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• Commanded and managed over seventy sworn and civilian personnel.
• As the Juvenile Unit Commander training courses were implemented
for new recruits and officers concerning gang awareness, juvenile
delinquency, and missing children.
• Created proactive initiatives targeted towards at-risk youths in danger
of joining violent street gangs.
• Responsible for the first major case against violent street gangs in the
City of Miami, using Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations
(R.I.C.O.) statutes. Over 70 violent gang members were arrested and
indicted, subsequently eradicating the violent street gang.
• Commanded and initiated the first Tactical and Investigations Unit for
the Miami Police Department. This included the creation and
implementation of written Standard Operating Procedures for this
function.
• Commanded numerous major scenes involving critical incidents such
as: homicides, hostage situations, bomb scenes, civil disturbances, and
grid searches for missing children.
• Commanded field forces during civil disturbances and/or civil
demonstrations.
1991–1994 Sergeant of Police/Supervisor: Field Operations
Division, Criminal Investigations Division, and the Internal Affairs
Division
• Field supervisor (Sergeant) responsible for two patrol squads which
provided calls for service responses to citizen requests for police.
• Acted as first responder to major scenes and critical incidents.
• Assigned to the Special Investigations Section and supervised the
Miami-Vice Detail, and the Interceptor Detail which dealt with
prostitution and upper level narcotics trafficking related crimes.
• While assigned to the Internal Affairs Section, was responsible for the
supervision of over three hundred investigations concerning allegations
of misconduct and corruption lodged against police officers.
• Supervised the expenditure of $70,000.00 worth of federal and state
grants targeted at combating street prostitution and citizen nuisance
abatement complaints.
1981–1991 Police Officer/Detective Field Operations Division
Criminal Investigations Division and the Internal Affairs Division
• Uniformed Police Officer responding to calls for service to many
different culturally diverse neighborhoods within the City of Miami.
• Community Relations Officer responding to numerous community
meetings and concerns. Also conducted many radio and television
programs to provide community service and improve police/community
relations.
• Training Instructor to academy recruits, and coordinated the civilian
crisis response team training for the Miami Police Department.
• Crime Prevention Specialist provided many lectures, security surveys,
and programs to the community on many topics targeted on increasing
community awareness and reducing the crime rate through the
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