Sgt. Lou Savelli, NYPD (ret.), Tools of the (Crime) Trade

Lou Savelli was chosen as one of the top 10 of NYPD's most effective leaders of all ranks (out of nearly 20,000 qualified supervisors) and the first supervisor featured in NYPD's Leadership Training School newsletter because of his innovation and success in the field of leadership. He created NYPD's first citywide gang unit called CAGE (Citywide Anti Gang Enforcement) which was awarded the National Gang Crime Research Center's award for The Most Effective Gang Unit in the US.

In fact, he has trained many other law enforcement unit commanders across the United States and Canada on how to create a successful gang unit. He has received awards from the FBI, DEA, ATF, Dept of Treasury, US Attorney's Office, Department of State, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, Canadian Law Enforcement Agencies, Caribbean Law Enforcement Agencies, Italian Government, New South Wales, Australia Police, New Zealand, Mexico, Japan, and many other law enforcement agencies, government agencies and community groups. As a detective, he accomplished the World's Largest Cash Seizure in a Drug Case ($20 Million) which still holds as a world's record to this date.

While much of Lou Savelli's investigations are still confidential, he is an internationally-sought after speaker on gangs, crime scene investigation, youth at risk, terrorism, narcotics investigations, street crimes, drug smuggling, and crime fighting. He has personally lectured before countless audiences, in law enforcement and the private sector, in three countries. He has been frequently quoted in the LA Times, New York Times, New York Newsday, New York Daily News, Nottingham Press (United Kingdom), CNN, television news reports, many local newspapers and has had his cases featured in Time Magazine, Newsweek, Top Cops TV Series, Law Enforcement Technology Magazine, American Police Beat Magazine and other periodicals.

Lou Savelli has consulted on such television shows as Third Watch (NBC), Johnny Zero (FOX), and One Life to Live (ABC) and provided intricate authentic information to television shows such as New York Undercover. Lou Savelli was featured in 2004 in four episodes of the acclaimed TV documentary series Homefront America where he, and other terrorism experts, discussed Counter-terrorism strategies.

As the author of five law enforcement books, several true crime short stories, and numerous articles relating to issues such as terrorism, gangs, criminal investigation, identity theft, and crime prevention, Lou Savelli is a frequent consultant to hundreds of law enforcement officers and corporations throughout the United States and abroad, seeking advice on how to successfully identify risks, fight crime, and protect assets. Lou Savelli has worked extensively with youth at risk, gang members, law enforcement agencies, government agencies, corporations and has conducted educational and motivational speeches in the fields of leadership, management, crime prevention, crime fighting and terrorism. Lou Savelli recently retired from NYPD and is a member of the National Speaker's Association (NSA) and the Tri State Chapter of the NSA.

Lou Savelli is the author of two nationally recognized gang books: The Pocketguide to Gangs Across America, and The East Coast Gang Investigators handbook. He is the author of several articles on gangs and related issues: The Gang Stop; Gangs and Terrorists. He is currently the gang instructor for the Regional Counterdrug Training Academy, The Northeast Counterdrug Training Center, and the Midwest Counterdrug Training Center

Lou Savelli is now the President of Homefront Protective Group, (www.homefrontprotect) a Law Enforcement Training consortium and Homefront Security, a Private Investigation/ Risk Management and Security Company (www.homefrontsecurity.com) and can be reached at 646-773-8656 or emailed at HomefrontProtect@aol.com