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Elite Investigative Journal
Michael Bery: Master Underwater Criminal Investigator Instructor Trainer, pg 5-10
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Michael Berry: Master Underwater Criminal

Investigator Instructor Trainer

Interviewed by Sonya Trippett

Photo Courtesy of Photo Courtesy Michael Berry
Name: Michael Berry Sonya Trippett: Michael, Please tell

City of Birth: Killeen, Texas me how you began your career working
Occupation: F/Sgt. Virginia State with the Virginia State Police?

Police – Operations Coordinator of the
VSP search and recovery Team Owner Michael Berry: I had gotten out of the
of UCI military at the age of 22 and wanted
to be a police officer, so I applied with

Company: Underwater Criminal many departments from around Virginia

Investigators and went around testing and waiting to
hear back from one of them. Out of all
Credentials: Master Underwater the departments I applied with, the state

Criminal Investigator Instructor police offered me a job.
Trainer
Sonya Trippett: During the time that
you worked with the Virginia State
Professional Organizations:
Professional Association of Diving Police tell me about some of the search

Instructors (PADI) and rescue operations you coordinated?

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