About Jericho Specialized Entry Training

Jericho Specialized Entry Training, LLC provides sworn law enforcement officers and Military Special Forces/EOD personnel with the skills needed to pick and/or bypass locks, or perform other covert or surreptitious breaching techniques in the course of their duties. The skills students develop can and have been used in practical applications such as welfare checks, probation and parole searches, EOD situations, search warrant service, arrest warrant service, securing businesses, vehicle searches, vehicle lock-outs, and much more. To see testimonials regarding some of the successful entries made by former students, and about the instruction in class, please see our Success Stories and Testimonials pages.  We are also on Facebook as Jericho Specialized Entry Training or @CovertEntry.  Feel free to check us out, read our reviews, and “Like” our page.

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Lead Instructor

Director’s Community Leadership Award
Dan Elting, owner, founder and lead instructor has over two and a half decades of experience as a sworn police officer in Arizona. He has trained over 6000+ officers and military personnel in the State of Arizona and around the country in numerous subjects including Covert Methods of Entry (CMoE) (lock picking & lock bypassing), tactical training, anti-terrorism, firearms, high-risk traffic stops, human trafficking, and additional topics. He is a Certified Locksmith who has extensive experience in both classroom application and field entries.
Dan has been assigned to patrol, worked as a detective, done undercover work serving numerous search and arrest warrants, taught police tactics, and been assigned to Arizona POST, where he worked with agencies of all sizes around the state providing training. He has provided training for local, county, state and federal personnel nationwide. He has taught as adjunct faculty at Chandler-Gilbert community college, and is a past member of the Arizona Criminal Justice Educators Association.
He is a current member of the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA).
Dan is patent owner and co-owner and Vice President of Lock Jockey International.
Dan is a past winner of the prestigious FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award:
“Wednesday, January 18, 2006, the FBI presented Officer Daniel W. Elting with the Director’s Community Leadership Award at the offices of the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training (AZ POST) Board, 2643 East University Drive, Phoenix, Arizona 85034.”
“Since 1990, the FBI has publicly recognized the achievements of special individuals or organizations in our country that have made significant contributions in the area of anti-terrorism, criminal organizations, drug prevention, and/or violence education/prevention. From a list of highly competitive nominees, the Director of the FBI selects an individual from the Field Office’s territory who has had an exemplary impact on their community in the fight against these crimes/criminals, and then awards them the distinguished “Director’s Community Leadership Award.”

Assistant Instructor

Patrick Schabel is in charge of logistics, and is a key instructor in all facets of training. Patrick is a Certified Locksmith and has experience in both classroom application and performance of real-world entries. He is a top-notch instructor who brings over a decade of experience in lock picking and specialized entry techniques into the classroom.
Additionally, Patrick is a co-owner and Vice President of Lock Jockey International. He is a patent owner who continuously strives toward new innovations as well as improving on existing technology.
Patrick may be contacted at (480) 421-8386 or [email protected]
Additional Instructors
We have additional instructors who help facilitate the training and have varying backgrounds, as well as extensive training and law enforcement experience. Out of respect for their privacy, their names and information are held back.
Privacy Statement
We realize that your privacy is important to you. We will NEVER sell or give away any of your private information without your consent. Registration information is used SOLELY for the purposes of arranging classes and confirming that the people attending our training are qualified to attend. The information is not shared with other students, businesses, or sold for commercial purposes. We have also taken the added step of securing our site by utilizing SSL technology for your protection.
We value your trust and pledge to maintain your privacy.