Learn from nationally recognized K9 expertise

Instruction shaped by real-world K9 deployment, operational decision-making, and courtroom accountability.

August 25, 2026
Nicholas Bonney
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Nicholas Bonney, Instructor, Ace Interdiction Tactics

About
Nicholas Bonney

Nic Bonney is an instructor with Ace Interdiction Tactics and investigator/TFO with the Nebraska State Patrol, specializing in consensual encounters and parcel interdiction.

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Featured session at HITS 2026

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Aug 25th, 2026
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1:30 pm
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3:30 pm

Building Reasonable Suspicion Through Conversation During Consensual Encounters

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This course gives officers practical skills for developing reasonable suspicion through casual conversation during consensual encounters.

Develop reasonable suspicion through casual conversation—spotting deception, recognizing indicators, and lawfully escalating to a K9 sniff or detention.
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Other classes

4:00 pm
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6:00 pm

Building Reasonable Suspicion Through Conversation During Consensual Encounters

Aug 27th, 2026
Nicholas Bonney
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Learn from
Nicholas Bonney
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HITS K9

Join national-scale K9 education designed to strengthen deployment judgment, legal defensibility, and long-term operational performance.

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Jason Purgason

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Brad Gillespie

President
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Canadian Police Canine Association
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