The National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) has announced a Covert Lock Defeating Seminar to be held during the 31st Annual Tactical Operations Conference & Trade Show, September 21–26, 2014 at the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center in Mobile, Ala.

This 8-hour seminar, taught by Darby Darrow, San Diego PD (ret.), will teach students the fundamentals of covert lock defeating, including lock picking and lock bypassing. It will start off with the theory of locks and picking, and will include practical application on a variety of locks. This course will cover doors, deadbolts, padlocks, simplex locks, tubular locks, attaché case locks, lock bumping, and more.

Registration for the 2014 NTOA Tactical Operations Conference and Trade Show is open to all active law enforcement officers. Active members of a state tactical association receive a $50 discount upon receipt of a state association ID via fax (215-230-7616) or email (lauragehart@ntoa.org). Send six officers from the same agency or multi-jurisdictional team and the seventh officer's conference registration is free.

Register by July 31, 2014 to take advantage of the discounted registration fee. Registration fee includes practical tracks, seminars, vendor exhibition, SWAT Call Out Dinners, and the annual Awards Banquet.

For more information on the National Tactical Officers Association visit www.ntoa.org or call 800-279-9127.