This Rural Roundtable, hosted by the National Policing Institute (NPI), the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), is a collaborative, peer networking opportunity for Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative (RVCRI) grantees to discuss evidence management and retention best practices. Chief Ken Clary shares key considerations from his experience managing, auditing, and overseeing evidence collection, storage, retention, and security as a law enforcement officer. The Webster County, Iowa, Sheriff’s Office, Fort Dodge Community Foundation, and Kent, New York Police Department gave presentations on their RVCRI programs followed by a facilitated discussion based on the presentations and topics from the event.

Presenters

• Ken Clary, Chief, Bellevue, Nebraska Police Department
• Alex VanderWoude, Lieutenant, Kent, New York Police Department
• Luke Fleener, Sheriff, Webster County, Iowa Sheriff’s Office
• Alex Winninger, Detective, Webster County, Iowa Sheriff’s Office
• Jeanette Potter, Safe Communities Coordinator, Fort Dodge Community Foundation