Photographs courtesy of:
Steve Loftin
Forensic Imaging Specialist, NCMEC
699 Prince Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3175
703-837-6270 -- sloftin(at)ncmec.org

Biography for Ben J. Ermini:

Mr. Ermini directs the National Center's Missing Children's Division, overseeing the handling of over five thousand current cases in which the National Center plays an active role. Joining the NCMEC in 1989, Mr. Ermini brings to the Center almost thirty years of law-enforcement experience during his career with the Yonkers, New York, Police Department. As Captain of the force when he retired in 1985, he was Patrol Commander for Field Operations. He had previously been appointed Lieutenant, serving as Commanding Officer of the Intelligence Division; Executive Officer, Detective Division; and Project Director of the Integrated Criminal Apprehension Program.

Mr. Ermini is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Academy, Quantico, Virginia, and has attended the University of Virginia, focusing his studies on Police Administration/Management and Contemporary Police Problems and Crime Resistance. He has served as an instructor for the United States Department of Justice's Serious Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action Program (SHOCAP) and received numerous awards and citations for his work in law enforcement in Westchester County, New York.