William Buzzell Email & Phone Number

Ravalli County And Greater Montana-Idaho

Areas of specialty include Criminal and Civil Investigations; Background Investigations; Cold Case Investigation and Surveillance; homicide and violent crimes; police practices; investigation analysis and evaluation; use of force; crime scene processing; professional standards investigations and others. Additional services offered include: Security Consultant; Consulting Expert; Expert Witness; Process Service/Levying and others. Visit our website at www.montanapi.net for additional information.

Missoula-Hamilton

Conducted criminal investigations for indigent defendants charged with misdemeanor and felony offenses. Conducted interviews, processed and reconstructed crime scenes, handled evidence, provided testimony, wrote reports, attended in service training sessions, etc. Received the OPD "Investigator of the Year" award in 2011.

Supervised primarily convicted violent and sexual offenders as well as those convicted of property crimes. I worked closely with other correctional and law enforcement agencies, wrote reports, made arrests, conducted investigations, enforced rules, regulations and laws, provided testimony during hearings and trials, worked closely with defense/prosecutorial attorneys, Judges, judicial personnel and DOC legal counsel. I continued to serve as a training officer and held a number of certifications that were awarded to me based on my time in service, extensive training and diverse professional experiences.

Day to day management of the Sheriff's Office, including Personnel Issues (ie: training-professional standards investigations- professional development, etc), Budgeting, Incident Command, Disaster and Emergency Services, Detention Center, 911 Center, Sheriff's Reserves, etc. I also conducted investigations, provided testimony at trial and depositions, and served as a Deputy Coroner.

Responsible for the management and direction of Criminal Investigations, Multi Jurisdictional Drug Task Forces in Eastern Montana, and Deputy Coroner duties. In this position I worked closely with Tribal, State and Federal agencies throughout the United States and Canada. I also served as a training officer for a number of topics such as: Investigative, Tactical, Use of Force, Police Practices, Narcotics, Homicide, Crime Scene Management and Processing, etc.

Board Certification, Criminal Defense Investigation, A

Graduation/Completion, Law Enforcement Investigation Methods And Related Topics

Graduate of Montana State University Graduate of the FBI National Academy Graduate of the Montana Law Enforcement Academy

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Criminal Justice