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IPA and W.A.D. Trip to India Feb 2024

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Once again, my wanderlust was answered when Agustin Sierra Gonzalez from IPA Valles Occidental Barcelona sent the global invitation for their inclusive Super Tour in India February 12-19, 2024 with a secondary trip extension in Thailand afterwards. Agustin and I shared vivid memories of our fantastic IPA Friendship trip to Barcelona and Morocco in 2019 and assured me this trip would be on par, which excited me to see my old friend after five years.

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IPA & W.A.D. VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA TRIP OCTOBER 2023

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After my amazing three week trip to Prague and Eastern Europe in April and May of this year, my wanderlust kicked in once again and my travels took me to Vancouver British Columbia in October 2023. I was attending the World Association of Detectives (W.A.D.) 98th annual conference at the Fairmont Waterfront hotel where I was voted in as Board Director. I contacted my IPA USA 2nd VP liaison Carmen Alvelo who once again assisted me with my endeavors. Carmen put me in touch with William Powell IPA USA Region 5 who subsequently reached out to Karen Frost IPA Vancouver Region 9 VP and Bill Ardill IPA Vancouver Region 13 Travel Secretary.

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Abduction and Murder of Dru Sjodin

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By Robert Heales – Photos courtesy of WADZ Television, Grand Forks

This article was written by me nearly twenty years ago after the day Dru Sjodin’s remains were found after five months of investigation and searching. When people ask me what case I remember most after my forty-year career, without hesitation it was this one. The experience was life changing. It was personal. A day doesn’t pass when I don’t think about Dru.

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IPA USA and WAD Meet in Eastern Europe

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One of the great benefits about the International Police Association is the ability to visit countries all over the world and instantly become friends with local police officers. My name is Jason Cohen, retired NYPD detective and now licensed private investigator and owner of Allegiance Investigative Solutions LLC in NYC. I am also a proud, long-time member of IPA-USA New York City Region 2.

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98th WAD Conference

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Excitement is building for the 98th WAD Conference taking place at Fairmont Waterfront, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Get a chance to build relations with the top investigators of the world! Grow your business with quality referrals and expand your network.

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