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On February 3, 2013 the family of Emily Hieber had their last contact with her. In the days, weeks, months and years that have followed the Hieber’s have been on a never ending emotional roller coaster in the efforts to find Emily. As I have stated many times previously, without doubt there are people who know what happened to Emily. I am confident I have spoken to those.

While we continue to receive information on Emily’s case much of the information is based on rumor and speculation. The information we receive is guarded carefully so that the source is protected.

On behalf of Emily’s family I plead with those who know what happened to contact the Yuma Police Department, 928-78-Crime or me. Emily deserves all our support to find her and bring her home to her family. Yuma is an outstanding community and always stands strong in supporting each other. We will continue to investigate each and every lead until we find Emily. Thank you all.

Today I had the privilege of instructing a self defense class for this group of ladies from the Church for the City. Fun day. Bad guys beware.

Thank you to Steve Pallack for asking me to present Active Shooter Incident training to the Aztec High School staff this morning. It was a pleasure to be able to talk to this wonderful group of dedicated professionals.

I had the pleasure of speaking to the Yuma
Rotary today on Active Shooter Incident Preparation. Thank you for allowing me the privilege.

Tomorrow at 9:30 am I will be on the Today in Yuma Show with Jennifer Blackwell and Theresa Straub discussing Active Shooter Incidents. Hope you tune in and listen.

On Friday May 4 I had the pleasure of presenting Active Shooter/Murderer Incident Training to the teachers and staff of Yuma Lutheran School and Christ Lutheran Church. My thanks to YLS Principal Angie Schiller, Pastor's Vince Harmon, Mark Johnson and all those in attendance. The teachers and staff at the school and church are wonderful people and were a fantastic audience. I learned so much from these great people in being able to make this presentation. Keep up the amazing work you do.

I was recently informed of an incident involving one of the local gyms in which a "surprise" active shooter drill was conducted. I would never and have never recommended to any active shooter course I have ever taught to engage in this. In fact in each course I advise never to conduct surprise drills. There are too many things you can not control and it's simply a bad idea. Research your trainers thoroughly.

Thank you Jennifer Blackwell, Theresa Straub and Monster Media for allowing Jenny Jimenez, Emily Hieber's mother and I to be on their show this morning to talk about Emily and the ongoing investigation. And thank you to all of those wonderful people who tuned in and shared the information. We have information coming in and appreciate this deeply.

Tomorrow morning June 26 at 9:15 am Jenny Jimenez, Emily Hieber's mother and I will be on Z93, 93.1 and Outlaw Country AM 1400 to discuss the investigation in to Emily's disappearance with Jennifer Blackwell. Please tune in and encourage anyone with information on Emily's case to contact us.

If you are in need of professional investigative services, security and threat assessments for your home or business or training in workplace violence or active shooter/murder incidents contact me. Before using any investigative consultant or trainer ensure they are highly qualified, properly licensed, insured and bonded. Contact me at 928-750-5630.

Happy Fourth of July. Have a safe and enjoyable Independence Day.

Is your business or organization prepared for an Active Shooter incident? Have you conducted a risk /threat assessment? Have you planned, taken steps toward prevention, established policy and procedures, are your staff and employees trained in proper reaction and are you prepared for the aftermath including employee assistance and have a business recovery plan in place? If not you are highly vulnerable and your employees and business survival is in danger. This is an area in which I specialize. Please contact me at 928-750-5630.

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Help Us Find Emily Hieber Emily Hieber has been missing since February 3rd 2013. As a family, we are hoping this page will help get the word out and help bring Emily home.

Today I had the opportunity to teach Active Shooter Defense at the Yuma Lutheran School for teachers and staff. This is an excellent group of dedicated professionals. I had a great time and continue to learn. Thank you for the opportunity to work with you all.

Please share with your friends. I will be instructing this in collaboration with Spragues Sport Shop. No one is immune from these incidents.

American Security & Investigative Services and Spragues Sport Shop will be presenting Active Shooter Defense on March 19, 2016 and April 23, 2016 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The training will be held at Sprague’s Sport Shop Classroom at 345 West 32nd Street in Yuma, Arizona. Course costs is $75.00 per person. Seating is limited so reserve your place today. Call Spragues Sport Shop to schedule your spot.

The first few minutes of an active shooter incident, which will be prior to the arrival of law enforcement, is when most of the damage will be done. This seminar is intended to prepare you, your family, employees, staff and students for this potentially lethal situation.

Active Shooter Defense is a course that teaches you and your family how to prepare for the unfortunate possibility of encountering Active Shooters. Whether this violent assault occurs at your work, school, in your neighborhood, church, public places or events you will know how to react and take steps to take to reduce risks and maximize your safety.

Active Shooter Defense emphasizes mental conditioning and preparation for potentially violent situations, identifying and avoiding potentially harmful situations and tactics for use in active shooter incidents. The courses compliments and work within established organizational policies on active shooter incidents. In addition the course teaches participant’s the use of available cover and concealment, escape and survival tactics and last resort defensive and offensive tactics. The seminars cover the following topics:

The Targeted Violence Process
Escape, Hide or Fight
Lockdowns/Sheltering in Place
Mental Conditioning for Violence
Situational Awareness
Improving Awareness Levels
Your Internal Warning Systems
Identification and Avoidance Skills
Escape/Survival Tactics
Cover and Concealment
The Will to Win/Live
Dealing with the Aftermath

Happy New Year to all. I hope 2016 is a safe and prosperous year. Be vigilant and proactive.

Ensure you and your employees are prepared for the dangers involved in Active Shooter and Workplace Violence incidents. This training is directed at teaching you on how to deal with todays threats families and businesses potentially face each day as well as active shooting/crossfire situations should you or family members or employees be caught in one of potentially deadly incidents. The training will cover the following topics:

The subjects covered in this training seminar are intended to provide you and your families with information that can help you survive shooting incidents and other potentially deadly assaults. The training will also include the following:
-Surviving shooting incidents/escape and avoidance tactics in
Active Shooter Situations.
-Understanding the “Targeted Violence Process”
-Mental conditioning and preparation for shootings/survival.
-The 10 Most common dangers
-The VICTRR System
-Understanding cover and concealment protections.
-Developing and using emergency preparedness plans.
-Understanding and developing levels of alertness.
-Identifying threat indicators
-Developing situational and environmental awareness.
-Dealing with the aftermath of violent incidents

Dave McDowell
President, American Security & Investigative Services
928-750-5630

American Security & Investigative Services will be presenting Street Survival Safety Training this Saturday May 9, 2015, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The training will be held at Sprague’s Sport Shop Classroom at 345 West 32nd Street in Yuma, Arizona. Course costs is $75.00 per person.

The seminar will be directed at training you on how to deal with todays threats families potentially face each day as well as active shooting/crossfire situations should you or family members be caught in one of potentially deadly incidents. The training will cover the following topics:

The subjects covered in this training seminar are intended to provide you and your families with information that can help you survive shooting incidents and other potentially deadly assaults. The training will also include the following:
Surviving shooting incidents/escape and avoidance tactics
Active Shooter Situations
Understanding the “Targeted Violence Process”
Mental conditioning and preparation for shootings/survival.
The 10 Most common dangers
The VICTRR System
Understanding cover and concealment protections.
Understanding and developing levels of alertness.
Identifying threat indicators
Developing situational and environmental awareness.
Dealing with the aftermath of violent incidents

Please contact Sprague’s Sport Shop at 928-726-0022 to register. The class size is limited to the first twenty four (24) attendees.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Dave McDowell
President, American Security & Investigative Services
928-750-5630

Just a reminder American Security & Investigative Services will be presenting Street Survival Safety Training on March 28, 2015, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The training will be held at Sprague’s Sport Shop Classroom at 345 West 32nd Street in Yuma, Arizona. Course costs is $75.00 per person.

The seminar will be directed at training you on how to deal with todays threats families potentially face each day as well as active shooting/crossfire situations should you or family members be caught in one of potentially deadly incidents. The training will cover the following topics:

The subjects covered in this training seminar are intended to provide you and your families with information that can help you survive shooting incidents and other potentially deadly assaults. The training will also include the following:
Surviving shooting incidents/escape and avoidance tactics
Active Shooter Situations
Understanding the “Targeted Violence Process”
Mental conditioning and preparation for shootings/survival.
The 10 Most common dangers
The VICTRR System
Understanding cover and concealment protections.
Understanding and developing levels of alertness.
Identifying threat indicators
Developing situational and environmental awareness.
Dealing with the aftermath of violent incidents

Please contact Sprague’s Sport Shop at 928-726-0022 to register. The class size is limited to the first twenty four (24) attendees.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Dave McDowell
President, American Security & Investigative Services
928-750-5630

American Security & Investigative Services is celebrating five years of service. Thank you to our clients and to those who have been supporters and have been advocates of our services. Thank each and everyone of you.

Dave McDowell

American Security & Investigative Services will be presenting Street Survival Safety Training on March 28, 2015, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The training will be held at Sprague’s Sport Shop Classroom at 345 West 32nd Street in Yuma, Arizona. Course costs is $75.00 per person.

The seminar will be directed at training you on how to deal with todays threats families potentially face each day as well as active shooting/crossfire situations should you or family members be caught in one of potentially deadly incidents. The training will cover the following topics:

The subjects covered in this training seminar are intended to provide you and your families with information that can help you survive shooting incidents and other potentially deadly assaults. The training will also include the following:
Surviving shooting incidents/escape and avoidance tactics
Active Shooter Situations
Understanding the “Targeted Violence Process”
Mental conditioning and preparation for shootings/survival.
The 10 Most common dangers
The VICTRR System
Understanding cover and concealment protections.
Understanding and developing levels of alertness.
Identifying threat indicators
Developing situational and environmental awareness.
Dealing with the aftermath of violent incidents

Please contact Sprague’s Sport Shop at 928-726-0022 to register. The class size is limited to the first twenty four (24) attendees.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Dave McDowell
President, American Security & Investigative Services
928-750-5630

To all those in the real estate profession the missing agent, Beverly Carter of Pulaski, Arkansas has been found murdered and a suspect arrested. Please make sure people know who you will be showing homes to, where you will be and the time frame you'll be showing. Also consider calling in when finished. I strongly urge consideration of a clearinghouse network to promote security and safety. Be successful but be vigilant.

Finding reliable, compassionate and qualified people to provide care for your children or the elderly is a difficult task. Do you know where and how to find information on potential caregivers? Do you know what to ask, how to interview these individuals and how to construct questions to find out what you need to know? Knowledge and experience is critical in getting the information you will need to have to select the right person. Use those who have the knowledge, skills and abilities to get this information and present it to you to make the selection. If you're in this position call me at 928-750-5630 and I can do this for you. I can help you develop information on what to find out and how to interview or do the interview with or for you.

Dave McDowell

American Security & Investigative Services will be presenting Street Survival Safety Training on May 3, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. The training will be held at Sprague’s Sport Shop Classroom at 345 West 32nd Street in Yuma, Arizona. Course costs is $75.00 per person.

The seminar will be directed at training you on how to deal with todays threats families potentially face each day as well as active shooting/crossfire situations should you or family members be caught in one of potentially deadly incidents. The training will cover the following topics:

The subjects covered in this training seminar are intended to provide you and your families with information that can help you survive shooting incidents and other potentially deadly assaults. The training will also include the following:
Surviving shooting incidents/escape and avoidance tactics
Active Shooter Situations
Understanding the “Targeted Violence Process”
Mental conditioning and preparation for shootings/survival.
The 10 Most common dangers
The VICTRR System
Understanding cover and concealment protections.
Understanding and developing levels of alertness.
Identifying threat indicators
Developing situational and environmental awareness.
Dealing with the aftermath of violent incidents

Please contact Sprague’s Sport Shop at 928-726-0022 to register. The class size is limited to the first twenty four (24) attendees.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Dave McDowell
President, American Security & Investigative Services
928-750-5630

Merry Christmas to you all. Thank you for your support and may 2014 bring prosperity, good health and good things for your families.

The American Security & Investigative Services Website is now revised and up. For more information go to http://americansecurityis.com

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In todays world we face the “Prey versus Predator” reality. The two forms of denial that must be overcome in order to survive street assaults are 1. “This will never happen to me” or 2. “This is not happening to me”. These two forms of denial will either get you killed or seriously injured if you do not resolve that interference in your perception and judgment.

Everyone should at least consider training and use of direct and effective self defense techniques and strategies when it may be necessary to protect yourself, your family or your employees.

There is a belief in the self defense community that people are divided into three groups. You are either a Sheep, the Wolf or the Sheepdog. There have been several articles written on this concept and accurately describes the roles of each.

The sheep are those who need protecting. These are our young children, the elderly, those who may suffer from emotional, mental or physical disabilities who are unable to protect themselves. This also includes those who, for whatever reason, may not want to protect themselves or who do not have the training or confidence to protect themselves..

The Wolf is the predator seeking out the sheep who will be their victim. The Wolf represents the dregs of society, criminals, gang members, child molesters, rapists, those who abuse the elderly or anyone seeking to impose their will or power on those who are not able to defend themselves.

The Sheepdog is the defender, the one who confronts the Wolf and is willing to defend the Sheep from attacks. The Sheepdog trains and is ever vigilant to protect those who cannot protect themselves. This is the life that the Sheepdog has chosen and knows his/her preparation is key to the survival of the flock. The sheepdog IS A WARRIOR in every sense and is willing to lay down his life to protect the Sheep. WHICH ONE ARE YOU?

Yesterday as I listened to the news coverage of the cowardly Naval Yard murders I heard several people make comments that said the Naval Yard is "the last place you would expect this happen". Those places simply don't exist. If deranged and cowardly predators will kill children and the elderly, any place is a potential at risk target. Mindsets need to evolve so that awareness and readiness take over. Plan, prepare, train and react.

Sadly once again our nation wakes up to another Active Shooter incident at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington D.C.. Preliminary information indicates people killed and wounded. While we don't know the details at this early stage, another murdering coward has changed the lives of many family and friends of those killed and wounded forever. Please be vigilant! As difficult as it may sound, have a plan for your home and employment on how you will try to prevent this from happening, how you will escape and if necessary how to fight to survive. Be vigilant, plan, train and prepare, be aware, alert and know how to react. History has shown your lives and those of your family and employees may well depend on this.

Remember these facts: Most of the damage in Active Shooter incidents takes place in the first three to six minutes. Most of these incidents are over in roughly ten minutes. The best prepared law enforcement will require three to five minutes to get the first units at the scene. Be ready to protect yourself and those with you.

Prayers to all involved in this tragedy.

This past Saturday, June 29, I had the opportunity of speaking to the Yuma Chapter of The Well Armed Woman on Street Survival Safety. These are women who have made the decision to develop knowledge, skills and abilities in the area of personal and responsible gun ownership and use. I had the pleasure of working with Nicolle Griffin throughout the set up and delivery of the training and also was able to meet Carrie Lightfoot the Arizona President for TWAW. This is a group of women who will be making positive contributions to our State and community. Take the time to learn more about this organization and its mission. Not only did I have a great time talking to them but I also learned a great deal that will improve the training course I am fortunate enough to present.

Amberly's Place is one of those outstanding organizations working for the betterment of the Yuma Community. This wonderful organization is a santuary of safety and hope for those traumatized by abusive relationships, domestic violence, sexual assaults and other threats. They work with law enforcement throughout Yuma County to assist in criminal cases and providing support to victims. Amberly's Place needs our financial help in order to continue to provide the services so deperately needed in our community. Please contact Amberly's Place or go to their website at www.amberlysplace.com, or contact them at 928-373-0849 for information on buying tickets to their Weekend in Paradise Fundraiser. Also if you can, donate to this worthy cause.

Tens of thousands of women and children have been helped and had their lives changed as a result of services through Amberlys Place.

I ask each of you to do what you can to help. Please share or repost with your facebook contacts and other social media and ask them to also share hopefully creating a network of support for this wonderful organization.

American Security & Investigative Services along with Sprague's Sports will present the next Street Safety Survival Course on Saturday June 1, 2013 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Sprague's Sports, 345 West 32nd Street in Yuma, Arizona. Call Sprague's Sports at 726-0022 to register. This is a course designed to mentally prepare and condition you for weapons and physical combat. You'll receive training on tactics to survive active shooter and crossfire incidents. Understand and identify human, object and enviromental indicator to tip you off to off pre-attack threats. Know what is available in your surroundings to protect you. This course is based on tactics long taught to law enforcement and now developed for the public. Hope to see you there. Please share with your friends. Dave McDowell

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Happy Cinco de Mayo to all. Make it a safe and enjoyable day.

The Street Safety Survival Class scheduled for this 1:00 PM Saturday May 4, at Sprague's Sports has been rescheduled to June 1 at 1:00. Contact Sprague's at 726-0022 to reserve your seat.

American Security & Investigative Services along with Sprague's Sports will present the next Street Safety Survival Course on Saturday May 4, 2013 at 1:00 PM at Sprague's Sports, 345 West 32nd Street in Yuma, Arizona. call Sprague's Sports at 726-0022 to register. This is a course designed to keep you safe and alive!! This course is based on law enforcement tactics developed for the public. Hope to see you there. Dave McDowell

There simply are no words to express the sadness I feel for the victims, their families and friends of yesterdays attack at the Boston Marathon. I can only hope that their faith and hope was not lost in this tragedy. I also don't have the words to describe the outrage I feel towards the evil cowardly criminals who conspired and carried out this horrific crime.

Please be ever vigiliant to what is going on around you. Have your internal warning system and instincts on high alert. If something raises your suspicion report it to authoriities immediately. Don't talk yourself out of being concerned. So many incidents have been thwarted by good citizens reporting suspicious activities and allowing law enforcement authorities to act on these tips. You just never know.

I'm very proud of a post by my son yesterday that talked about taking care of each other and having each others backs. Nothing could be more true. I was fortunate to belong to a brotherhood of cops for many years who made this a way of life. Watching those police officers, military personnel, firemen and rescue personnel sprint, not just run, but sprint into the face of unknown danger immediately after the explosions gave me chills and a sense of pride that can never be taken away.

The evil cowards that did this will be found and exposed for the what they are, cowards who operate from the shadows and attack the innocent.

Stay safe.

Dave McDowe

I'd like to thank those folks that attended the first Street Safety Survival Seminar yesterday at Spragues Sports presented by American Security & Investigative Services. Thanks to Richard for hosting this and being a huge part of this training. Also thanks to Richard's staff for all of their help. The participants asked great questions and their participation really contributed to what I believe was an outstanding afternoon. More of this training and other will follow. Contact Spragues for the upcoming schedules. My website will be up and running in a few weeks and I will post all training their as well. Remember to be vigilant and avoid bad situations. Dave McDowell