Gregory J. Harlin
Gregory J. Harlin began his career as a Patrolman for the City of Beacon, New York Police Department in 1973 and also served as the Detective- in- charge of the Juvenile/Community Relations Division before becoming a New York State Trooper in 1978. While serving in the Juvenile/Community Relations Division, Greg is credited with developing and implementing numerous youth and community-based programs, which have been proven successful. He joined the New York State Police as a Uniformed Trooper in 1978 and rose to the rank of Senior Investigator. He has worked Undercover Narcotics Operations between 1983 through 1986 and assigned as the Assistant Group Supervisor of the Cali Cartel Enforcement Unit between 1989 through 1991 and to the Criminal Investigation Units in both Troop “F” and Troop “K.”
On November 30, 2000, Greg retired as a Senior Investigator from the New York State Police, where his last assignment was as the Bureau of Criminal Investigation Training Coordinator. He was responsible for the development, implementation and generation of numerous training initiatives pertaining to Criminal, Narcotic and specialized investigation units of the New York State Police. Three key training initiatives developed by Greg are his “Interview & Interrogation program, Courtroom Demeanor and Testimony program and the Office Safety/Dealing with Problem Individuals program.”
Greg is a graduate of Dale Carnegie, University of Louisville Kentucky Juvenile Delinquent and Prevention School, Institute of Applied Science and is certified by the New York State Bureau of Municipal Police as a Master Instructor. He is well versed, experienced and successful in the use and application of Interview and Interrogation techniques and has presented over (800) instructional lectures to numerous Local, County, State and Federal Law Enforcement Agencies throughout the United States, Canada and the Caribbean since 1995.
Greg is the recipient of three training awards in 1999; the New York State Police George M. Searle Memorial Award, the New York State Division of Parole Law Enforcement Recognition Award and the Hudson-Mohawk Chapter of the American Society for Training and development “Team Member Award.”
Greg was employed by the MAGLOCLEN Organization as a Law Enforcement Coordinator for the New York, Northeast Pennsylvania and Canada regions from 2000 to 2009 and conducted numerous training initiatives during his tenure with that organization. Currently Greg is the President and CEO of MURLIN Consultant. He is an adjunct instructor for the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Multi-Counter Drugs Task Force Training of St. Petersburg, FL, Alutiiq International Services and continues to be a core instructor for the New York State Police. Greg also trained the U.S. Army 1st Brigade Combat Team and the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry, 10th Mountain Division located at Drum, NY. Greg was a consultant for Rockefeller College, Albany, NY and assisted with the development of their “distant learning program” in Interview & Interrogation Techniques and a consultant/ interviewer for the HBO Special “Ask Dr. Baden Autopsy 10 – “Lady in the Lake” series.