Orlando, (June 27, 2022) – The National Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail is proud to announce that Special Agent in Charge Chris Kohler has joined the Executive Board. Kohler, who is widely recognized as one of the premier Investigators in the country, has also been appointed to the National ORC Committee at CLEAR.
“On behalf of CLEAR, I am very excited to welcome Special Agent in Charge, Chris Kohler to our organization," National ORC Committee Chair Rory Stallard said. "In a very short time frame, he has gained national attention for his passion and commitment to combatting ORC. We look forward to all the great things he will help us do to support the Law Enforcement and Retail communities across the country.”
More Information about Chris Kohler
After joining the United States Marine Corps in ’97, Chris Kohler quickly moved up the ranks from Sergeant (E5), to reserve Officer, to a Task Force Officer for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) until his most hire at the NM Office of the Attorney General where he specialized in Government corruption and white-collar crime cases. Kohler now serves as Special Agent in Charge of the NMAG’s Organized Retail Crime Unit. The NMAGO recently announced the creation of the New Mexico Organized Retail Crime Task Force, a statewide initiative dedicated to fighting retail crime and dismantling the organizations supporting it. SAIC Kohler commands the Task Force, working to educate and empower Law Enforcement Officers and citizens about the true scope and magnitude of Organized Retail Crime, and why meeting this challenge head-on is in the best interest of our communities and public safety.
About CLEAR
The Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail (CLEAR) is a non-profit, non-partisan national association founded in November 2008 by a group of Law Enforcement and Retail Loss Prevention professionals that saw the need for the formation of a partnership. The Coalition provides a forum for public and private sector members, with experience in a wide variety of public safety initiatives, to aid and support the establishment of collaborative efforts that are focused on improving the safety of our communities and advancing the profession of its membership. For more information, please visit clearusa.org.
