About Us


The executive officers of Special Enforcement Group Incorporated have over 30 years of law enforcement and private security experience.

Peter Balingit, President:  Mr. Balingit is a licensed Private Security Contractor in the State of Illinois (state license #: 119-001106).  He has spent the last 17 years in supervisory and management roles of two prominent private detective/private security companies in suburban Chicago.  Peter also serves as a reserve police officer in the Chicago area, acting as one of the lead instructors in the department's training academy. He was instrumental in starting the department's first bike patrol unit.

Peter is a nationally certified law enforcement instructor in the following:

He is also a Certified Police Cyclist through the International Police Mountain Bike Association (IPMBA) and a Charter Member of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA)

Mr. Balingit can be contacted at pbalingit@specialenforcement.us

David Hughes, Director of Training & Education:  I began my career 25 years ago, working in Security, Law Enforcement and as a Law Enforcement Instructor.


Nationally Certified Law Enforcement Instructor in the following disciplines:

  • ASP Tactical Baton - Armament Systems & Procedures, Inc.
  • Basic Winchester Expandable Baton - Winchester Police Products Professional Safety, Inc.
  • Control Device & PR24 Side handle Police Baton - Monadnock Police Training Council, Armor
  • C.U.F.F. Handcuffing System - TMA Safe Police Systems
  • Handcuffing & Come Along Techniques – USPS
  • Law Enforcement Officer 40 hour Instructor Development Course – Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
  • Magnum Spike - Tire Deflation Spike System - Phoenix International Holdings
  • Ground Control for Law Enforcement - Science of Officer Defense & Criminal Submission
  • METAL-TEC 1400
  • NIK Polytesting System of Narcotics Identification
  • OCAT Pepper Spray - Personal Protection Consultants, Inc.
  • Pepperball - Pepperball Technologies, Inc.
  • Range Management & Operations - Action Target Academy
  • R.A.V.E.N. Handcuffing & Come-along Techniques
  • SABRE Law Enforcement Aerosol Projectors
  • Tactical Edged Weapon Defense - Sabre - Leo Module 1 Basic Instructor course
  • Tactical First-Aid for Law Enforcement Officers - Center for Homeland Security Studies, Inc.
  • TALON Close Quarters Impact Weapon - Active Control Tactics
  • Weapon Retention - USA Aiki Jujitsu

NRA Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor:

  • Handgun
  • Shotgun
  • Patrol Rifle

NRA Certified Civilian Instructor:

  • Pistol
  • Shotgun
  • Rifle
  • Home Firearm Safety

Law Enforcement/Public Safety Operator Certifications:

  • Advanced Taser M26 - TASER International
  • C.A.R. Firearms System - Sabre, Inc
  • Edged Weapons Defense - SPARTAN Tactical Group
  • Executive Protection - MPS
  • Fugitive Recovery - USFRB
  • Management of Aggressive Behavior for Public Safety Officers - MOAB Training International, Inc.
  • In Custody Death - Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths, Inc.
  • IPMBA Police Cyclist - International Police Mountain Bike Association
  • Pressure Point Control & Tactics-PPCT
  • Taser X26 - TASER Training Academy
  • Tactical Low Light - First Light

Armorer:

  • AR15/M16 Rifle/Carbine- Basic Law Enforcement
  • GLOCK

I am also a Charter Member of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA).

Mr. Hughes has relocated to Sarasota, Florida, where he continues to provide law enforcement and security training. He can be reached at:


Special Enforcement Group
393 Interstate Boulevard
Sarasota, Florida 34240
Office: 941-201-1166
Fax: 888-942-7222
dsh@specialenforcementgroup.com
www.specialenforcementgroup.com