On Thursday, July 17, Jim Simmerman, director of training for the Saline County Criminal Justice Training Center, presented a seven-hour Homicide Crime Scene Investigation class at the Saline County Criminal Justice Training Center.

The training was attended by 11 individuals from throughout Missouri.

Topics included:

1. The basic elements of homicide investigation;

2. Preliminary scene investigation and information obtainable from the body;

3. Collection and preservation of scene evidence;

4. The use of crime scene photography;

5. How crime scene sketches are useful;

6. Interview and interrogation;

7. Blood and DNA (What it can tell you.);

8. Suicide investigation; and

9. Human identification techniques.

The class was sponsored by the Saline County Sheriff's Dept. and Meadowbrook Insurance Group.

Peace officers attending included Officer William Anderson of the Oak Grove Police Department, Sgt. Angela Cole, Det. Doug Henry, and Lt. Terry Meek of the Barry County Sheriff's Dept., Officer Matt Sanders of the Hollister Police Dept., Officer Andy Brown of the La Monte Police Dept., Lt. Cynthia Jones of the Warrensburg Police Dept., and Deputy Sheriffs Todd Anderson, James Closson, Hank Ehler, and Brad O'Neal of the Saline County Sheriff's Dept.