Corporal
Current• Police Corporal with 28 + years of experience on the force with sound integrity. • Supervisor for up to 9 officers, accountable for prioritizing dispatched calls based available resources to safely and expeditiously resolve issues. • Community-oriented public servant deeply committed to maintaining public order and safety, enforcing the law, preventing, detecting and investigating criminal actives. • Responded to police station and 911-dispatched calls involving traffic incidents, emergencies and criminal activity including domestic violence, homicide, assault/battery, theft, burglary, drug trafficking and vandalism.• Worked with patrol partner and other first responders to assess scenes, ensure victim/public safety, apprehended suspect criminal offenders, secure crimes scenes and conducted preliminary investigations.• Wrote and handled sensitive reports that include eyewitness statements, made arrest as necessary and provided testimony as needed in court proceedings.• Received evidence and ensure it was preserved and processed according to procedures and submitted to crime lab.• Competent in solving problems using critical thinking in unexpected conditions with often little time to react to unpredictable and diverse situations.• Selected as Training Officer above Peers and have effectively trained over 20 Police Officers • Positions requires me to check all incoming reports for grammar, punctuation and proper content. Responsible for quick decisions in extremely dangerous situations.• Have testified in municipal, juvenile, superior and federal court, working with prosecutors to build the strongest case possible.• Provided security at events and large-scale public gatherings, as well as courtroom security when needed.• Field Training Officer (FTO) responsible for teaching new officers how to collect, preserve and store evidence and how to incorporate the elements of criminal laws into their reports to secure a higher conviction rate.
