Austin Porter — Instructor Profile
About Austin Porter
Austin Porter began his law enforcement career with the Rock Springs Police Department, in November of 2018 as a Patrol Officer. Austin was hired by the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation in 2023.
Austin is a former member of the Eastern Montana Drug Task Force and now is a Narcotics Agent/ Narcotics Interdiction Agent based in Great Falls, MT. Austin is a member of the Montana Narcotic Officer’s Association. Austin is a certified Clandestine Lab Response Officer.
Austin currently holds a Montana and Wyoming POST certificate and has extensive training and experience regarding dangerous drug violations. This training and experience are specifically related to:
-Confidential Informant related investigations
-Undercover investigations
-Clandestine Lab investigations
-Social media investigations
- Child endangerment investigations
-Asset forfeiture and evidence destruction process
-Search warrants and operational planning
-Utilizing law enforcement technology in modern day investigations
-Tactical response training and operational experience
Austin studied Education and Criminal Justice at Western Wyoming Community College. Notable Achievements at the RSPD include being selected as A TASER Instructor and Field Training Officer, for the department. Austin was nominated for Patrol Officer of the year in 2020, and 2022. Austin created the Top Ten warrants program and actively led the department in warrant arrests. Austin was Selected as Chairmen of the RSPD Leadership Team in 2021. Austin was selected as the Rock Springs Junior High School Resource Officer in 2022. Austin Received a Certificate of Commendation in 2023, and 2024.
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View more reviews →Austin did a very good just teaching this class and made it engaging. I felt like the content will help me further my investigations and help me become a better law enforcement Officer. I am definitely interested in further courses from Ye…
Course had a lot of good info especially with practical examples of using phone ping and tracker warrants. Lots of good little tips on how to further develop investigations. Austin, the instructor, had good pacing and kept the audience eng…
The training had good information and the teacher had good pacing and kept it entertaining but informative.
Very in depth class for new and experienced officer/ narcs.
Enjoyed lil P’s instruction and relatable case studies/stories.
Austin did awesome. Course was great with a lot of helpful information. Austin's pacing was fantastic.
This class was had very good content and was well taught. The class took it to a basic level that was easy to understand. I would absolutely attend other Yellowstone Narcotic trainings.
Enjoyed listening to Austin, very authentic and real. Easy to listen to and has a great amount of experience in a wide variety of LE topics. Would highly recommend this training and appreciate everyone involved in putting this all together…
Thought the class was a good mix of slides with information paired with real life examples. Good info a on tips and tricks when using trackers or phone pings. Really enjoyed the presenter and felt he was very relatable.
Yellowstone Narcotics and staff are very professional and provide high quality information and a pace that is easily digestible with little to no experience in this realm.
It was an informative class that helped me with knowledge related to phone pings, social media warrants, dark web, etc… this class helped broaden my knowledge and the instructor was very helpful!
Austin is an excellent instructor and I learned some new ways to further investigations.