About the Owner
Earl's 37 year law enforcement career began as a police officer with the University of Toledo before becoming a Liquor Enforcement Agent with the Ohio Department of Liquor Control in 1982. He has been stationed in liquor enforcement district offices in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Massillon and Toledo and has conducted numerous investigations and training sessions throughout the State of Ohio, to include liquor violations, food stamp fraud, narcotics, vice crimes, etc. In 1986, Mr. Mack was promoted to Field Supervisor in the Ohio Department of Liquor Control’s Cleveland Liquor Enforcement operations and in 1989 he was promoted to Assistant Agent-In-Charge of the Toledo Liquor Enforcement District Office. Then in April of 1995, Mr. Mack was promoted to Agent-In-Charge of the Cincinnati Enforcement District Office and in 1996, Earl received a temporary appointment to Assistant Deputy Director of enforcement operations. After the temporary appointment, Earl returned to Toledo as Agent-In-Charge of the Toledo Liquor, Food Stamp Fraud and Tobacco Enforcement District Operations.
In 2007, Earl was appointed as Deputy Director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of Ohio Homeland Security. He was responsible for coordinating the overall efforts of the Office of Protection and Security. He served as the Executive Director’s principal officer to lead, integrate, and coordinate the implementation of efforts among state departments and agencies, as well as local and Federal governments and the private sector, in preparation against terrorist acts. This included the Northern Boarder Initiative and the Fusion Intelligence Center. In addition, Deputy Director Mack oversaw the State Building Security Office and the Private Investigator/Security Guard Services Section, which included the Enforcement, Licensing and Registration Units, of Ohio Homeland Security. Earl was also a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) executive board. On December 31, 2012, after 32 years in law enforcement, Earl retired from government service. He currently holds a law enforcement commission with the Lucas County Sheriff's Office and is Owner and Security Director for KRPI.
Earl is a graduate of the University of Toledo and the University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute's Senior Management Course. He also attended Lourdes University to further his Criminal Justice Degree. Earl attended training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia, the United States Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration’s Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Law Enforcement, as well as the United States Department of the Treasury’s Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Undercover Investigative Training Course. He is a graduate of the 21 st Class of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Program and attended a host of law enforcement and management seminars throughout the United States during his law enforcement career. As Ohio's Deputy Director of Ohio Homeland Security, Earl was trained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in their National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command Center Operations under FEMA. Under the same Federal agency, he was trained in managing the Automated Critical Asset Management System (ACAMS), which monitored the protection and security of over 9,000 critical infrastructure sites in Ohio, as well as the protection and security in the supply chain related to Agriculture and the Transportation Sectors. Earl believes that an employee should know 100 percent of how to perform their job and responsibilities and anything less is unacceptable. Earl is a Military Veteran, serving in the United States Army as a Combat Medic with 2nd Evac Hospital, Fort Benning, during the Vietnam war in 1970 and 1971. Earl was also an instructor for the Ohio Peace Officers Training Council and Owens Community College in the Law Enforcement Center.
Earl is the President of the Toledo Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club, Inc, a member of the National Black Police Association, a member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, a member of the Ohio Association of Security and Investigation Services, University of Toledo Alumni Association, and the University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute Alumni Association. Earl is the recipient of the 2018 Distinguish Law Enforcement Officer's Award and the Ohio 2018 Law Enforcement Hall of Fame inductee. He is also the recipient of the 2019 Jefferson Award. Earl believes; to be successful in the protection and security of our communities and within any organization, it is essential to have a genuine collaborative partnership with those affected.
In 2007, Earl was appointed as Deputy Director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of Ohio Homeland Security. He was responsible for coordinating the overall efforts of the Office of Protection and Security. He served as the Executive Director’s principal officer to lead, integrate, and coordinate the implementation of efforts among state departments and agencies, as well as local and Federal governments and the private sector, in preparation against terrorist acts. This included the Northern Boarder Initiative and the Fusion Intelligence Center. In addition, Deputy Director Mack oversaw the State Building Security Office and the Private Investigator/Security Guard Services Section, which included the Enforcement, Licensing and Registration Units, of Ohio Homeland Security. Earl was also a member of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) executive board. On December 31, 2012, after 32 years in law enforcement, Earl retired from government service. He currently holds a law enforcement commission with the Lucas County Sheriff's Office and is Owner and Security Director for KRPI.
Earl is a graduate of the University of Toledo and the University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute's Senior Management Course. He also attended Lourdes University to further his Criminal Justice Degree. Earl attended training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia, the United States Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration’s Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Law Enforcement, as well as the United States Department of the Treasury’s Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Undercover Investigative Training Course. He is a graduate of the 21 st Class of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Program and attended a host of law enforcement and management seminars throughout the United States during his law enforcement career. As Ohio's Deputy Director of Ohio Homeland Security, Earl was trained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in their National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command Center Operations under FEMA. Under the same Federal agency, he was trained in managing the Automated Critical Asset Management System (ACAMS), which monitored the protection and security of over 9,000 critical infrastructure sites in Ohio, as well as the protection and security in the supply chain related to Agriculture and the Transportation Sectors. Earl believes that an employee should know 100 percent of how to perform their job and responsibilities and anything less is unacceptable. Earl is a Military Veteran, serving in the United States Army as a Combat Medic with 2nd Evac Hospital, Fort Benning, during the Vietnam war in 1970 and 1971. Earl was also an instructor for the Ohio Peace Officers Training Council and Owens Community College in the Law Enforcement Center.
Earl is the President of the Toledo Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club, Inc, a member of the National Black Police Association, a member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, a member of the Ohio Association of Security and Investigation Services, University of Toledo Alumni Association, and the University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute Alumni Association. Earl is the recipient of the 2018 Distinguish Law Enforcement Officer's Award and the Ohio 2018 Law Enforcement Hall of Fame inductee. He is also the recipient of the 2019 Jefferson Award. Earl believes; to be successful in the protection and security of our communities and within any organization, it is essential to have a genuine collaborative partnership with those affected.