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NCISS Member News and Updates12Wes Bearden, Past NCISS President, Elected WAD PresidentWes Bearden was elected President of the World Association of Detectives at its 99th annual conference in Kuala Lumpur. %u201cIt is a profound and humbling honor. I am committed to upholding the organization's long-standing tradition of excellence and advancing its mission to promote the highest level of professionalism and ethical standards.%u201d Wes will have the honor of being President at the 100th Centennial Conference in the fall of 2025 at The Drake Hotel Chicago. This is a significant milestone for WAD and the profession.Fernando Fern%u00e1ndez Receives Expert of the Year AwardPuerto Rican international private investigator Fernando Fern%u00e1ndez has received one of the highest honors in the field of forensic investigation. At the Forensic Investigation Congress and Expert of the Year 2024 Awards, held on September 21st in Canc%u00fan, Mexico, Fern%u00e1ndez was awarded the prestigious Forensic Excellence Medal, and also the title of 2024 Criminal Investigation Expert of the Year, standing out among forensic experts from over a dozen countries, including his home of Puerto Rico, Colombia, Argentina, Spain, Peru, Chile, and Mexico, among others. Justin D. Hodson Named CALI Investigator of the Yearhttps://www.pr.com/press-release/923496 full press release.The California Association of Licensed Investigators (CALI) has awarded Justin D. Hodson, CPI, the prestigious Investigator of the Year Award. This recognition celebrates Justin%u2019s outstanding contributions to the investigative profession, his dedication to mentoring others, and his role in elevating industry standards over the past 20 years.\ am truly honored and humbled to receive this award,\reflects the incredible support I%u2019ve had%u2014from CALI, my team at Hodson PI, and my family. I am grateful to be part of such a talented and passionate community.\Ian D. Withers authors %u201cDangerous Escapades%u201dhttps://coverthistory.ie/2024/10/12/tracing-the-iras-hyde-park-bomber-at-the-behest-of-britainsattorney-general-by-ian-withers/ full story and book information.One of my investigations was sparked by Sir Michael Havers, the QC who served as Margaret Thatcher%u2019s attorney-general. In 1982, the Provisional IRA mounted a horrific and deadly bomb attack at Hyde Park killing three soldiers and seven horses, while a simultaneous bomb at Regents Park killed a further seven military personnel. Co. Donegal man John Downey was implicated in these outrages, but he was able to slip from England into the relative safety of the Republic. Despite formal requests to the Irish to locate, arrest and extradite Downey, law enforcement wasunable to locate him. This episode and other fascinating stories are described in Withers%u2019 fascinating memoirs, %u2018Dangerous Escapades%u2018.