LESLIE MEADE

• Supervised patrol personnel, coordinating shift operations, assignments, and responses to calls for service to ensure effective community safety.
• Provide direction and make operational decisions during criminal investigations, arrests, critical incidents, and other complex situations.
• Conduct patrol briefings and communicate departmental priorities, training information, and safety concerns.
• Conducted patrol briefings, communicating departmental priorities and safety concerns to enhance team awareness and preparedness.
• Promoted accountability and fostered a team-oriented atmosphere to enhance supervision and support officer development.
• Review reports and documentation for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with departmental standards.
• Lethality Assessment Program (LAP) | Program Development & Implementation
• Led development and implementation of the department's Lethality Assessment Program for high-risk intimate-partner domestic violence incidents.
• Coordinated with the North Carolina Department of Justice and departmental leadership during program development and rollout.
• Developed officer training and implementation guidance, including field procedures, documentation, reporting, and victim-service referral.
• Coordinated department-wide PowerDMS training and helped establish LAP procedures; program launched in May 2026.

· Provide direction and make operational decisions during criminal investigations, arrests, critical incidents, and other complex situations.

· Directed operational decisions during criminal investigations, arrests, and critical incidents, ensuring effective response and resolution.

· Mentor officers in decision-making, report writing, enforcement actions, officer safety, and professional development.

· Conduct patrol briefings and communicate departmental priorities, training information, and safety concerns.

• Led patrol deputies by providing first-line leadership and guidance, enhancing team effectiveness.
• Trained and mentored newly hired deputies, evaluating their performance to ensure readiness as a Field Training Officer.
• Responded to calls for service, conducted investigations, and made arrests.
• Supported deputies in navigating complex calls and reports, facilitating sound enforcement decisions.
• Enforced state laws and agency policies while promoting officer safety and professionalism.

• Supervised and directed patrol officers in daily operations, ensuring effective law enforcement practices.
• Enforced state laws and town ordinances while maintaining public and officer safety.
• Supported officers in managing complex incidents, facilitating arrests, and preparing accurate reports to aid in enforcement decisions.
• Assisted with supervision and daily direction of patrol officers.
• Conducted patrol and engaged in community policing initiatives across Lake Lure, fostering community relationships and enhancing public safety.

• Coursework includes criminal justice, leadership, criminology, criminal law and procedure, substance abuse, and related studies.
• GPA: 4.0 GPA | President's List

• Six-month, 230-hour intensive law enforcement leadership academy.
• Advanced study in leadership philosophy, emotional intelligence, ethics, organizational culture, change management, and group dynamics.
• Emphasized problem-solving, organizational leadership, personal accountability, and development of effective law enforcement leaders.
• Included challenging individual/group assignments and leadership presentations.

• Completed 300 hours of advanced law enforcement leadership training through the L1–L5 Leadership Series.
• Training included Foundations of Leadership, Discipline & Internal Investigations, Leadership & Field Training, Policy & Procedure, and Ethical Issues in Leadership.
• Emphasized personnel supervision, employee discipline, field training, policy application, ethical decision-making, and organizational leadership.