*Part 2!! * Growing up as a 90s kid would make you think Ninja would be a legit career path, between Ninja Turtles, Surf Ninjas, 3 Ninjas, and on... As it turns out, you can get pretty dang close, if you are a dedicated, hyper-focused, diligent patrol officer -  and then turn into a plain-clothes surveillance detective.

My guest in this 2-part episode is a long term teammate and true friend.  We started our careers in the region at virtually the same time but took diverging career paths, honing distinctly different skillsets in this fascinating and expansive profession.  My guest, Daniel Yagi is a tenured special investigations detective who has become a regional expert in not only tracking down violent offenders with tactics and technology, but has become the premier trainer through his company, Cypher Operations Group.

We talk about building the craft of proactive policing, what that can even mean, and investigations in patrol work- and how officer can truly hone their craft on the seemingly most basic types of calls, then in part 2, we move into more specific insight and tips for success and what Cypher can offer us as necessary skills in our pursuit of public safety and criminal justice.

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With eighteen (18) years of law enforcement experience, Daniel has conducted thousands of hours of physical surveillance around the country. He has authored hundreds of warrants regarding violent crime and has directly been involved in the case development and prosecutions of homicides, robbery crew investigations, kidnappings, and high-level narcotic cases. 

He is a full time Detective with one of the largest and busiest cities in the State of Washington. For the last couple years, Daniel has been an acting Detective Sgt. in the investigations division where he is responsible for coordinating in progress call outs of high-profile cases that require detective investigations (homicides, kidnappings, etc).Daniel is the founder of Cypher Operations Group, where the company’s mission is to equip officers, investigators and tactical personnel with the most up to date case development methods in cell record analysis, physical surveillance, apprehensions and more. 

https://www.cypheropsgroup.com/

https://www.instagram.com/cypheroperationsgroup/

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