Megan Jones
Summary
I am a communicative Police Officer, successful at developing positive relationships with colleagues and citizens. I like to approach each situation with alertness, compassion and concern. I choose to continually follow procedures to the best of my ability in order to maintain safety, documentation and meet legal requirements.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Police Officer
Wake Forest Police Department
12.2019 - Current
- Apprehend suspects, read Miranda Rights and transport offenders to jail.
- Enforce traffic laws and ordinances through visual observation and speed detection.
- Actively patrol assigned areas to prevent and detect roadway crimes.
- Answer calls from citizens and business owners for help in emergent and non-emergent situations.
- Police assigned areas to check homes, businesses and public roads for signs of disturbance.
- Promoted safe driving conditions by quickly identifying and removing disabled vehicles and obstructions from roadways.
- Notify emergency personnel of incidents and accidents requiring medical assistance and aid.
- Talk regularly with citizens to establish rapport and become familiar presence in area.
- Apprehend offenders and conducted interviews and interrogations.
- Secure scenes, gather evidence and question witnesses.
- Investigate and report crimes, accidents, offenses and damage to property.
- Detect DWIs and impaired drivers.
Certified 911 Public Safety Telecommunicator
Colorado Springs Police Department
01.2018 - 11.2021
- Received public emergency and non-emergency calls and supervised response prioritization in order to effectively dispatch official units such as police, fire and EMS while tracking data in real-time environments.
- Completed appropriate forms and radio announcements for police department needs such as BOLO requests.
- Routed calls to police, fire and ambulance service to meet individual call needs.
- Read system maps and caller information, and documented all details in system.
- Enhanced productivity by guaranteeing timely emergency response with no service delivery issues.
- Relayed latest information to first responders via electronic means, telephone calls and radio responses.
- Reduced risks and emergency response issues by observing public safety field units.
- Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
Certified 911 Public Safety Telecommunicator
Raleigh-Wake 911
03.2019 - 12.2019
- Completed appropriate forms and radio announcements for police department needs such as BOLO requests.
- Received public emergency and non-emergency calls and supervised response prioritization in order to effectively dispatch official units such as police, fire and EMS while tracking data in real-time environments.
- Reduced risks and emergency response issues by observing public safety field units.
- Relayed latest information to first responders via electronic means, telephone calls and radio responses.
- Answered calls from automatic routing system and took basic information from callers.
- Enhanced productivity by guaranteeing timely emergency response with no service delivery issues.
- Read system maps and caller information, and documented all details in system.
- Routed calls to police, fire and ambulance service to meet individual call needs.
- Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Maryland University College
College Park, MD05-2016
Basic Law Enforcement Training
Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC08.2020
Accepted For Fall of 2024
East Carolina University
Greenville, NCSkills
- Interrogation techniques
- Report Writing
- Integrity and Honesty
- Conflict de-escalation
- Relationship building and management
- Case management
- Computer skills
- Kind citizen engagement
- Teamwork
- Conflict resolution
- Adaptability
- Flexible & Adaptable
- Good listening skills
- Critical thinking
Accomplishments
- Advanced to Police Officer II in January of 2023
- Joined the Crisis Negotiation Team in March of 2023
- Joined the Traffic Unit in June of 2023
- Participated in the Wake County Officer Memorial in 2022, 2023, and 2024
Certification
-Standard Field Sobriety Testing (SFST)
-SFST Seated Battery
-Alcohol Screening Test Device (ASTD)
-Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE)
-Intox EC/IR II Operator Basic
-DWI Case Prep
-Crisis and Hostage Negotiation
-Crisis Intervention Training
- At-Scene Traffic Investigation
- Advanced Traffic Investigation
-Police Law Institute (PLI)
- Radar/Lidar
- Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement
- Being Prepared for the Day (Surviving a Deadly Encounter)
-Officer Survival 1 & 2
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Timeline
Police Officer
Wake Forest Police Department
12.2019 - Current
Certified 911 Public Safety Telecommunicator
Raleigh-Wake 911
03.2019 - 12.2019
Certified 911 Public Safety Telecommunicator
Colorado Springs Police Department
01.2018 - 11.2021
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
University of Maryland University College
Basic Law Enforcement Training
Wake Technical Community College
Accepted For Fall of 2024
East Carolina University