Mark Astrella — Instructor Profile

About Mark Astrella

Deputy Chief Mark Astrella has served with the Elmwood Park Police Department for 22 years, bringing extensive experience and leadership to his role. He is a member of the WESTAF Major Crimes Unit and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. As a certified Cellebrite analyst, Deputy Chief Astrella has assisted numerous outside agencies in hundreds of investigations involving internet-based crimes, including violent offenses, peer-to-peer networks, dark web activity, and the exploitation of children. He is proficient in a range of forensic tools, including OS Triage, Autopsy, BlackBag Technologies’ BlackLight, and Magnet Forensics’ Axiom. Deputy Chief Astrella is also a 3CE Certified Cyber Crime Investigator through the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) and a ChildFirst certified forensic interviewer, applying a victim-centered and trauma-informed approach to child interviews.