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Drug Identification, Paraphernalia, and the Motor Vehicle Stop

Scott Kivet

Drug Identification, Paraphernalia, and the Motor Vehicle Stop

This course is intended to give police officers the training they deserve to formulate effective and well- rounded opinions that can be utilized when initiating a motor vehicle stop where it is believed there is criminal and/or drug activity. Instructor Sergeant Scott Kivet will highlight both the most common drugs seen, as well as those that are not always prevalent. Kivet will use his years of experience to educate officers on each drug’s classifications, identifications, associated paraphernalia, and the common signs and symptoms of each drug’s use. “Drug Identification, Paraphernalia, and the Motor Vehicle Stop” will teach attendees how to identify red flags that are commonly undetected in the field of narcotics and specifically teach how to articulate reasonable suspicion or probable cause.

Kivet focuses on body camera advantage techniques and advanced field interviews to identify body behavior, criminal interdiction driving behavior, and how they relate to vehicle searches. With every topic of discussion, Kivet will supplement his presentation with video clips from his actual stops, in order to paint the picture and clarify precisely what led to the drug arrests and seizures.

Next Class

  • DATE
    September 28, 2023
  • TIME
    9:00 am – 4:00 pm
  • LOCATION
    Waterford Police Department
    41 Avery Lane
    Waterford, CT 06385
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Instructor

Scott Kivet

Sgt. Scott Kivet began his career as a police officer in 2003 on Long Beach Island and then transitioned to his full-time career at a Mercer County municipality where he became proficient in narcotics and DWI enforcement. Kivet was given the opportunity to be a part of the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force, which was followed by starting a proactive criminal interdiction unit, and has seized some of the largest self-initiated drug seizures in Mercer County, NJ. Additionally, he has been instructing officers at all levels in their careers for over ten years on conducting proactive motor vehicle stops involving illegal narcotics.

Kivet, a certified Drug Recognition Expert, has generated over one thousand self-initiated arrests, with over 750 arrests involving the enforcement of narcotics and DWI, and received several distinguished awards, including, but not limited to multiple lifesaving awards, two Top Gun awards for DWI, and meritorious awards given by the Mayor, Chief of Police and County Prosecutor’s Office for his work with narcotic enforcement.

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Instructor brought great experience

September 13, 2023

The instructor was great. The experience he brought to class was absolutely great. Seeing his videos showing the signs, indicators, and mannerisms of suspects was excellent in bringing home the points he was trying to teach.

Perfect

September 13, 2023

The class was perfect. Learned a lot of great stuff and can’t wait to use it on the road tomorrow!

Loved every minute

September 13, 2023

The instructor is a bad ass. I loved every minute of the class.

Career changing

September 13, 2023

He talked to the class in a way that was relatable based on any experience level but didn’t puff out his chest with his extensive accomplishments. He was humble and wanted the class to tackle drug interdiction from a small level to help us lead to bigger things. With hindsight being 20/20 I know l realize all the things I’ve seen on stops before that previously raised no red flags from my beginner level experience. Now I will be able to take the little things and turn them into quality self initiated arrests. Street Cop has changed my career trajectory for the better and I love taking these skills back to my Dept. So many co-workers take these courses thanks to good admin and allow us to apply these principles.

Fantastic job of communicating

September 13, 2023

The instructor did a fantastic job of communicating the lessons he was trying to teach. He kept it interesting and had lots of examples for his course via video.

Refreshing!

September 13, 2023

It is so refreshing to attend a course with a relevant, active, and proactive police officer! He is a wealth of knowledge and information and the techniques he gave were so valuable

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Next Class

  • DATE
    September 28, 2023
  • TIME
    9:00 am – 4:00 pm
  • LOCATION
    Waterford Police Department
    41 Avery Lane
    Waterford, CT 06385
Register Online