Elizabeth Weeks
Columbus,OH
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Police Officer
Columbus Division of Police
06.2018 - Current
- Displayed sound judgment under pressure when making critical decisions that impact public safety during emergency situations.
- Answered emergency calls for help from citizens and business owners.
- Secured crime scenes, gathered evidence, and questioned witnesses.
- Reduced criminal activity in assigned areas through proactive policing and community engagement.
- Patrolled assigned areas to check homes, businesses, and public roads for signs of disturbance.
- Conducted preliminary investigations at scenes of major crimes.
- Identified and pursued criminals with active misdemeanor and felony warrants, resulting in arrests of dangerous offenders.
PACT Temporary Assignment
Columbus Division of Police
02.2021 - 04.2021
- Received thorough training on Undercover Operations.
- Participated in numerous prostitution related operations as an undercover officer, as a plain clothes officer, and as a uniformed officer.
- Utilized communication skills and problem solving skills to obtain the elements of soliciting to apprehend men soliciting sex for hire, decreasing the demand in problem areas.
- Apprehended escorts in street prostitution operations, decreasing the demand in problem areas and making the streets safer for residents.
- Assisted in multiple hotel operations as an undercover officer, including but not limited to: communicating with males and females soliciting sex for hire, gathering the elements of soliciting and apprehending offenders, assisting with paperwork and filing charges.
- Assisted in investigations on local businesses for liquor permit compliance.
Human Trafficking Liaison Officer
Columbus Division of Police
11.2021 - Current
- Underwent training for front-line officers to identify victims of human trafficking and understand red flags for potential victims of human trafficking.
- Trained to identify traffickers by understanding the elements of human trafficking and familiarization of laws.
- Learned how to communicate effectively with commercial sex victims who have experienced trauma.
- Communicated effectively with members of the Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force to assist in ongoing investigations from a patrol level.
- Partnered with the Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force to participate in hotel "sting" operations as an undercover officer, obtaining the elements of soliciting and arresting men soliciting sexual activity for hire.
PACT Temporary Assignment
Columbus Division of Police
02.2022 - 04.2022
- Assisted with record keeping; including but not limited to statistics of arrests, maintaining record of active warrants for previous arrestees, daily statistics and assignments for other PACT personnel.
- Assisted with paperwork; including but not limited to Premiere One reports, U10 writing, criminal complaints, probable cause affidavits, and other miscellaneous paperwork.
- Assisted in research and development of targets, including assisting PACT personnel with an active felony investigation.
Zone 3 Safe Streets Temporary Assignment
Columbus Division of Police
05.2023 - 10.2023
- Utilized police bicycle training to patrol high crime and high drug activity areas on a bicycle.
- Engaged in proactive police work, including initiating traffic stops and suspicious persons stops, which reduced the crime rate in the Franklinton and Hilltop neighborhoods.
- Participated in community engagement events, fostering relationships with members of the Franklinton and Hilltop neighborhoods.
- Participated in citywide community events, providing security and traffic control.
- Patrolled assigned areas to check homes, businesses, and public roads for signs of disturbance.
Zone 3 Safe Streets Temporary Narcotics Assignment
Columbus Division of Police
10.2023 - 04.2024
- Assisted in identifying a drug trafficking organization, which transitioned to being assigned a drug trafficking and racketeering case.
- Wrote and served search warrants related to the ongoing narcotics and racketeering case, including cell phone ping search warrants.
- Worked undercover operations to uncover criminal activities and gather evidence for cases.
- Collaborated with federal law enforcement agency to dismantle a drug trafficking organizations operating within the jurisdiction.
- Assisted in preparation and execution of residential search warrants on locations associated with a criminal enterprise and recovered significant quantities of illegal drugs and contraband.
- Prepared operations plans and INTAC pre-raid risk assessments.
- Maintained detailed case files, search warrant and subpoena logs, surveillance logs, and investigative reports.
- Wrote and issued numerous subpoenas.
- Assembled felony packets for co-conspirators identified in the drug trafficking organization.
- Interrogated suspects to gather information on the drug trafficking organization.
- Utilized advanced technology tools such as GPS tracking devices and covert video equipment to gather crucial evidence.
Wedgewood Enforcement Team
Columbus Division of Police
02.2025 - Current
- Utilized police bicycle training to patrol high crime and high drug activity areas on a bicycle.
- Engaged in proactive police work, including initiating traffic stops and suspicious persons stops, which reduced the crime rate in the Wedgewood neighborhood.
- Participated in community engagement events, fostering relationships with residents of the Wedgewood neighborhood.
- Assisted in preparation and execution of search warrant on a known narcotics trafficking house
- Utilized plain clothes training to gather information on targets.
Education
No Degree - Security And Intelligence
The Ohio State University
High School Diploma -
Marysville High School
06.2011
Skills
- Decision-Making
- Attention to detail
- Integrity and Honesty
- Multitasking Abilities
- Patience and Empathy
- Planning and coordination
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Dependable and responsible
Special Training
Plain Clothes Trained - October 2022
Timeline
Wedgewood Enforcement Team
Columbus Division of Police
02.2025 - Current
Zone 3 Safe Streets Temporary Narcotics Assignment
Columbus Division of Police
10.2023 - 04.2024
Zone 3 Safe Streets Temporary Assignment
Columbus Division of Police
05.2023 - 10.2023
PACT Temporary Assignment
Columbus Division of Police
02.2022 - 04.2022
Human Trafficking Liaison Officer
Columbus Division of Police
11.2021 - Current
PACT Temporary Assignment
Columbus Division of Police
02.2021 - 04.2021
Police Officer
Columbus Division of Police
06.2018 - Current
High School Diploma -
Marysville High School
No Degree - Security And Intelligence
The Ohio State University
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