Undercover work.
The training forced me to take a look in the mirror regarding the time I spend with my family. It motivated me to make a more valiant effort to give them more time.
Remove “Basic” from the title. This course would benefit everyone from top down. I was not thrilled being assigned a “basic” course, glad I came, best class I’ve attended in years.
The training was eye opening on so many levels. Our agency is not doing u/c work but we will be safer on CI buys and in other ways.
Training will help me view things from the criminals eyes. Safety in creating new protocols for CI protection and vehicle takedowns.
The training was spot on and made me think a lot.
Dave was very knowledgable in all topics with lots of experience.
I have recommended this course not just for the UC perspective but to better oneself.
The training helped me realize what is important to you and be more aware of work life and home life.
Dave is by far one of the best instructors I have heard to present.
This training will help keep me and my other partners safe so they and myself can go home everyday.
The training makes us think in ways that none of us would normally. I have learned a lot.
Hey Dave, its “C” from your class. I was in the back row. I just wanted to reach out and say thank you. It’s been a long drive home and I’ve had a chance to really think about a lot of things that were discussed today and realize how dumb I’ve been. Thank you for what you do. It truly is people like you that are the reason people like me are alive Hope your drive is going well. Take care.
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BASIC/INTERMEDIATE (level 1&2) UNDERCOVER TECHNIQUES AND SURVIVAL
Regional counterdrug training academy
January 2022
Really opens your eyes to may aspects of law enforcement and our lives. Thank you for what you do. It’s people like you who are the reason we are still alive.
I would recommend this class. Its vital for working in any form of UC work.
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ADVANCED (level 3) UNDERCOVER TECHNIQUES AND SURVIVAL
Ripon, Wisconsin
October 2021
The best course I have attended.
This gives me experience I would not have had without this course.
Would you recommend, yes, because the scenarios provide real life perspective.
Would you recommend, yes, every department that has a narcotics unit should attend this training for officers safety/CYA for their department.
Dave’s best quality is hunting the good in someones hiccups in a positive way that was well received providing alternative ways to address their issues.
Excellent course, should be a must for all Narcs even if they won’t be an undercover.
Hands down the best Case Agent training I have had. Of course it is a undercover training but it will make case agents so much better.
Our team will be at a spot where we can start doing undercover, CI, and surveillance ops so much safer and effective.
Well prepared, practical, realistic scenario based training.
There is really no other way to learn your deficiencies other than watching yourself screw up.
The training will help in UC/CI buy operation prep, completion, follow through and report writing.
Dave was a great instructor in the Basic Undercover Course which brought us back for Advanced.
The training is going to change our unit for the better.
The training helped by providing know how on the way to conduct yourself in UC work.
Great! Scenario based training that had purpose.
This course is hands down the best. Great scenarios that had a point and teaching points in each scenario.
This training will help me with investigations, CI and UC buys. This will also help with developing an SOP in regards to uc work.
This course covered many scenarios that gave great familiarity to different topics. The training was so good I will recommend this course to be apart of new narcotics officer training for my agency.
The training was the most realistic training I have ever had.
The course was phenomenal, one of the best classes I’ve attended.
This training100% humbled me and put me back in my place to avoid complacency and just being flat out stupid. I love it.
I loved how professional everything was. This course was extremely well thought out and executed. Handling the amount of scenarios, enforcing lessons learned and giving alternative options to handle the situations.
Dave was excellent at all of the above. He was very detailed and organized with the entire training. He listened to the class as well and answered all of our questions.
I would definitely recommend this training to my department and other law enforcement agencies because it trains you to prepare for realistic situations that can happen.
The course made me realize that it is important to be put in uncomfortable situation to understand how you react under stress. I’ve learned I need to learn how to control my cop instincts when placed in uncomfortable situations to succeed as an undercover. It taught me how important training is and to always have a plan and to physically train as a group/team. I have learned different techniques to use in undercover operations.
Dave is great with all the training, knowledge, and presentation of everything he has taught.
All Narcs should go through the class and see how they would respond to situations.
The training made me think outside the box on situations. Gave me ideas on how to handle things that come up.
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BASIC/INTERMEDIATE (level 1&2) UNDERCOVER TECHNIQUES AND SURVIVAL
October 2021
Very informative, insightful, thorough, and caring. Thank you. It was obvious your heart is in the training for all of the right reasons.
Yes, I would recommend the training to other law enforcement officers!!! Great information and insight. Dave seems like a true expert in the field. This training has really got me thinking about my life, family and job.
I would recommend this training to all law enforcement. If you don’t go it would be like sending lambs to the wolves.
Extremely helpful. It made me consider things that I would have never thought of. Thank you Dave.
This class gave me the tools to move on and survive the u/c world.
Exceeded expectations, awesome class.
This class is good for all LEO’s. Course covers helpful material for the job as well as personal/family life. This training has enabled me to do the job with greater confidence and do it safely. Always prepare and debrief to learn from mistakes.
Solid foundation for new narcs/uc’s. It brought to light misconceptions I had of criminals.
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WOMENS UNDERCOVER TECHNIQUES AND SURVIVAL LA HIDTA
August 2021
Made me realize the things I worry about are valid, and that I’m doing a good job brining up safety concerns.
David, thank you for investing in “the person” and thank you for being a witness and spreading the gospel.
Such an amount of information that I will carry throughout my career the group of ladies in the class were amazing. Getting to know David and his life story was inspirational.
I learned some things I will be able to use in the field and keep myself one step closer to being safe and going home at the end of the day.
As a new UC the course provided many things for me to think about. Being with all ladies to hear from their experiences, how to act, how to carry my weapon and defend myself.
Outstanding instruction from Dave. You really could see his passion and belief of paying it forward. Thank you.
Excellent, invaluable class. Our agency does nothing to provide training, advice etc but expects us to conduct our own surveillance/undercover work. This course definitely will save lives.
Walked away with possible solutions and verbal judo examples. Also really appreciated the lessons learned “Pay it forward” aspect. One of the 1st things I will be doing when I return home will be to purchase screwdrivers and prop my gov. Appreciated different viewpoints from varying types of UC work conducted.
I found each of the instructors to be credible and appreciate their unique perspectives and experiences. I like case studies and hearing about different ways of working through problems.
This was an awesome course, I seriously would recommend this course for all women! Dave is great! I appreciate Dave’s knowledge and experience in the subject! The two female presenters were great and provided insight from a women’s perspective panel of long term women UC’s was GREAT! Learning from fellow officers is always beneficial!
Great instructing by Dave! Carolyn was great in presenting her cases to us and identifying the good stuff and things we can learn from!
I loved the interaction with the class. The best part was having guest speakers and including others in the class into the format.
Material was presented in professional and proficient manner. Dave’s humbleness and humor really allows for students to connect with overall class message.
It is clear that Dave is an expert and we are so fortunate to receive his experience and knowledge. Funny and captivating presentation.
Panels of experienced ladies was very appreciated. It’s good to know we are not alone in all of our experiences.
Loved the versatility of topics and realness about law enforcement and being a women.
I commend Dave on being raw about his personal life and mistakes. Thank you Dave for paying it forward to all of us.
The class allowed for interaction amongst the instructor and between classmates.
Dave is a great instructor. His best attribute as an instructor is his passion for the topic.
Dave was a fantastic instructor. He kept me engaged the entire time.
10/10 i will recommend this course.
Great atmosphere! Safe place to be transparent and take away from the training.
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BASIC/INTERMEDIATE (level 1&2) UNDERCOVER TECHNIQUES AND SURVIVAL
LA HIDTA
May 2019
Amazing, Extremely informative. Wish I would have taken a training of this type sooner. The great thing about it is it’s never too late. I totally loved this training, I know it has changed my life.
Dave is a great speaker. Fantastic course. Learned incredible new skills and techniques. Great class.
This course was extremely useful and impactful. Dave is excellent in all areas. It will help significantly in preparation and knowing how much more training I will need.
Overall course was excellent. Wish more people attended this class. This training has helped me to have better officer survival skills.
Dave is a great instructor!! Very informative. This training will help me become a better UC as well as hel me with my off duty life.
Overall course in excellent!!! This training has allowed me to reset my outlook on y career. Re prioritize what’s really important in my life. I will definitely pass on the priceless advice Dave just gave us. Dave I really feel like you helped me catch myself before I totally ruined what I’ve worked so hard for. Thank you. Much love my man, God Bless and safe travels.
Dave has a great knowledge of uc work. Shares all resourses/stories. This was a great introduction to uc work expecially for patrol officers who haven’t experienced it. Thank you Dave. Appreciate what you shared and your outlook.
This class was very pragmatic and informative. Excellent training.
Dave Redemann thank you!!! You were knowledgeable and your instruction made the course great. I would recommend this course especially with the different tools taught or methods that can be used in buys.
Excellent training. I would recommend for all agencies to train. This training has helped give me knowledge on how to become better at undercover.
The training was very organized and provided excellent information on undercover techniques and survival for narcotics officers.
This training will prevent me from making common mistakes made in this line of work. Thank you for being an open book and sharing all of your experiences, successes and failures.
Great presentation. Great life experience. Excellent course. I would not change a thing!!! It has helped me tremendously with operations and officer safety.
Dave Redemann was great. Brought experiences to life. The course is excellent. Learned more than before. This training will help me with understanding criminals, knowing what to know for interviews.
Course was great!!! This training should be mandatory for all UC’s.
Dave is a great speaker and made it relevant. All departments and bureaus can benefit from this training.
Dave is a great instructor and kept the class interesting. The course was very informative and will help me in my job. I will tell the people in my unit to come to this training.
I enjoyed this course. I thought I knew it all but after leaving I know I know very little. I will definitely recommend this class. It opened my eyes to different things that could happen working in a UC role.
This course was very educational and eye opening. The information was extremely relevant with a lot of useful information for UC work.
Superb instructor/presenter. Excellent course. Very informative.
Dave Redemann has super knowledge. Wish I could have taken this earlier in my career. Great course.
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OUTLAW MOTORCYCLE GANG TRAINING (from the inside out)
LA HIDTA
MAY 2019
Dave’s presentation, response and point of view was beneficial to my understanding of OMG members view of law enforcement officers and OMG members view and thoughts of rival OMG clubs. I feel this information would be beneficial for senior leadership, officers, and detectives. Investigators need more of this kind of down to earth , visceral training.
Best class taken in the 15 years with KSP. Very riveting class.
Very Informative. Dave kept it entertaining and that kept me engaged. Best training Ive been to. Would come back to any other training he did.
Training was excellent and the instructor was very knowledgeable. Best training I’ve received at the academy.
Overall an excellent course. Very informative and will be beneficial while dealing with local MC’s.
Really enjoyed this class and lecture. Valuable information.
Thoroughly enjoyed this training. Redemann kept it real and real is what we need. Very interesting and informative. Kept my attention very easily. We need more training like this and less of the same ole same ole. Also think more units should be required to take something like this.
Good overall course. A lot of information regarding OMG’s.
Great instructor with a wealth of knowledge above the topic.
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SURVEILLANCE SCHOOL
September 2019
Scenarios were well thought out and complex. Tested students in various skills but made class exciting. Great class! Excited to use new knowledge/skills learned.
I very much appreciate both of you for the humility that you showed. Your attitudes made for a much more fun and effective training environment.
Scenarios were great and felt natural and real life. Great feedback. Helped to understand what works and what didn’t.
Techniques and methods were covered well. We were able to utilize them later throughout the weeks. Scenarios were good and realistic. Roll players did a good job making the scenarios real. Debriefs were good. Covered all topics that seemed applicable. Good feedback and ways to improve for the future.
Dave did a great job explaining surveillance tactics and keeping us engaged. Classroom was brief and to the point to give us more practical experience. That worked out perfectly since I learn by doing. Overall this class is extremely beneficial to anyone who is planning on conducting any kind of surveillance. It was also fun!!!!
What I appreciated the most regarding the scenarios: 1) working with other agencies with different ways of operating 2) getting much better at vehicle mobile follows 3) feeling comfortable enough to get close to develop human intelligence.
I liked figuring out how to effectively organize surveillance info. We do a lot of surveillance but rarely document any of it.
Good insight and lessons learned. The ability to learn from errors in a training environment is invaluable. Also, getting to try new techniques that may be able to be used in the field.
Scenarios were good. I liked the variety of locations. Good subject matter that pertains to real life investigations. Thank you for changing up vehicles and clothing. Debriefing was a good format. It allows everyone to participate and fills in any blanks.
The scenarios were great. I was nice to start from the basics and move up. Outside of actually doing scenarios I learned quite a bit in the debrief portion. There was a lot that was missed because of the locations most students were in. It was great to get a chance for filling in the blanks and hearing what others did. Amazing delivery, on a BMX bike, dressing up in a costume. Overall great class. Im looking forward to going out and putting these learned tactics to use.
I enjoyed every part of this class and thought it was very helpful for our unit’s mission. Thank you.
Great class overall. Even for a 22 year vet! Lol Learned a lot!
Definitely one of the best classes I have ever taken. Hope to eventually tae UC class as well!
Great class. I learned a ton and cannot wait to use it.
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Texas narcotics officers association
2018
Sir, I just wanted you to know that I attended your class this past week in Texas and it was by far the best class I have ever taken in my entire life. You made many statements that hit home with me and I will carry them throughout my career. Thank You and God Bless,
Hey there, sir this is Eric from the TNOA conference this week. Just wanted to say thx again for the awesome class. Sorry for eating up your lunch break afterwords. Really appreciated you taking the time to talk.
I kinda got roped into the conference and didn’t really have the money for it but the Lord provided and got some help to go. Then sitting in your class the Lord really spoke to me. Thx for all the work you do. I’ve been in multiple tactical schools and had never heard that a gun pressed up to someone wouldn’t go off so that alone was priceless info. That and my wife loves the screw driver idea. She’s always nervous getting my 3 kids under 5 years old in and out of the car at the grocery store and isn’t comfortable having a pistol with her when it’s just her and the kids. Screwdriver idea is perfect. The Lord really showed me how selfish I’ve been thinking just because I’m physically in the same room as my kids that that is the same as living them more than myself and my job. When you were talking about what you spend the most time on is what you love it hit hard.
My team and I were in ur class. All believe in something but the deepest our conversations have been often times are how much they drank the night before. Been hard to have real conversations. When we got back from ur class my partner asked what I thought about it and we all had some real conversations. One guy was talking about relationships that have failed because he shared too much detail of the job and one guy one guy was talking about how he worries about his relationship with his kids. The Lord gave us really good time together.
Anyway, sorry for the long message. Just wanted to say thx again. Hope to catch another class some day. Excited that so many ppl in this dangerous and often times depressing job will hear how to stay safe but also hear a message of hope and encouragement this year. Thx for ur service and be safe. HPD
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ADVANCED (LEVEL 3) UNDERCOVER TECHNIQUES AND SURVIVAL
2017
Awesome. Possibly the best LE presentation I have ever seen. I think the scenarios in this training were some of the best I have been through.
Probably the most mentally/psychologically challenging training I’ve done. I learned an immense amount and I am glad I got to attend. Awesome course. Having a “counselor” for the squad was extremely valuable.
Det. Redemann was Awesome!!! Scenarios placed you out of your element/comfort zone and forced you to think on your feet. Portrayals were true to life and made the experience great!!!
Det. Redemann is the first speaker that I’ve ever heard speak the truth about what we don’t want to hear, but need to hear. The week progresses well to make you learn from mistakes and grow yourself.
Excellent training and a must have for anyone who wants to do UC work.
Great course. Needs to be longer.
Excellent class! I wish I could do it all over again. Role players and instructor was top notch and make the class that much better. It would be awesome if this class was given annually just like in service training.
Det. Redemann’s presentation was the best of all. Very passionate about what he speaks about.