WATERLOO TECHNICAL SOCIETY
April 8, 2026
Police Technology - Tour
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Speaker: Kendall Schwan, recipent of the 2024 Award for Excellence in Policing.
Description: Modern policing technology integrates Artificial Intelligence (AI), drones, body-worn cameras (BWCs), and automated data analysis to enhance officer safety, improve investigation efficiency, and increase accountability. Key tools include facial recognition, automatic license plate recognition (ALPR), and predictive analytics to optimize patrol deployment, alongside challenges regarding privacy and bias.
Officer Schwan, receiving an Award of Excellence for his work in 2024, as well as his Trilogy Award for completion of FBI-LEEDA leadership training.
“I always knew I wanted to be a cop, ever since I was a little kid,” said Cedar Falls Police Officer Kendall Schwan.
Kendall started off in the military, joining the Army Reserves when he was just 17. After high school, he went on a deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, then started college at Hawkeye University to get his criminal justice degree. He volunteered for another deployment to Cuba before finishing his degree and beginning the process of becoming a cop.
“I wanted to be able to help people,” Schwan said, “and this job lets me do that in many unique ways.”
Excerpt from Helping People - A Cedar Falls Police Officer's Goal
After dinner, we will adjourn to the
Cedar Falls Public Safety Facility,
4600 S Main Street,
Cedar Falls, IA.
Parking is available in the Public and Secure Lots.
Reservations: reservations@waterlootechnicalsociety.org, by 11am Monday April 6th, 2026
Social period: 5:30 P.M, April 8, 2025
Dinner: 6:00 P.M.
Program: about 7:00 P.M.
Program Chair: Steve Crouse
Guests are always welcome! We need your reservation to enable us to have a name tag for you as well as to send you a reminder in email.
You are welcome to make a reservation for dinner or just come for the program. A program-only reservation is appreciated for a head count.
Where:
Family Restaurant
2627 Center Street, Cedar Falls
Meal Price:
$22.00 includes meeting room, tax and gratuity.
Dinner includes:
Water, Soda pop, coffee, or tea.
Salad with French, Blue Cheese, Thousand Island, or Ranch Dressing
Roll with butter
Sliced ham
Baked potato
Corn
Choice of vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry ice cream
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