Walsh Polygraph & Background Investigations
 

Meet the Team

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The team brings decades of investigative experience to WP&BI, with expertise in human behavior evaluation. The team has decades of insight focusing on victim, witness, and offender interviews with thousands of successfully resolved cases.

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The military is well represented with veterans from the Marine Corps, the Air Force, the Army, and Navy.

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The team of investigators have received awards for cases they have worked at city, regional, state, and national levels.

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​Walsh Polygraph & Background Investigations Team:

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• Mike: Mike retired from the Minnehaha County SO (SD) in 2021; he is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and speaks Russian and Italian.  

• Autumn: She was a Special Agent for Division of Criminal Investigation (SD) and is a veteran of the Air Force, Autumn speaks Spanish and has studied abroad for French and Arabic.

• Dave: Dave is a retired Detective from the Sioux Falls PD (SD) and the Lincoln County SO (SD).

• John: John is a retired Captain from the Arizona State Patrol and former Chief of Police of Hobbs, NM. He has extensive experience in investigations.  He is a veteran of the US Navy and US Army.

• Todd: Todd is a veteran of the Air Force; he retired from the Sioux Falls PD (SD) and speaks German. He still instructs law enforcement related courses.

• Rob: He works for a South Dakota Police Department, formerly with Minnehaha County SO (SD) and Overland Park PD (KS).

• AJ: He works for a large police department in South Dakota with several years experience as a Detective. 

• Jodi: Jodi works for a large South Dakota Sheriff's Office, and was formerly with the Flagler County SO (FL). She is a Detective. 

• Stacy: She was the Supervising United States Probation Officer for the Northern District of Iowa. 

• Callie: Callie is a registered nurse and routinely reviews healthcare applicants.

• Kellen: He is a former Detective with the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office and a current police officer. 

• Michelle: She retired from the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office (SD) as the Chief Deputy with experience as a Detective and Administrator. 

• Riley: Riley is a highly experienced investigator from the private sector. 

• Ronica: Ronica is a retired United States Senior Probation Officer (ND/IA). 

• Tommy: He is a retired Sioux Falls PD (SD) Sergeant and a United States Marine Corps veteran. He spent a large portion of his career as a Detective.

• Kyra: Kyra is a Former Consumer Lender/Banking professional.

• Nicky: She retired as a Detective from Aurora PD  (CO) and speaks German.

• Rich: He spent 28 years in Law Enforcement, split between the Denver Sheriff's Office (8 years) and the Aurora Police Department, CO (20 years). He worked as a Background Investigator and a Police Area Representative (PAR Officer).

• Jennifer: Jennifer has worked in Human Resources at Minnehaha County for over 15 years specializing in interviewing and hiring processes for law enforcement and correctional personnel. 

• Rick: Rick is a Marine Corps veteran who retired from the South Dakota Highway Patrol with a background in executive leadership.

• Eric: Eric is a retired detective from the Sioux Falls PD (SD); he attended the National Fire Academy and PEAK Polygraph School. He is accomplished in investigations, backgrounds, and polygraphs. He is a US Army veteran.

• Tony: He is a retired Deputy Chief from Carbondale, IL; Tony has worked all facets of law enforcement with extensive experience in investigations. 

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About the President

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Mike served in Law Enforcement with the Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office from 1995 - 2021. The bulk of his career was in Investigations as a Detective or Detective Sergeant. Mike participated in joint operations and investigations with agencies at the local, state, and federal level. Upon being promoted to Captain, he learned about the value of rigorous background investigations from an administrative perspective. 

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After graduating in 2008 from polygraph school, Mike was an active law enforcement polygraph examiner doing both specific issue exams and screening (pre-employment/background) exams. He has completed exams on topics ranging from theft to homicide, and has received awards at the local and national level for cases. Since retiring, he has conducted candidate screening tests for Law Enforcement agencies, and Post Conviction Sex Offender Testing for parolees and probationers to ensure compliance, and internal investigations. Mike has done quality control on polygraph examinations for both law enforcement and private examiners, as well as presenting at conferences. He has published articles in polygraph journals and participated in chart evaluation research studies. Mike is a member of the American Association of Police Polygraphists (AAPP) and the American Polygraph Association (APA).​​

 

Mike was appointed to the American Polygraph Association Ethics and Grievance Committee for both 2021-2022 and 2022-2023.

 

Visit the LinkedIn account:

 

  www.linkedin.com/in/mike-walsh-b67b0a28

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https://www.keloland.com/news/eye-on-keloland/eye-on-keloland-to-tell-the-truth/

 

https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/crime/2017/12/05/minnehaha-county-captain-receives-award-role-solving-2011-murder/916423001/

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