Horace Paine

I have been in Law Enforcement for about 12 years, starting with Escambia County Sheriff's Officer, and then transferring to Niceville PD. While in this career, I have done a little bit of everything, wanting to get exposed to as much as I possibly could, from different training courses to having different responsibilities in the field. I also benefited from gaining experience and knowledge from being the lead investigator in the two previous homicides. Of course I had a lot of help with this.

While I was the supervisor for Investigations, I was able to reestablish relations, after a long drought, with the OCSO SIS Unit. I worked under them for 3 months, until I could convince the previous Chief to let my other investigator join them instead.

In 2019 and 2021, I was recognized as Officer of the Year for the Exchange Club. In 2023, I was recognized as Officer of the Year for the City of Niceville.

These are some of the accomplishments I have worked hard for and sacrificed a lot for.

• First-line Supervision
• General Instructor Course
• Taser Instructor
• Internal Affairs Investigator
• DVSA Examiner
• FTO FDLE Course
• Crisis Intervention Training
• Courses for RCTA Execution of Search Warrants & Writing Search Warrants
• Post Blast Investigations (ATF Sponsored)
• Basic Undercover Training Course