Police Officer
Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States
For the first 10.5 years at Goldsboro Police Department, I was a patrol officer, 1.5 years of that as a supervisor (Corporal). My primary duties were to answer calls for service, write reports, proactively patrol my assigned zone for traffic and criminal violations, as well as suspicious activity, and have positive interactions with the public. Once I made corporal, I continued these duties with the addition of checking submitted paperwork, handling use of force reports and other mid-level supervisory duties. I then spent 6 months in crime scene investigation. There I responded to major crime scenes to process for evidence as needed and maintained our evidence software system, PISTOL, ensuring that officers had properly entered evidence that had been collected, and storing evidence properly according to NC general statutes. The last 4 years of my career there I was assigned to our community policing unit. There I was responsible for running several community programs, including GREAT (Gang Resistance Education and Training), which is taught in elementary and middle schools, and PAL (Police Activities League), which included coaching youth sports teams, coordinating other coaches, and holding camps. I also taught programs to residential groups and businesses on topics like Active Shooter and General Safety. I performed safety surveys on businesses within the city, using the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design model. I also still assisted with calls for services as needed when I was available.