Joseph Sturm
Gulfport,Mississippi
Summary
Moral Patrol Deputy with a 28-year background in Law Enforcement. Outstanding skills in conflict resolution, search and seizure, investigations, and court room testimony. Adept at patrol procedures and crime scene processing. Possess the ability to be a good leader and manager.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Patrol Deputy
Harrison County Sheriff's Office
Gulfport, MS
03.2005 - Current
- Community Relations (Maintain a good working relationship with the community)
- Report Writing (Detailed offense, arrest, accident)
- Interviewing Victims, Witnesses, and Suspects
- Evidence Collection (Identify, document, collect, and properly transfer evidence to the Evidence Room for testing or storage)
- Traffic Enforcement (Monitor traffic to ensure the safety of motorist)
- Making Arrests (Felony and Misdemeanor)
- Crisis Intervention Team (Work with individuals during a mental crisis to prevent harm to themselves or others)
- Any assignment requested by administration
- Motor Carrier Unit (Conduct commerical vehicle inspections to ensure each vehicle was in safe working condition)
- Swat Operator (Conduct no knock search and arrest warrants when the elements of the crime required a special tactics team and equipment not readily available to the average police officer or deputy)
- Swat Commander (Supervising a 14 man unit, Ensure that equipment was up to date and prepared for necessary deployment, making command decisions during critical incidents, overseeing and managing high risk search warrant, barricade situations, and perform search and rescue)
- Emergency Service Commander Homeland Security Task Force ( Overseeing operations of Homeland Force Protection Unit 3 which consisted of the lower 9 counties in south Mississippi, Duties included logistics, planning and execution of training and real world operations)
- Sergeant Criminal Investigations Division (Assisted general investigators with managing their case load and current investigations, manage major crime scenes to ensure interviews, evidence collection, and documentation was completed properly and in a timely manner, and testifying in Justice, County, Circuit and Federal Courts)
- Academy Instructor (Taught firearms, Stop and Approach, Officer Survival at SRPSI and The Harrison County Training Academy. Taught Verbal Judo at The North MS Law Enforcement Training Academy)
Patrol Officer, DUI Enforcement, and Detective
Tupelo Police Depart
Tupelo, MS
03.1996 - 08.2004
- Performed Patrol Officer duties (completed offense, accident and arrest reports)
- Enforced DUI laws (Performing Field Sobriety Testing, making arrest and impounded violators vehicles)
- Detective (Investigated crimes ranging from thefts to homicide, made arrests, completed case files and presented the cases to the Grand Jury. Testified in City, Justice and Circuit Courts)
Education
High School Diploma -
Davidson High School
St. Joseph, LA05-1989
Some College (No Degree) - General Studies
Winnsboro Community College
Winnsboro, LASome College (No Degree) - General Studies
Itawamba Community College
Tupelo, MSSkills
- Emergency Response
- Police Patrol Operations
- Criminal Investigations
- Community Relations
- Swat Operator
- Swat Commander
- Academy Instructor Certified
- Field Training Officer
- Crisis Intervention Team
- Homicide Investigations
- Case Management
- Weapons Handling
- Search and Seizure
- Defensive Tactics
- Public Safety
- Accident Scene Documentation
- Issuing Citations
- Report Writing
- Interrogation Techniques
- Crime Prevention
- Witness Communication
- Motor Vehicle Operation
- Crime Scene Processing
- Critical Thinking
- Crime Investigation Discovery
- Traffic Control
- Crowd Control
- Weapons Training
- Witness Interviewing
- Public Disturbance Resolution
- Investigative Reports
- Community-Oriented Policing
- Court Proceedings
- Evidence Preservation
- Court Testimony
- Evidence Identification
- Crime Scene Photographs
- Background Investigations
- Crime Scene Management
- Evidence Collection
Timeline
Patrol Deputy
Harrison County Sheriff's Office
03.2005 - Current
Patrol Officer, DUI Enforcement, and Detective
Tupelo Police Depart
03.1996 - 08.2004
High School Diploma -
Davidson High School
Some College (No Degree) - General Studies
Winnsboro Community College
Some College (No Degree) - General Studies
Itawamba Community College
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