Marvaughn Wheatley

• Operates the assigned patrol vehicle in accordance with all applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations.
• Patrols assigned area to include all public and private businesses and residences, parking areas, and streets.
• Directs vehicular traffic; enforces traffic laws; directs pedestrian traffic; investigates road damage; removes hazards from the roadway; issues citations, explains legal procedures, checks vehicle license plates, registration and other required documents.
• Positions vehicles at roadblocks to effectively isolate the scene of hazardous situations.
• Enforces all applicable city, county, state and federal laws.
• Uses oral communication skills to testify in a courtroom setting or other legal proceedings to ensure complete and correct information is related to all participants.
• Investigates crimes and neighbor complaints; secures and protects the scene of a crime and the immediate area surrounding the crime scene so that no evidence is disturbed.
• Reviews all documents, papers and notes related to an investigation to allow for knowledgeable courtroom testimony.
• Provides depositions or courtroom testimony to the court no incidents where officer may have direct knowledge of information.
• Makes arrests of persons observed or suspected of committing crimes.
• Advises persons under arrest and explains their rights according to the Miranda decision to ensure complete understanding of these rights.
• Searches persons, premises or property incident to a lawful arrest with a warrant or consent in accordance with established departmental policy and search and seizure laws.
• Plans methods and procedures for conducting a search of a person or premise using all available information on the size and location of the person or premise.
• Removes weapons from armed persons.
• Advises victims or other involved persons of their rights according to current law and the proper procedures to follow to prosecute a case.
• Confiscates property for evidence resulting from an arrest.
• Maintains and inspects all issued equipment to include: uniforms, handguns, ammunition, magazines, handcuffs, flashlight, badges, shoes, and other equipment.
• Demonstrates a proficiency in the use of all issued equipment, to include firearms.
• Identifies, confiscates, preserves, and maintains the chain of custody of all evidence in accordance with current search and seizure laws and departmental policy.
• Communicates over and listens to police radio, issues lookout and other required information while on patrol.
• Orally communicates with the public, fellow officers and supervisors to the degree that complete understanding is accomplished.
• Assists in the evacuation or rescue of persons and property in emergency situations such as aircraft crashes, fires, floods and other natural or manmade disasters.
• Advises, through oral communication skills, all parties involved in domestic disputes of the proper legal procedures to obtain warrants, other sources of assistance and the consequences of action.
• Conducts civic and community meetings.
• Speaks with and refers citizens to establish rapport and trust.
• Obtains information on persons or property involved in a crime from witnesses, victims or others with knowledge of the incident.
• Attends in-service and specialized training to ensure the required number of training hours has been acquired.

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Main duties require, Traffic Controlling during rush hour and special events. Crowd Control during large scale events through-out
the city. Events include Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Inauguration, Grand Openings, Parades, 4th of July, Presidential activities, and
etc. Working with a selection of agencies including Metropolitan Police, Metro Transit, US Park Police, US Capitol Police, Secret
Service Police and the National Guard. I have been given the opportunity to work the night life shift 5:30-4am Wednesday through
Saturday in conjunction with MPD's Task Force. I assist MPD with Traffic function and Crowd Control. Dealing with people who are not usually in normal mental state due to the clubs and bars in the downtown DC area. We are relied upon for references, answer questions, help people maneuver safely, and enforce traffic and parking regulations alongside MPD as well. We also provide extra security functions as we create
boundaries when there is police activity that requires us to redirect traffic and shut down streets. We think ahead for emergency
vehicles and create ways for easy travel when there is traffic and or crowd congestion.

Duties, Accomplishments, Related Skills:
Display Costco products and give descriptions and directions.
Give information on ingredients contained in certain costco products.
cook and prep food and other items and display them for customers.
Communicate daily sharing information about products and promoting sales of multiple items at a time.

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Assist MPD at different district locations with a variety of different tasks.
Learn police functions of day to day tasks. Learn to communicate effectively with people of many different backgrounds learn to take calls and answer questions. Learn how police assess situations using probable cause and in vehicle use for ride-along.

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:
Clear all floors of the station as it remains open to the public on a 24/7 basis.
Clear the perimeter of the entire Union station building after hours.
Respond to calls for theft, barred individuals, suspicious characters, fights or inappropriate behavior .
Assist Amtrak Police Department by providing information and serving as witnesses to situations, locate barred individual
documentation, oral or written reports that would have to be turned over to Amtrak Police or Metropolitan Police.
Dispatch services to all officers and administration.
Surveillance watch for suspicious character, officer assistance, barred individuals, crime prevention.