About Robert Shene
Robert Shene retired from the Duluth Police Department in July 2020 after twenty-three years of service. He was hired in February 1997 and worked for six years as a patrol officer in the downtown district. He was selected as a detective in the newly created Violent Crimes unit in 2003, investigating felony assaults and homicides. He was promoted to Sergeant in 2005. He supervised both the Violent Crimes Unit and the Family Crimes Unit, investigating Sexual Assaults, crimes against children, and Domestic Violence. From 2007 to 2010, he was a Patrol Group Supervisor.
In 2010, he was assigned to be the Training Sergeant for the Department. He was responsible for training police officers in: Use of Force, Firearms, Combatives/Defensive Tactics, and Emergency Vehicle Operation. He was also responsible for running the orientation academy for new hires.
Robert was promoted to Lieutenant in 2015 and assigned as a Patrol Group Commander.
For 20 years, Robert Shene was a member of the Duluth Police Department’s Tactical Response Team. He finished his career as the Team Commander. In addition to high-risk warrant service and felony arrests, the Tactical Response Team provided finish line security for Grandma’s Marathon since the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. He also served on the Executive Board for the Special Operations Training Association of the Midwest, which provided training to tactical teams from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and the Dakotas.
Robert was an adjunct instructor for ten years at the Law Enforcement programs of both Vermilion College and Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College, where he taught Use of Force, Firearms, Defensive Tactics, and Emergency Vehicle Operation.
He is a graduate of the Advanced Force Science Analyst Program at the Force Science Research Center in Chicago.
Prior to his police career, Robert Shene was an officer in the United States Coast Guard. He graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 1985. He served for ten years doing Search and Rescue Operations, International Law Enforcement in the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea, Drug Interdiction with DEA and Customs, and Security Zone enforcement for Space Shuttle Launches.
Robert has been married to his wife Melissa for over 27 years and they have three adopted children.
01. Private Security
Many years of experience denotes the level of service you can expect from Shene Security. We have been “in the trenches” so to speak so that you can know we are keeping your venue safe.
Give us a call and we can discuss your needs and determine the right-sized solution.
02. Speaking Engagements
We shine in this area and can speak on a number of security topics, whether you are training police officers or security personnel.
Our decades of experience on several topics will leave nothing to chance in regard to range of subjects.
03. Security Education
Beyond our public speaking repertoire, we have decades of education experience from working in the police force.
We have several choices available, whether it be general self-defense, combat, firearms, security teams, and leadership.
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