David Whipple
Interim Training Institute Director
Captain, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office
E-mail: scpa@co.somerset.nj.us
Office Phone: (908) 541-5056

Werner Rodas, B.A.
Defensive Tactics Coordinator
Detective Lieutenant, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office
E-mail: rodas@co.somerset.nj.us
Office Phone: (908) 541-5067

Detective Lieutenant Rodas has twenty-five (25) years law enforcement experience. He began his career with the City of Plainfield where he served for four (4) years and was assigned to patrol and narcotics divisions. He also served as a police officer assigned to patrol for two and half (2.5) years for the Readington Township Police Department. He has worked for seventeen (17) years with the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office. His assignments within the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office have been with Narcotics, Burglary, Sex Crimes, and Police Academy. As a supervisor he has overseen Narcotics, Burglary, Special Investigations, Sex Crimes, Major Crimes, and Crime Scene. His current assignment is the Commander of the Somerset County Crime Scene Unit, Fire Investigations, and also the Commander to the Somerset County Crisis Negotiation Team. He has an Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts and a Bachelor’s Degree of Arts in Sociology both from Centenary University. Lieutenant Rodas is also the defensive Tactics Coordinator for the Training Institute and is also a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.