David Mullen
Pine Bush,NY
Summary
Highly experienced Police Officer offering 28 years in law enforcement. Natural leader with decisive nature, case management skills and great interpersonal skill. Knowledgeable about procedures in all aspects of being a Police Officer.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Crime Scene Investigator
Town Of Poughkeepsie Police Department
06.2014 - Current
- Managed, processed and assisted in over 300 Crime Scenes.
- Identified and collected latent fingerprints, tire impressions, tool marks and other biological and physical evidence for investigation.
- Recreated crime scenes to establish relationships between pieces of evidence.
- Documented findings and prepared detailed reports.
- Carefully documented statements, observations, and evidentiary materials.
- Prevented evidence contamination by maintaining proper chain of custody and utilizing proper packaging techniques.
- Testified in court proceedings and trials.
- Conducted thorough face-to-face interviews with employers, families, neighbors, friends, and suspects, and documented investigative findings.
- Conducted interviews with witnesses and victims.
- Prepared case reports from allegations, transcripts of interviews and physical evidence.
- Questioned and consulted with subjects and witnesses for information pertaining to criminal cases.
- Boosted productivity by training and guiding other Police Officers.
- Gathered facts from interviews of suspects, witnesses, and complainants.
- Trained members on agency processes, court procedures and investigation strategies.
- Collected and preserved physical evidence, photographs and laboratory submissions.
- Marked off crime scenes and controlled access to protect evidence from tampering or loss.
- Collected crime scene evidence, examined bodies, and investigated secondary locations to build detailed cases based on sound evidence handling practices.
Police Instructor
Town Of Poughkeepsie
05.2010 - Current
- Agency's lead Taser Instructor and Axon Liaison
- Successfully trained and transitioned the department from TASER X26P to TASER 7 model.
- Supervised and monitored students' use of tools and equipment.
- Observed and evaluated students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.
- Connected instruction to real-world experiences and to students' post-secondary goals.
- Identified program successes and failures based on student assessments and course reviews.
- Collaborated with colleagues and improved teaching practices through professional learning communities and student retention meetings.
- Provided instructional handouts, texts, audiovisual aids and other materials to facilitate learning.
- Kept updated with developments in subject area curriculum, technical and career trends and teaching resources and methods.
- Established goals for courses with organized outlines and detailed lessons.
- Engaged students in academic and practical conversations that elicited critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and communication.
- Met training needs with well-organized, factual programs based on contemporary requirements.
- Presented lectures and conducted discussions to increase students' knowledge and competence using visual aids such as graphs, charts and slides.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Police Officer
Town Of Poughkeepsie Police Department
11.2007 - Current
- Apprehended suspects and protect victims.
- Actively patrolled assigned areas to prevent and detect crimes in progress.
- Enforced traffic laws and ordinances through visual observation and radar speed detection.
- Booked suspects into custody by processing mug shots and fingerprints.
- Answered calls from citizens and business owners for help in various situations and emergencies.
- Delivered expert courtroom testimony to support criminal cases per.
- Responded immediately to reports of automobile accidents, criminal activity and calls for additional support.
- Conducted witness interviews and gathered details regarding various incidents to determine course of action.
- Apprehended offenders and conducted interviews and interrogations.
- Conducted preliminary investigations at scenes of major crimes.
Deputy Sheriff
Orange County Sheriff's Office
05.1995 - 11.2007
- Served court documents and completed civil process duties for various cases.
- Patrolled designated areas in patrol vehicle and on foot.
- Provided public safety assistance at community events to maintain safe and secure environments.
- Investigated incidents and crimes, including evidence collection and witness statements.
- Drafted reports detailing incidents and safety violations.
- Monitored crowded public areas and events to mitigate risk and promote safety.
- Investigated crimes and assisted district attorney prosecution cases.
- Maintained structure and security during court proceedings.
- Gathered information and evidence to assist in solving crimes.
- Identified, pursued and arrested suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts
- Provided testimony in court proceedings
- Performed rescue functions at accidents and other emergencies.
- Conducted searches of individuals, vehicles and premises
- Monitored traffic violations, issuing citations as necessary
Orange County Drug Task Force
Orange County Sheriff's Office
07.1998 - 07.2000
- Tracked local gang activity by territory to stay on top of current dynamics.
- Operated undercover to gain intelligence on drug movements and related players.
- Coordinated responses with local drug task forces and state and federal agents to take down large numbers of individuals at once.
- Responded to traffic stops to assess drugs found and coordinate strategic responses focused on securing information on higher-level individuals involved in drug trade.
- Assisted Planned high-risk raids on homes and businesses identified as being involved in criminal enterprises.
- Conducted street buys to identify and capture local dealers.
- Testified in court about drug activity and related crimes such as murder and robbery.
- Secured numerous informants providing information about drug activities in urban, rural and suburban areas.
- Interviewed witnesses and interrogated suspects to obtain additional information about criminal activities.
- Accurately investigated cases while preparing, submitting and aiding prosecution.
- Kept current on all agency and state policies, rules, regulations and statutes.
- Interviewed and interrogated suspects.
- Conducted arrests and documented all relevant actions pursuant to investigation.
- Identified labels and stored evidence properly to verify that it was safe and secure.
- Monitored parolees and parole violators within targeted areas.
- Completed legal and safe searches of vehicles, property and containers.
- Collaborated with federal agencies, including FBI and DEA.
- Documented findings and prepared detailed reports.
- Organized and executed undercover surveillance operations using electronic recording equipment.
- Testified in court during proceedings and trials.
- Pursued leads, complaints and referrals to determine occurrence of criminal activities.
Education
Valley Central High School
Montgomery, NY06.1992
Law Enforcement
Orange County Votech
Goshen, NY06.1992
History/Criminal Justice
S.U.N.Y. Dutchess
Poughkeepsie, NYPolice Academy
Orange County Police Academy
Goshen, NY02.1996
Skills
- Special Task Forces
- Search and Seizure Procedures
- Interrogation Techniques
- Criminal Law Knowledge
- Team Leadership
- Traffic Laws
- Safety Improvements
- Community-Oriented Policing
- Investigations Experience
- Emergency vehicle operation
- De-escalation techniques
- Report writing
- Emergency Response
- Criminal Investigations
- Crime Prevention
- Relationship building and management
- Court preparation
- Court testimony
- Dispatch
- Traffic Control
- File and records management
- Evidence collection protocols
- Self-defense training
- Defensive tactics training
- Evidence collection documentation
- DNA techniques
- Ballistics recovery
- Critical Thinking
- Dependable and Responsible
- Team building
- Good Telephone Etiquette
- Problem-Solving
Certification
- Police Field Training Officer
- Officer Survival - Preparing for Armed Encounters
- Child Sex Abuse Investigation
- Police Juvenile Officer
- Radar Operator
- Child Abuse Investigations
- Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings
- Prevention and Response to Suicide Bombings
- Interview and Interrogations
- Active Shooter Response/Rapid Depoyment
- General topics Instructor
- Taser Instructor
- Pepper Spray Instructor
- Crime Scene Tech FBI/DCJS
- Crime Scene Photography FBI/DCJS
- HIDTA
Timeline
Crime Scene Investigator
Town Of Poughkeepsie Police Department
06.2014 - Current
Police Instructor
Town Of Poughkeepsie
05.2010 - Current
Police Officer
Town Of Poughkeepsie Police Department
11.2007 - Current
Orange County Drug Task Force
Orange County Sheriff's Office
07.1998 - 07.2000
Deputy Sheriff
Orange County Sheriff's Office
05.1995 - 11.2007
Valley Central High School
Law Enforcement
Orange County Votech
History/Criminal Justice
S.U.N.Y. Dutchess
Police Academy
Orange County Police Academy
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