Kevin DeWitt
Bartlett,TN
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Instructor
Firearms Training Unit
01.2023 - Current
- Conducted firearms qualifications and instructed shooting drills during in-service for department personnel
- Maintain safety during all firearms training events and inventory department-issued firearms and ammunition
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans/ presentations for patrol rifle course content
Officer
Crime Suppression Unit
12.2021 - Current
- Assisting ISD on cases involving motor vehicle thefts, auto burglaries, and felony evading suspects
- Experienced in vehicle surveillance and containment for suspects who are skilled in avoiding police detection and apprehension
- Completed and issued numerous arrest warrants, search warrants, and forfeiture warrants related to CSU cases
- Networking with other agencies and working alongside them to apprehend criminals affecting multiple jurisdictions
Operator
S.W.A.T.
12.2019 - Current
- Serves on the Entry Team and as an Explosive Breacher during the execution of high-risk search/ arrest warrants for ISD and the Narcotics Unit
- Available for callouts on barricaded subjects/ hostage situations
- Instructor for Active Shooter and Tactics during annual in-service training
- Train a minimum of 16 hours maintaining physical fitness requirements and firearms qualifications
Member
Honor Guard
06.2019 - Current
- Plans and leads the unit during training days that involve marching and specific drill movements that are required during ceremonies
- Regularly presents and posts colors during special events or ceremonies
- Serves as casket guard during officer funeral service that includes local agencies and in the state of Tennessee
Enlisted Marine
United States Marine Corps
06.2015 - 05.2023
- Thirteen weeks of basic training at Parris Island, SC
- Four weeks of Marine Combat Training and sixteen weeks of military occupational specialty training as a Generator and Electrical Systems Technician at Camp Lejeune, NC
- Completed active duty service in March 2016 before serving as a reservist on NAS Millington until May 2023
- In January 2020 I was promoted to the rank of Corporal (E-4), a Non-Commissioned Officer, served as acting Platoon Sergeant until May 2021
Patrolman
Bravo Shift
11.2016 - 12.2021
- Served as a Field Training Officer to teach new officers and complete daily observation reports on the progress of the officer in training
- Responded to all calls for services regarding crimes or complaints and interacted with citizens to resolve issues peacefully or make arrests
- Relied upon by immediate supervisors to respond with less experienced officers to difficult or high-risk calls
Negotiator
Crisis Negotiations Team
07.2019 - 06.2020
- Responded to barricaded suspects and mental consumer calls while assigned to Bravo shift patrol
- Prepared detailed after-action summaries and presentations involving previous callouts that required negotiators
- Maintained a record of training sessions within the unit and joint training with other police agencies
Education
Business MANAGEMENT -
Southwest Tennessee Community College
Skills
- Instructional Techniques
- Courtroom Testimony
- Intelligence Gathering
- Criminal Investigations
- Surveillance Operations
- Effective Team Coordination
- Organizational Skills
- Composed Under Pressure
- Proactive Problem Solving
- Public Speaking
- Tactical Proficiency
- Decision Making
- Firearms Proficiency
Certification
- Instructor Development
- M.T.O.A. SWAT Course
- T.E.E.S. Explosive Handlers & Breaching Course
- Introduction to Mechanical & Ballistic Breaching Course
- Lexington Police Department Honor Guard Course
- FBI Firearms Instructor Course
- NRA Law Enforcement Patrol Rifle Instructor Development
- FBI Crisis Negotiations Course
- NICB Advanced Vehicle Theft Training
- Stop Stick Instructor
- Starchase Guardian Instructor
Timeline
Instructor
Firearms Training Unit
01.2023 - Current
Officer
Crime Suppression Unit
12.2021 - Current
Operator
S.W.A.T.
12.2019 - Current
Negotiator
Crisis Negotiations Team
07.2019 - 06.2020
Member
Honor Guard
06.2019 - Current
Patrolman
Bravo Shift
11.2016 - 12.2021
Enlisted Marine
United States Marine Corps
06.2015 - 05.2023
Business MANAGEMENT -
Southwest Tennessee Community College
- Instructor Development
- M.T.O.A. SWAT Course
- T.E.E.S. Explosive Handlers & Breaching Course
- Introduction to Mechanical & Ballistic Breaching Course
- Lexington Police Department Honor Guard Course
- FBI Firearms Instructor Course
- NRA Law Enforcement Patrol Rifle Instructor Development
- FBI Crisis Negotiations Course
- NICB Advanced Vehicle Theft Training
- Stop Stick Instructor
- Starchase Guardian Instructor
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