Stamford Police Department

Security Solutions International (SSI) is one of the private sector security firms that organize and sponsor these joint trainings. Security Solutions International Inc. provides training, media, conference, and consulting services to Homeland Security officials around the world. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Miami, Florida. SSI publishes the Counter Terrorist magazine, distributed in the US, Europe and Asia for “Homeland Security warriors,” claiming a subscriber base of 15,000, with further exposure to 65,000 homeland security professionals. SSI runs private programs that send private citizens and public officials to Israel, including the Warrior Israel Program and the Advanced Israel Training, where it partners with Saint Leo University’s Homeland Security and Criminal Justice programs. SSI has sent hundreds of public local, state and federal law enforcement and homeland security officials to train in Israel. Since its establishment, SSI has provided products and services to more than 1000 agencies worldwide.

The Police Department of Stamford, Connecticut, is among the departments that have sent delegates to Israel. Six officials who served in the Stamford Police Department attended a training in Israel with Security Solutions International (SSI), according to AIPAC, that was funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the non-profit Stamford Police Foundation. The officers planned to train members of their department as well as other local police departments upon their return. Department officials said they hope to send another delegation to Israel in the spring.