Sean Higgins
Winter Park,FL
Summary
Experienced Police Officer/Detective with accomplished law enforcement career spanning 20+ years focused on investigating criminal cases. Smoothly collect statements and evidence by following both traditional and contemporary investigatory strategies. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Police Detective
City Of New York Police Department
07.2003 - 07.2023
- Followed constitutional standards to properly obtain and execute warrants for arrests and searches.
- Marked off crime scenes and controlled access to protect evidence from tampering or loss.
- Kept meticulous and detailed records of each case to avoid causing any problems with prosecution.
- Wrote detailed reports outlining case findings for internal files and legal purposes.
- Investigated and reported crimes, accidents, offenses, and damage to property.
- Gathered facts from interviews of suspects, witnesses, and complainants.
- Participated in court hearings to provide written reports, evidence and verbal testimonies.
- Obtained and served search warrants related to ongoing cases.
- Conducted multi-scope research into suspects to determine criminal activities and suspect operating environments.
- Identified witnesses and collected statements to gather information and pursue remedies for violations of legal standards.
- Sent specimens to labs and ran fingerprints through databases to identify individuals of interest.
- Obtained and verified evidence by interviewing, observing and conducting surveillance of suspects and records.
- Delivered calm, professional testimony to support case evidence, establish timelines, and offer law enforcement expertise.
- Investigated complaints brought by members of community by conducting interviews and compiling evidence.
- Documented drug transactions to gather evidence and complete undercover investigations.
- Preserved evidence for court hearings and checked integrity of individual pieces.
- Appeared in court and testified under oath in criminal and civil cases.
- Collected, analyzed and interpreted information, documentation, and physical evidence associated with investigations.
- Prepared case reports from allegations, transcripts of interviews and physical evidence.
- Oversaw criminal cases, coordinated investigations, and prepared evidence and investigators for court cases.
- Collected and preserved physical evidence, photographs and laboratory submissions.
- Collected information pertaining to criminal proceedings and performed investigations to resolve cases.
- Secured search warrants to investigate scenes of crimes and collect evidence.
- Researched criminal cases and led investigations to determine appropriate course of proceedings.
- Substantiated validity and admissibility of evidence and preserved data integrity for court hearings.
- Collected crime scene evidence, examined bodies, and investigated secondary locations to build detailed cases based on sound evidence handling practices.
Education
Some College (No Degree) -
Southern Vermont College
Bennington, VTSkills
- Ballistics
- Effective Communication
- First Aid Knowledge
- Conflict Resolution
- Firearms Training
- Surveillance Techniques
- Critical Thinking
- Interviewing Techniques
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Empathy and Compassion
- Ethical Conduct
- Courtroom Testimony
- Report Writing
- Active Listening
- Attention to Detail
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Evidence Collection
- Crime Scene Analysis
- Interrogation Skills
- Preserving Crime Scenes
- Firearms Knowledge
- Criminal Law Proficiency
- Fingerprint Evidence
- Affidavits
- Interviewing Witnesses
- Preparing for Court
- Collecting Evidence
- Witness Interviews
- Evaluating Crime Scenes
- Community Policing
- Interrogation
- Collecting Statements
- Report Preparation
- Issuing Bulletins
- Courtroom Testimony Skills
- Chain of Custody
- Witness Interviewing
- Community Relations
- Conducting Investigations
- Interviewing Skills
- Incident Investigation
- Crime Scene Preservation
- Incident Reporting
- Weapons Handling
- Evidence Processing
- Emergency Response
- Case Documentation
- Subpoena Management
- Court Testimony
- Evidence Gathering
- Calm in Crisis Situations
- Crime Prevention
- Crime Scene Photography
- Suspect Booking and Interrogations
Timeline
Police Detective
City Of New York Police Department
07.2003 - 07.2023
Some College (No Degree) -
Southern Vermont College
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