Added January 15, 2026

Highway Interdiction & Rural Patrol

Deridder, LA · Mar 24–25, 2026 · 15 hours · $350.00

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Instructor

Barry Kilpela

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Description

Highway Interdiction & Rural Patrol is a law enforcement training course covering Criminal Interdiction, Drugs, Patrol. This course is designed for officers looking to improve field performance, decision-making, and practical effectiveness.

Reviews for this course

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Antonius Mikulski
ND

Great class, very informative and great tips for ways of preforming my duties as an officer

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Richard Ledman
ND

Instructor was very helpful

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Stephen Byrne
ND

Great class with a lot of useful information and tactics to utilize in the field.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Mike Ybarra
ND

It was a very knowledgeable course.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Kiel Richardson
ND

class was good but volume on the videos was two loud

★★★★☆ 4/5 · Instructor: ★★★★☆ 4/5
Nathan Wortman
ND

Great information, real world application for rural policing. Would make great addition to all new officers training

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Denver Oase
ND

Very well presented. Great job!!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Hannah Evenson
ND

Lots of information and it was good to see how Barry interacts with people. This class is very helpful especially as a new deputy.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Dylan Grant
ND

Very good class, was always engaged and things were explained well.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Zach Schuchard
ND

Provides an insight into in depth insight into his experiences with interdiction and gave useful information on how to implement into my work.

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Kayla Richard
ND

This training was fun, easy to follow, and I love that the videos are actually from the instructor.

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Alexis Arends
ND

Instructor was very knowledgeable on criminal interdiction topics. Nice refresher course

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Phil Wolf
ND

Very good course.

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Erin Quinn
ND

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Jordan Magnuson
ND

Good break down on all topics. Breaks it down and puts interdiction all together so its understandable.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Garrett Norsten
ND

This was the best interdiction course I’ve ever attended and I’ve attend numerous courses throughout my career.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Trey James
LA

Barry is a great instructor. Very open to answering questions, and the course material was great! Definitely added some more tools to the tool box to utilize!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Timothy McChesney
LA

This course was outstanding and the instructor was top notch. Sergeant Kilpela is clearly passionate and incredibly knowledgeable about this class and material. I can’t not recommend him and this course enough.

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Timothy McChesney
LA

This course was outstanding and the instructor was top notch. Sergeant Kilpela is hands down the best instructor I’ve ever had. He is clearly passionate about this course and is incredibly knowledgeable.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Colby Wiersema
LA

The best interdiction class I’ve ever been to. Broad overview of all the “hot topics” of interdiction. Great for beginners.

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Dylan Bedsole
LA

Very good introduction to interdiction course. Highly recommended for officers of all experience levels

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jennifer Laurence
LA

One of the more informative classes I've attended. The instructor, Kilpela, has a calm clear disposition which makes his form of teaching enjoyable. I also appreciate that his teaching utilizes his own videos and his proven method.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Celeste Rivers
LA

Great class learned several new techniques on interdiction.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Timothy Robinson
LA

Very well prepared and executed. The instructor was very knowledgeable and did not bore with “look at me” stories

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Andres Sanchez
LA

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