Upcoming Speakers
The Albuquerque Croak & Dagger chapter of Sisters in Crime welcomes mystery fans who want to enjoy felonious fun, absolutely criminal companionship and sensational speakers.
Meetings begin at 7:00 PM in the police briefing room of the James Joseph Dwyer Memorial Substation, 12700 Montgomery NE (one block east of Tramway). Unless otherwise noted, programs are free and open to the public.
If the substation parking lot is full, additional parking is available just below the substation; the entrance to that lot is via a driveway below the substation on the right.
Tuesday July 28, 2009:
Damon Fay served 24 years as investigator and supervisor for Albuquerque Police Department. He was a primary case agent for homicides, police officer involved shootings and major violent crimes cases. As a supervisor, he led an officer involved shooting team and assisted in numerous major crime joint jurisdictional investigations and task force initiatives.
Damon is a recognized expert in homicide investigations, police use of force and pattern injury identification. During his extensive investigative career he has developed nationally accepted procedures for cold case homicide investigation and has become one of the leading circumstantial case specialists in the country. Local, state and federal prosecutors and Police Command have called upon Fay to provide expertise in complex, high profile and highly sensitive investigations.
As a Sergeant of the Advanced Training Unit of the Albuquerque Police Academy, Damon oversaw the specialization training and career advancement of police personnel. He is an instructor in Firearms, Defensive Tactics and Ground Fighting, Use of force and intermediate Use of force, Homicide and cold Case Investigation, Major Case Management, Interview and interrogations and Contact Weapons Defense.
Sgt Fay holds a 3rd degree (3rd Don) black belt in Tae Kwon Do through the United States TKD Federation and the International TKD Federation, and he is a Kali/Eskrima student. He lectures and teaches throughout the United States and is the co-author of Contact Weapons: Lethality and Defense published by Gun Site Press.
Albuquerque, NM Chapter
