Bio's

EAST COAST OFFICE

Tom Caruso, President and CEO. Mr. Caruso is a distinguished 20-year veteran in the New York City Police Department serving in the Intelligence Division and in the Special Operations Group and as a Detective and Investigator. He also has worked in the Threat Assessment Units as an investigator and with the Secret Service, FBI, CIA and State Department in the Dignitary Production Unit. Mr. Caruso worked in tandem with the Secret Service and State Department to provide protection for Heads of State and dignitaries including former President Clinton, former Vice President Al Gore, Prime Minister of Israel Ariel Sharon, PLO Authority Yasser Arafat, Speaker of the House Tom Delay, Pope John Paul II, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, President George W. Bush and other world leaders.  He also was assigned to United National Assemblies, the World Economic Forum, and the Congressional Visit to Ground Zero, and was awarded the Meritorious Police Duty Awards and Excellence in Police Duty Awards. Mr. Caruso also has undergone extensive specialized training and courses including the NYPD Dignitary Protection, Criminal Investigation, Homicide Investigation, Interviewing and Interrogations, Latent Fingerprints, and Computer Investigation/Technology Training.  He is a Licensed Private Investigator with the New York State Department of State.

Dan Caruso, Vice-President of Operations, East Coast.  Mr. Caruso will be heading the Investigation Division on the East Coast.  A veteran of 20 years in the New York City Police Department, he was a Sergeant for five of his years on the force and in this role, honed his expertise and skills in surveillance, investigation and apprehension as Supervisor of both the Anti-Crime Team and the Burglary Apprehension Team in Manhattan.  Mr. Caruso also was a Community Police Officer involved in community outreach and relationship building in north and mid-Manhattan.  In addition, he served as a patrol officer for five years in the 75th Precinct in East New York, notorious for having the most homicide cases in the city.

Robert Reehil, Director of Investigations. Mr. Reehil served more than 17 years in law enforcement in the New York metropolitan area with a specialty in surveillance and investigation. During his tenure, he received numerous “Meritorious” and “Excellent Police Duty” awards as well as a Letter of Commendation from the Chief of Detectives for his role in a homicide arrest in 1991. At the New York City Police Department, he supervised detectives and police officers investigating crimes involving larceny and related crimes, as well as those involving identity theft cases, for which he worked with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office to prosecute hundreds of individuals. Assigned to plain clothes unit, he was responsible for addressing areas in Manhattan experiencing a spike in street crime and related incidents such as robbery, assault and weapons violations.  He began his career as a police officer assigned to Brooklyn’s Flatbush and Crown Heights, and segued to Manhattan where he was promoted to Sergeant.

WEST COAST OFFICE

John McKillop, Vice-President of Operations, West Coast.  Mr. McKillop will be heading the Los Angeles area office as Vice-President, West Coast Operations.  Mr. McKillop served for more than 20 years in the Glendale Police Department. As Detective in Vice/Narcotics, Major Narcotics, Gangs, Robbery, and Homicide McKillop was the lead investigator on numerous noteworthy cases including one of the largest cocaine seizures in the US. He investigated major Columbian Cartel Networks as well as worked in an undercover capacity in the large scale distribution of cocaine.

McKillop received the highly coveted and distinguished SIMPY Police Officer of the Year Award in which 10 law enforcement officers from all over the world are nominated by the International Chief of Police Association.  He was selected as one of the Top 10 Law Enforcement Officers by Parade magazine and the International Association of Chiefs of Police as well as receiving numerous awards and commendations on the local, county and State levels. Mr. McKillop also served as the lead investigator on the “Angel of Death” four-year murder investigation, solving the case that was one of the most prolific serial murder cases in US history. 

Dan Johnston. Mr. Johnston has 20 years of combined law enforcement experience commencing with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department as a Deputy Sheriff and concluding his career as a Police Officer with the Glendale Police Department. As a Detective, Hostage Negotiator and Field Operations Training Officer, he has worked jointly with units from the F.B.I., Interpol, Department of Justice, Los Angeles County D.A. Abduction & Extradition Units, U.S. State Department, and Foreign Consul General Offices on investigations of terrorist threats, extortion, abductions to foreign countries and criminal cases involving diplomatic immunity. Mr. Johnston has more than 2000 hours of technical training and conferences on law enforcement issues, safety, security, investigations, negotiations and management, with an additional 3000+ lecture hours as a law enforcement trainer. He has received two Police Officer of the Year Awards, Divisional Commendations, Recognition Certificates from state, county & local governments, “Outstanding” rated performance evaluations, copious written accolades, and was the Honor Graduate of the Los Angeles County Sheriff Academy. Mr. Johnston served four years in the US Army Airborne Infantry. He received many honors while serving and was ultimately awarded an “Army Commendation Medal”, the army’s highest peacetime award for his service during two Mideast region tours.