By Michael Loschiavo – Editor-In-Chief

Jonathan Law welcomed New Haven’s FBI Operations Specialist Edward Garlick on Thursday, March 29.

Crime & Punishment classes learned the basics of law enforcement and what it takes to be a Federal Bureau Investigator.

“We are one of the very few schools in the state that has the FBI come to our school,” history teacher Mr. Batson said.

Officer Garlick explained how to detect DNA and and how to analyze bomb materials at places he has investigated, a list that includes Stony Creek Township in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001.

“Garlick showed Jonathan Law students his evidence truck and all the materials he carries around,” Batson said.

Batson said the students learned important information about techniques that the FBI uses and what gets people ready to become investigators.

“I feel Officer Garlick talked to the students about the many different types of crimes the FBI investigates,” Batson said. “It even showed the students how to collect evidence and how they can track missing persons.”

The FBI presentation was held in the Media Center and then the students were taken outside for a tour of an FBI evidence truck.

“I learned a lot and I would definitely take a lot of information out of this presentation,” senior Dan Wasserman said.