Even after taking three years of Spanish when I was going to school I still was not adequately prepared to handle the street level Spanish that an officer faces on a day to day basis. Sgt. Jacqui MacConnell, a veteran of the Phoenix Police Department, began offering Spanish survival seminars to officers. That same week after taking the survival course I was able to conduct a felony traffic stop with multiple Spanish speaking subjects. I continue to use what I have learned from the training and have applied that knowledge while conducting search warrants on violent felons or "coyote" drop houses were the only language that is spoken is Spanish. NETCAT also offers personal safety seminars for civilians on self awareness and self defense. The training from NETCAT comes highly recommended.

By Det. Dave Wilson, Phoenix Police Department Special Assignments Unit, www.FitForSwat.com.

Comments on Jacqui MacConnell:

"Very good. Very enjoyable".

“Great instruction and material. Excellent teaching skills."

“Very good instructor."

“Great instruction. Very practical. Very good lesson plan."

“Good job teaching street terms that can be applied in the field."

“This class is very well put together and enjoyable. I would strongly recommend this class for all patrol officers."

“Great instruction. You made Spanish easier to understand. Thank you. You and Ed Martinez work well together."

“Both instructors were very informative and kept the class attention. Law enforcement experience was obvious."

“Speaks very clear. Great instructor. Gets point across. Work well with class. Very impressive."

Comments on Ed Martinez:

“Speaks very clear. Knows material. Works well with class."

“Very interesting. Good instructor."

“Great instruction and material. Excellent personality and teaching skills."

“Excellent instruction."

“Well versed. His assistance provided good team instruction."

“I enjoyed Ed’s style of instruction. Very laid back, calm, cool and collective. Made for a very good learning atmosphere."

“Good. Easy to understand."

“Both instructors were very informative and kept the class attention. Law enforcement experience was obvious."

About the Class

“Very flexible and adopted to our questions and requests."

“They provided us with lots of information."

“This class helped answer a lot of questions I had on interviewing latin suspects. Helped me remember a lot of words and terms I don’t always remember since I don’t have many officers to keep my Spanish speaking skills."

“This was a great start. I hope to see an advanced course on drug investigations."

“This class was great. Thank you."

“Enough material was covered for one day. I enjoyed the class and would take additional classes with both instructors."