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Virgil Cardin

Lakeland,FL

Summary

Police Officer highly effective at taking leadership direction from superiors as well as mentoring junior officers. Believes that willingness to learn and emphasis on teamwork are essential qualities of successful law enforcement officers. Focused on maintaining strong relationships with coworkers and community.

Deadline-driven and results-oriented Police Officer with over 25 years of experience coordinating investigations. Skilled at researching and reviewing case files, and interviewing subjects, targets and witnesses for information verification and corroboration. Resourceful leader focused on, identifying and addressing criminal activity while leveraging creative problem-solving abilities to solve complex crimes and cases.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Police Detective SVU

Lakeland Police Department
Lakeland, FL
05.2023 - Current

My Law Enforcement career began with the Polk County Sheriff's Office where I served from 1995 until 2000. While at PCSO I served as a training officer with new recruits, as a narcotics officer, and in the community oriented policing unit.

In 2000 I accepted a position with the Lakeland Police Department. I served with LPD until my retirement on 09/2020. During my 20 years of service with LPD I held several positions. First as a training Officer in patrol, a neighborhood liaison, special purpose vehicle operator, and completed the last 6 years of my law enforcement career as a K9 handler.

I dedicated myself fully to each department I served in as a Law Enforcement Officer and took great pride in my work. While never holding a supervisor position full time, by choice, I often filled in for supervisor rolls as needed/requested by my superiors.

In May of 2023 I accepted a position in the Lakeland Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division as a detective in the Special Victims Unit, where I am currently employed.

Education

Criminal Justice

Polk State College
Winter Haven, FL
08.1994

Skills

  • Defense and Arrest Tactics (DAAT)
  • Risk mitigation
  • Evidence collection and evaluation
  • Conflict resolution tactics
  • Intelligence reports
  • Crime scene processing
  • Defensive driving training
  • Use of computers and related equipment
  • Patrol procedures
  • Interviews and interrogations
  • Conducting standardized Field Sobriety Test
  • Effective Communication Skills
  • Community policing
  • Court Testimony
  • Search and seizure warrants
  • Felony laws knowledge
  • Police K9 handler

Certification

  • Certified K9 handler with Lakeland Police Department - 2014 - 2020
  • Certified Florida Department of Law Enforcement, United States Police Canine Association - 2014 - 2020
  • Florida Department of Law Enforcement - 1994 - present
  • CPR/AED Certification 03/2024 -03/2026

References

1. Douglas Brown - 863-370-6316

2. Jack Callahan - 863-581-4077

3. Ty Thompson - 863-224-4832

4. Ryan Back - 863-698-9093

Timeline

Police Detective SVU

Lakeland Police Department
05.2023 - Current

Criminal Justice

Polk State College

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