Kyle L. Edwards
President, Edwards Group International
Kyle L. Edwards is the president of Edwards Group International, which provides investigative, technical IT, background, document verification, and data banks of security information to a wide range of clients. A former VP of Corporate Security for MGM MIRAGE, Edwards retired from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police department in 1999 as Deputy Chief of Investigations where he oversaw 1500-plus employees, both commissioned and civilian.
Edwards is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and has specialized training in special weapons and tactics, hostage negotiations, response to terrorism and undercover narcotics inspections and investigations.
Ranks
- Deputy Chief, Investigative Services Division
- Deputy Chief, Patrol Division
- Captain, Detective Bureau
- Captain, Northwest Area Command
- Lieutenant, Homicide
- Lieutenant, SWAT
- Sergeant, Internal Affairs Bureau
- Sergeant Detective Bureau
- Sergeant, Patrol Division
- Police Officer/Instructor, Training Academy
- Police Officer, SWAT
- Police Officer and Field Training Officer
Specialized Training
- Senior Management Institute for Police
- FBI National Academy Graduate
- Nevada Gaming Academy. Gaming Crimes and Investigations
- Strengthening Homeland Security by FBI
- Public Agency Response to Terrorism
- Equal Employment Investigations
- Community Policing
- Investigative Methods
- Executive Management Development
- Managing Legal Risks
- Police Civil Liability
- Undercover Narcotics Inspections and Investigations
- Special Weapons and Tactics
- Hostage Negotiations
- Instructor Development
- Predictive Profiling for Executives
Awards
- Exemplary Service Award
- Distinguished Public Safety Aware U.S. Attorney General’s Office-Washington D.C.
- Meritorious Service Award for Undercover Narcotics Investigation in Thailand.
