Mike Boone

Legal Instructor

Michael Boone is an active training and counseling officer at his agency’s academy. With over 20 years of law enforcement experience, he is currently one of the lead instructors of Search and Seizure and a member of the Search and Seizure Committee. As a member of the committee, he is responsible for staying current on court decisions, 4th Amendment issues, development of new lesson plans, and pushing out new training to the department. Michael also teaches Interview and Interrogation, Miranda, Defensive Tactics, and various other subjects at the academy. Michael has a great passion for the 4th Amendment and is an IDALEST nationally certified instructor with Blue to Gold Training.

Michael has worked in numerous assignments, with a strong focus on investigations and training. After patrol, Michael worked as a Field Training Officer, then moved into preliminary investigations with an emphasis on violent crimes. Michael then promoted to the rank of narcotics detective, where he was the affiant of numerous search warrants and arrest warrants. After five years as a detective, he was chosen to become a Federal Task Force Officer with the Drug Enforcement Administration. As a TFO, he was the case agent of many Title-III Affidavits, Search Warrants, Arrest Warrants, Pen Registers, and Tracker Warrants while conducting local and international investigations into drug trafficking organizations. Michael was the lead case agent in which a local drug trafficking organization was completely dismantled. Michael was also assigned to the Clark County Gang Task Force, in which he oversaw cases involving violent suspects with gang ties.

Michael has specialized training as a Defensive Tactics Instructor, Crisis Intervention Team, Gang Response Officer, Nevada POST First Line Supervisor, ODV Narcotics Test Instructor, and CPR Instructor. Michael is also a part of various special projects to include the editing and continual revision of The Criminal Offense Handbook, which is a cliff notes version of the Nevada Revised Statutes that the department utilizes daily. Michael was also part of developing and instructing a domestic violence investigations class to the supervisors of his agency. Michael has also taught domestic violence classes at the Southern Desert Regional Police Academy.

Michael has received the Unit Meritorious Award (2006), US Air Force Office of Special Investigations Law Enforcement Team of the Year (2009), Unit Exemplary Award (2018), Exemplary Service Award- Criminal Offense Handbook (2018), Exemplary Service Award- Domestic Violence Training (2019), and multiple letters of commendation throughout his career.

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Current reviews for Mike Boone

17 Reviews

5

Jason J

Morgan County Sheriff’s Office
CO

Great webinar and Mike was very entertaining and knowledgeable. Always love the content put out!!

5

Hammie Mays

South Carolina

Awesome teacher webinar taught very well

5

Reymond Oquendo

National Park services
TX

Great class easy to understand

5

Hans

Kansas

Very informational and knowledgeable.

5

Nate Williams

Utah

We had the incredible opportunity to host B2G Advance Search and Seizure/Adv. Traffic Stops. I was thoroughly impressed with Mike's dedication for instructing such a critical topic. Mike is personable, down-to-earth, and incredibly passionate about search and seizure. His ability to quickly capture and maintain the attention of EVERYONE in the room speaks volumes about his talent as an instructor. His dedication is inspiring, and it is clear that he has a genuine desire to share this knowledge with all law enforcement officers. Thank you, B2G for offering such impactful courses, and we will hope to have Mike back soon!

5

Daisy

Cedar City Police Department
Utah

Mike Boone has been the best instructor I've ever had. Boone was able to keep the class engaged and cover the material so everyone fully understood it. Boone even went above and beyond and took the time to come to a briefing for the night crew. I cannot recommend blue to gold and more specifically, Boone as an instructor, enough.

5

J. Hayes

Very engaging and made the content easy to comprehend. Amazing instruction and very fun class

5

Ronald Murray

Vernal Police Department
UT

Very useful and information rich. I wish the academy taught this way.

5

Kayson Durfey

Garfield country
Utah

One of the best teachers. Was able to explain the law in ways which was easy for a simple cops brain to understand. Definitely a training and instructor worth going to.

5

Connor Edwards

Kanab City Police Department
Utah

Michael is an excellent instructor, he is super knowledgeable! Great class!

5

BP

Santa Clara Ivins
UT

Awesome job, full of information and awesome in answering questions!

5

Victor Trejo

CA

Great class! Mike kept everyone engaged in the topic. Mike answered all questions and broke down every single answer in the sinplest way possible. Would definitely recommened 10/10.

5

Kyle D

Carlsbad
CA

I have taken many training classes over the course of my career including a previous Search & Seizure class from a separate instructor and company. Mike made it super easy to understand and definitely feel a lot more confident doing my job when it comes to the Fourth Amendment. The class was anything but boring and would definitely recommend anyone to take the class regardless of how much time on you have. One of the better classes I have taken, Mike did a phenomenal job. 5 Stars all around.

5

JC

Westminster PD
CA

Attended Mike Boone's Search & Seizure course. He taught at a great pace and conveyed the contents very clearly.

5

Brian Williams

LAPD
California

Michael Boone's search & seizure class was great. He kept the class engaged and asked intuitive, thought provoking questions. This allowed for an enjoyable experience instead of having an instructor conduct a "death by power point" presentation. Due to the nature of the content being so gray with case laws consistently going back and forth as it relates to 4th Amendment laws, Boone was more than eager to be open to possibilities of a search/seizure example going either way in various scenarios so long as it was reasonably articulated. This type of characteristic and demeanor from a difficult topic is amazing and should be celebrated. Thank Boone!

5

SV

Westminster
CA

Great instructor and interactive.

5

JP

RSO
CA

Great class , explained info well

Upcoming Training for Mike Boone

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Wednesday, May 7, 2025 8:00 AM Pacific
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05/07/2025

 

Education

  • University of Nevada Las Vegas
    Bachelor of Science, Kinesiology

Nevada Post Certificates

Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Certificates

Assignments

  • Organizational Development Bureau/ TAC Officer, December 2016- Present
  • Narcotics Bureau Detective/Task Force Officer-DEA, August 2009-December 2016
  • Problem Solving Unit, December 2007-August 2009
  • Field Training Officer, November 2006- December 2007
  • Patrol Officer, September 2003- November 2006

Specialized Training

  • NV POST First Line Supervisors Training
  • FTEP Certification
  •  Instructor Development
  • Crisis Intervention Team
  • Defensive Tactics Instructor
  • Gang Response Officer
  • Search Warrant Preparation
  • Oral Board Rater
  • Narcotics Detective School
  • Narcotics Operations and Investigations
  • Advanced Undercover Techniques
  • Patrol Medicine
  • ODV Narcotics Testing Certified Instructor
  • CPR Instructor

Special Projects/Skills

  • Critical Incident Review Panel: Part of specifically selected group which was assigned to review
    critical incidents.
  • Criminal Offense Handbook: Revised and updated the Criminal Offense Handbook (cliff notes
    version of the Nevada Revised Statutes) utilized by the department daily. Coordinated all
    meetings with subject matter experts, officers, detectives, City Attorneys, and District Attorneys.
    Compiled the updated laws and ordinances along with all edits into the revised edition. The
    handbook continually updated as the laws and policies are amended.
  • Domestic Violence Supervisor Class: Chosen to develop and instruct the class based on
    significant changes to the domestic violence laws. Worked with Policy and Planning and the
    District Attorney’s Office to update the Domestic Violence Policy. Also instructed Domestic
    Violence laws and patrol procedures class at the Southern Desert Regional Police Academy.
  • LVMPD Search and Seizure Committee: Selected to be a member of the committee, with
    regular meetings to discuss and revise policy. Responsible for staying current on court decisions
    and 4th Amendment issues. While working with the committee, new lesson plans and training is
    pushed out to the department.

Awards

  • Unit Meritorious Award (2006)
  • USAF Office of Special Investigations Law Enforcement Team of the Year (2009)
  • Unit Exemplary Award-LVMPD Academy (2018)
  • Exemplary Service Award- Criminal Offense Handbook (2018)
  • Exemplary Service Award- Domestic Violence Training (2019)
  • Multiple letters of Commendation and Appreciation

Community Involvement

  • Desert Spring United Methodist Church- Liturgist speaker and member of the Staff Parish
    Relations Committee
  • Heroes United Youth Hockey volunteer coach

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