About the speaker
James Pitsnogle is currently one of the Grace Safety Team leaders. In 2020, he retired as a Patrol Sergeant from the Reno Police Department after 20 years of public service. During his tenure there he was a Critical Incident Negotiations Team (CINT) Sergeant, team lead and lead trainer; the Consolidated Law Enforcement All-hazard Response (CLEAR Hazmat) Team Sergeant, team lead and lead trainer; an Honor Guard Sergeant, team lead and lead trainer; a Crisis Intervention Team trainer; a Taser Instructor; a Patrol Academy Instructor; and a Police Training Officer.
As a hostage negotiator he was certified by IAHN, PATC and the FBI. As the CINT lead trainer he coordinated numerous joint training exercises with RPD SWAT and the Reno FBI Negotiations team to elevate the performance of all three teams. James was a lead negotiator/team leader for dozens of SWAT/CINT negotiations and several joint negotiations with the Reno FBI. Throughout his time in patrol, he responded to hundreds of suicidal persons calls for service where he successfully talked all of them out of their immediate plans.
Prior to joining RPD, James was a Communications-Electronics Officer in the United States Army and NV Army National Guard for 10 years.
