Our Team.

Nationally recognized instructors who have proven their skills on the road and in the courtroom. ACE IT brings you some of the best in the game with strict focus on giving students everything they need to succeed. Their intense instruction does not take away from their professionalism as they share ALL of their knowledge to help you build indestructible cases.

BAUER BROWN

FOUNDER/LEAD INSTRUCTOR

Bauer Brown started his Law Enforcement career in 2013. In 2016, he started as a full-time interdictor/K9 handler with the Apache County Sheriff's Office Special Crimes Enforcement Team. In 2016, Bauer was nationally awarded for conducting a "cold" traffic stop that resulted in a seizure of 34 pounds of heroin and 36 pounds of cocaine. In 2017, he was nationally awarded for another "cold" traffic stop resulting in a seizure of 206 pounds of cocaine. He has testified in both federal and state courts in several interdiction cases and continues to work full time interdiction on Interstate 40 and Highway 60. As a certified general instructor, Bauer is constantly looking to help train other officers to recognize criminal activity during their everyday contact with the public. It is for that reason he founded ACE Interdiction Tactics. "This type of training is vital to the pro-active cop, it sets the foundation for officers to build an impenetrable case and win in the courtroom"

ALBERT CLARK

FOUNDER/INSTRUCTOR

Albert Clark began his Law Enforcement career in 1991 with the Navajo Police Department where he was instrumental in implementing a Criminal Highway Interdiction and canine program as a Supervisor/canine handler. He was recognized as the 1st Criminal Highway Interdictor with the Navajo Police Department. This program grew with great success and is still functioning today. In 2009 he retired from the Navajo Police Department and began another career with the Apache County Sheriff’s Office as a K9 handler / full time Criminal Highway Interdictor where he now serves as the K9 Sgt Supervising the Special Crimes Enforcement Team (SCET). Throughout his Law Enforcement career he has received numerous awards and commendations including Northern Arizona Officer of the Year and Navajo Nation Officer of the Year along with being nationally recognized for his contribution, passion, dedication and relentless work for Criminal Highway Interdiction. He has testified countless hours in Federal and State courts in Criminal Highway Interdiction cases in Arizona, California and New York. He has dedicated the past 20 years of his 31 year Law enforcement career solely to Criminal Highway Interdiction. He has shared his passion and knowledge with multiple Officers who have become successful Criminal Highway Interdictors with their respective agencies.

JEREMY BEDINGFIELD

Jeremy has been a sworn peace officer for 14 years. Jeremy is currently assigned as a detective on a highly proactive team of law enforcement professionals. He has held that position for over 7 years. Jeremy and his team conduct investigations into criminal and drug trafficking organizations, target high-level smugglers, and collaborate with law enforcement partners around the nation to remove dangerous drugs, weapons and other contraband from our streets. Jeremy specializes in highway interdiction and as such, handles a drug detection canine. Jeremy has personally seized millions of dollars in drug proceeds, thousands of kilograms of controlled substances, and much more. Jeremy has discovered hundreds of hidden compartments and has become an expert in identifying compartments that others routinely miss. Jeremy has testified in court as an expert countless times.

INSTRUCTOR - CARTEL TRAPS

INSTRUCTOR - INFILTRATE

The instructor for this course is a retired 30-year veteran of a Southern California law enforcement agency. He began his investigative career in the Special Investigations Division as a street gang investigator, where his primary duties were to investigate and prosecute gang related crimes. He was then assigned to a narcotics team, which primarily focused on suspects involved in the distribution of “Street-Level” controlled substances. After these two assignments, the instructor transferred to the FBI as a full-time Task Force Officer with the Joint Terrorism Task Force, conducting investigations into national security matters. He then transferred to the FBI Criminal Enterprise Branch, working as a Task Force Officer with the Violent Crimes Task Force-Gang Group, having the primary duties of conducting long term investigations on organized and violent gang organizations. The instructor finished his career transferring back to his home agency as a detective in the Criminal Intelligence Unit, where his primary duties were to monitor, track, and prosecute organized gang groups throughout Southern California. He was also a full-time undercover operator, having worked approximately 75 undercover operations in California and several other States throughout the Country.

In performing his duties as a detective, the instructor has become proficient in informant cultivation and management, undercover operations, expert court testimony, surveillance operations, and writing and managing wiretap operations. Due to the instructor's extensive UC work, his identity is not publicly displayed.