Metro Enforcement

Dennis Wysong founded Metro Enforcement (originally Merchants Police) in 1972 with a background in military service and law enforcement. Over four decades, the company evolved from a security firm into a comprehensive training operation, with corporate headquarters in Rockford, Illinois.

Metro Enforcement is certified to deliver Illinois' state-required CCW training. The course satisfies all training requirements to qualify for your concealed carry permit.

• •Weekend and weekday classes available
• •Indoor classroom setting
• •On-site range for qualifications
• •State-certified instructors and curriculum
• •Prior training from other states may receive credit (NRA courses, military service, reciprocal state CCW courses)

Metro Enforcement delivers Hide, Run, Fight active shooter awareness and response training for schools, churches, and workplaces. The course covers:

• •Pre-incident indicators and behavioral warning signs
• •Realistic scenario-based training with employee interaction
• •Quick-response decision making
• •Workplace violence awareness

They work with government and law enforcement agencies to design realistic training exercises.

Recognized by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations, Metro Enforcement's Dual Purpose handler course trains K-9 teams for certification and lifetime skill maintenance.

Metro also supplies partially trained and green Dual Purpose K-9s to federal, state, and local agencies, and works with existing teams on specific training issues.

Their 4-hour self-defense course covers awareness, resistance, and escape techniques for various environments—street, vehicle, home. Topics include survivor mindset, awareness exercises, pepper spray use, and realistic physical contact scenarios.

• •Location: 618 E. State St., Rockford, IL 61104
• •Phone: 815-964-9900 / 866-443-9900
• •Fax: 815-964-9908