SPOTLIGHT INVESTIGATIVE See You at SAFETECH! to relocate. He has openings! If you just opened your magazine and started reading, put it down and plan to jump in your service van. Head over for the tradeshow on Saturday, May 2, at the Hyatt Regency Tulsa. As I mentioned last month, we are looking to move our annual forensic confer- A ence to the SAFETECH conference. I believe that our investigators fit in well with the techs of SAVTA. Not only would everyone be able to attend our advanced foren- sic classes, but they would also be able to attend SAVTA classes for additional expe- rience in safes and vaults. By moving our conference to SAFETECH, it will give us a chance to move around the country. Next year, SAFETECH will be in Reno, NV, where our West Coast members will have an opportunity to attend the conference. Recent Litigation Cases There has been an upsurge in litigation cases coming in, but most of them only want to pay on contingency. I have flat-out told them that forensic lock investigators are paid for their service up front at a reasonable rate. I did pick up one case for an insurance company where a lock on a sliding-glass door malfunctioned and locked the occupant out on a balcony overnight, where she suffered severe hypothermia. She is suing the door and lock manufacturer. The lock has a thumb turn on the inside, and locking and unlocking is only by the thumb turn. In this case, shutting the door caused the lock to deadlock, and there was no way to unlock the door from the outside — a bum- mer for the installer and/or the manufacturer. Stay tuned for more info on this case. On another case, an attorney contacted me in a wrongful death suit, where a bifold closet door fell and killed an elderly person. As you all know, closet bifold doors are usually hollow and very light, so I am intrigued to find out more about the particu- lars of the case once it’s released for investigation. As you can see, we have no way of knowing what cases are coming our way. More details as they become available. Become an IAIL Member Why should you become a member of IAIL and work toward your CFL credential? IMHO, forensic locksmiths are the most-skilled locksmiths, with advanced training in investigative practices and principles. Not everyone can reach this level of achievement. 12 KEYNOTES APRIL 2020 s you’re reading this page, I am preparing to teach my butt off at SAFETECH in downtown Tulsa, OK. This place is great, and the local people are so friendly. If you’re in Tulsa this month, you just might run into Gene Holder and his sidekick Jon Resciniti out welcoming everyone to Oklahoma and seeing if anyone is looking “We do not have enough trained forensic investigators to handle the demand.” We do not have enough trained forensic investigators to handle the demand. IAIL offers its members four career paths toward your CFL: automotive expert, architectural hardware expert, forensics expert or safe and vault expert. Choose wisely, grasshopper; your future depends on whether you can walk on the rice paper without tearing it! If you would like more information on becoming a Certified Forensic Locksmith or our conference this coming October, email me at [email protected]. I will send the requirements to test for your new career and a sign-up sheet for the conference. Tom Resciniti Demont, AHC, CAI, CFDI, CFL, CMIL, CML, CMST, ICML, IFDI, LSFDI, ARL. President, In- ternational Association of Investigative Locksmiths. [email protected] Get Published! IAIL members: Submit your articles for the Investigative Spotlight department. Send your information to Ross Squire at [email protected]. WWW.ALOA.ORG
