Presented will be ways to be safe and keep your information safe, both while travelling and at home. This includes ways to protect data and keep your- self safe. This presentation will include ways to avoid online scams.

Rich Baugham was an IT and Technology executive with almost 35 years of experience working with all levels of companies from start-ups to billion -dollar companies. His primary focus was on pro- cess improvement, technology updates, and change management. He now owns and operates a travel agency and utilizes his background to assist customers.

Officer Thomas will discuss the abilities of police canine and how their various functions apply to law enforcement. These abilities include target odor detection, tracking, criminal apprehension, article searches, obedience, and others. At the end of the presentation there will be a demonstration.

Hudson came to the Harrisonburg Police Depart- ment as an ADI certified service and facility dog in May of 2024. Hudson completed his training through Mutts with a Mission (https://www.mutts withamission.org), a nonprofit organization that trains service and facility dogs for veterans and first responders. Hudson spends his days with handler, Detective Greg Miller, who investigates child sexual abuse and exploitation cases. Hudson

works with HPD’s peer support team and Harri- sonburg/Rockingham’s Multi-Disciplinary Team. He is trained to accompany crime victims to court, and provides support and comfort not only to victims, but also to officers and allied professionals.

Master Police Officer Chandler Thomas began his law enforcement career in 2012 with the Har- risonburg Police Department. Since the start of his career MPO Thomas obtained several certi- fications including firearms instructor, general instructor, and field training officer. In 2022 MPO Thomas was selected to be a Canine Handler, his goal from the start of his law enforcement career. In October of that year, he attended the Basic Canine Handler Course and Tarheel Canine Training in Sanford, North Carolina and has been partnered with his canine, Riggs, since. Riggs is a dual-purpose Belgian Malinois trained in narcotic detection and patrol utilities.

Detective Greg Miller started his career with the Harrisonburg Police Department in 1999 and became a sworn law enforcement officer in 2000. Greg worked as a patrol officer and bike patrol officer before beginning a 7-year assign- ment as a School Resource Officer (SRO) at the local middle school. During his time as an SRO, he began to focus his efforts on juvenile sex crimes and became affiliated with the Northen Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (Nova-DC ICAC) in 2008. In 2010, Greg was promoted to the position of General Investigator with the Criminal Investigations Division of HPD and has had the opportunity to investigate crimes ranging from fraud to robbery, rape and homicide. Though Greg has maintained a strong focus on child exploitation cases (ICAC) and juvenile sex crimes, he has also been actively involved with the HPD Crisis Negotiation Team since 2003 and currently serves as the team leader. In 2018 he helped start the Peer Support team for HPD and acts as the team leader.