Andrew Talton

I am currently a DA Investigator with the Sonoma County DA's Office. I am assigned to the Environmental Consumer Law Division. I am currently assigned workers compensation fraud investigations as my primary assignment, and I work auto fraud as a secondary assignment. I review investigations submitted to our office by special investigations units hired by insurance companies when they suspect fraud. Once these case are submitted I conduct further investigation if needed and submit to the Deputy DA for complaint. In addition to my investigation assignment I also conduct "Outreach" regarding educating employees/employers about workers compensation fraud.

• Instruct a six hour notary certification course needed for students to take the state exam to obtain their commission.
• Followed proper protocol when notarizing documents, verifying signatures and dates for compliance.
• Administered oath to document signers to obtain affirmation of truth.
• Checked documents and identifying credentials for all parties.
• Examined documents for accuracy, completion and compliance before notarizing.
• Set up and managed appointments for client notary services.
• Maintained accurate records of all documents notarized to support accurate recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
• Checked client identification to maintain compliance with state legal requirements.
• Checked documents for accuracy and correct signing before notarizing.

Subject Matter Expert in Child Abuse Investigations, Forensic Interviewer and courtroom recognized expert, Conducted Follow-Up Investigations involving Domestic Violence, Investigated Sexual Assaults, Assisted and/or planned 290 PC Sweeps, Assisted my peers in the unit with their investigations, Testified in numerous jury trials involving child abuse, sexual assaults, and domestic violence. Some of these cases involved life sentences for the suspects, Conducted numerous forensic interviews of children of sexual and/or physical abuse, written search warrants and arrest warrants, worked with Family Support Workers to assist victims of abuse, Developed solid working relationships with several Solano County Deputy District Attorneys as well as Judges. Assisted ISS with their investigations when needed, Presenter for the Citizen's Academy regarding child abuse investigations and SVU's role in these investigations, Shaken Baby presentations for Kaiser employees

I am currently assigned to Team One Watch Three (Graveyard Shift) as a patrol officer. I answer all calls for service involving domestic violence, child abuse, assaults, neighborhood disturbances, other crimes against persons, as well as property crimes. I am a resource to my patrol peers in regards to domestic violence, child abuse, and sexual assault cases based on my prior experience in the Special Victims Unit for the Vacaville Police Department. I proactively patrol my sector as well as other areas of the city and conduct traffic stops and stops of persons involved in suspicious activity. I am a team player and support those I work with on my shift as well as others on other shifts.

Assisted the Vacaville Police Dept. Traffic Unit in investigating traffic collisions, including a fatal collision as the primary investigator. I assisted with traffic enforcement in regards to moving citations as well as parking citations. I also assisted with the road closures and facilitation of traffic control during CHP Officer Griess' funeral detail. My assistance was needed while current traffic officers trained potential future traffic officers for the unit. My assistance was requested based on my training and experience with accident reconstruction as well as having prior traffic experience with the Vacaville Police Dept. Traffic Unit.

Subject Matter Expert in Child Abuse Investigations, Forensic Interviewer and courtroom recognized expert, Conducted Follow-Up Investigations involving Domestic Violence, Investigated Sexual Assaults, Assisted and/or planned 290 PC Sweeps, Assisted my peers in the unit with their investigations, Testified in numerous jury trials involving child abuse, sexual assaults, and domestic violence. Some of these cases involved life sentences for the suspects, Conducted numerous forensic interviews of children of sexual and/or physical abuse, written search warrants and arrest warrants, worked with Family Support Workers to assist victims of abuse, Developed solid working relationships with several Solano County Deputy District Attorneys as well as Judges. Assisted ISS with their investigations when needed, Presenter for the Citizen's Academy regarding child abuse investigations and SVU's role in these investigations, Shaken Baby presentations for Kaiser employees

I was assigned to Team One Watch Three (Graveyard Shift) as a patrol officer. I answered all calls for service involving domestic violence, child abuse, assaults, neighborhood disturbances, other crimes against persons, as well as property crimes. I also investigated all traffic collisions when a traffic officer was not available. I was a resource to my patrol peers in regards to traffic collision investigations due to my experience as a motor officer with he traffic unit and a trained accident reconstructionist. I proactively patrolled my sector as well as other areas of the city and conducted traffic stops and stops of persons involved in suspicious activity. I was a team player and supported those I worked with on my shift as well as others on other shifts.

Traffic Enforcement, Accident Investigation and Reconstruction from major injury to fatal collisions, Computer Diagramming of Major Accident Scenes, Computer Diagramming of Homicide Scenes for ISS, Led, in partnership with Officer Love, the under 21 DUI Grant for the traffic unit completing quarterly reports, conducting alcohol stings, party call enforcement, and teaching driving safety at the local high schools, testified in numerous DUI Trials, and one Vehicular Homicide. I conducted numerous traffic safety presentations at local elementary schools. I consistently led, or was near the top of the unit in total number of citations issued.

I answered all calls for service involving domestic violence, child abuse, assaults, neighborhood disturbances, other crimes against persons, as well as property crimes. I proactively patrolled my sector as well as other areas of the city and conducted traffic stops and stops of persons involved in suspicious activity. I was a team player and supported those I work with on my shift as well as others on other shifts.

I answered all calls for service involving domestic violence, child abuse, assaults, neighborhood disturbances, other crimes against persons, as well as property crimes. I was responsible for a sector in the city in regards to enforcing city code violations known as code enforcement. I conducted neighborhood watch meetings as well as assisted with dispatching calls for service. I proactively patrolled my sector as well as other areas of the city and conduct traffic stops and stops of persons involved in suspicious activity. I was a team player and support those I work with on my shift as well as others on other shifts.