Course Overview

Vehicle Containment Training (VCT) is a specialized law enforcement course designed to address high-risk encounters involving violent felony suspects while reducing the need for vehicle pursuits. The course focuses on the principles, decision-making considerations, and coordinated tactics associated with vehicle containment operations.

VCT may be considered in situations involving serious felony suspects, including aggravated robbery, murder, kidnapping, and felons in possession of firearms, when legally justified and consistent with applicable agency policy.

Participants will receive instruction in the tactical considerations, coordination, timing, and decision-making associated with vehicle containment operations. The course emphasizes the importance of officer safety, sound judgment, effective team communication, and reducing risks to the public.

The instructors bring extensive operational experience conducting vehicle containment operations involving violent suspects throughout the Houston area. Collectively, they have conducted approximately 200 VCT operations and have dedicated hundreds of hours to training and refining their expertise in this area. They have also provided instruction to multiple law enforcement departments, specialized teams, and agencies.

This course incorporates practical exercises and scenario-based training to reinforce classroom instruction and evaluate participants' ability to apply course concepts in realistic situations. The program also addresses available operational data and performance measures relevant to evaluating the effectiveness of vehicle containment tactics, including their potential impact on vehicle pursuits and officer-involved shootings.

Student Equipment and Ammunition

Students must arrive with the following equipment and training supplies:

All weapons, ammunition, and training equipment must be approved for the course and used in accordance with instructor direction, established range procedures, and applicable safety requirements.

Day 1 will be at the Forney PD Range. Days 2 and 3 will be in Garland.

Instructor Biographies

Blake VanPelt

Blake VanPelt is a Houston Police Department officer with more than 17 years of law enforcement experience, including 7.5 years of patrol service at North Command. He has served as a TCOLE-certified instructor for multiple years and has experience teaching a variety of specialized courses within the Houston Police Department.

His instructional experience includes Vehicle Crimes Training (VCT), Rolling Surveillance, Investigative Techniques, and Crime Analytics. Officer VanPelt is committed to sharing operational knowledge, strengthening investigative capabilities, and enhancing the professional development of fellow law enforcement personnel through specialized training.

Kelly Huey

Kelly Huey is a veteran Houston Police Department officer with more than 31 years of law enforcement experience. He began his career in patrol at the Southwest Patrol Division before transferring to North Command. He has served in the North Tactical Division for more than 21 years and spent five years as a part-time member of the Houston Police Department SWAT team.

Officer Huey is an FBI-certified firearms instructor with extensive experience in tactical operations and specialized law enforcement training. His instructional experience includes Vehicle Crimes Training (VCT), Rolling Surveillance, Close-Quarters Battle (CQB), and firearms training specifically tailored to vehicle operations.

Drawing on decades of field experience and specialized instruction, Officer Huey brings practical knowledge and an emphasis on officer proficiency, tactical coordination, and operational safety to the training environment.

Credit card payment is strongly recommended. 

Inquiries regarding the course, payment, or other questions can be directed to [email protected].

The last day to cancel and get your money back will be 12-21-26.
If paying by check, make checks payable to:  TTPOA and send them to PO Box 304, Burnet, Texas 78611 with attention to Vehicle Containment Techniques Region 7.

TTPOA believes in bringing in some of the best instructors in the country to share their knowledge and experience. If you have requests for a specific instructor or course, contact your Regional Director.