WALLACE R FULFORD
West Shokan,NY
Summary
Dynamic law enforcement professional with extensive experience at the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office, exemplifying integrity and leadership. Proven track record in budget management and command of specialized units, enhancing public safety and operational efficiency. Skilled in personnel management and emergency planning, committed to fostering professional development and team success.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy Sheriff Lieutenant
Ulster County Sheriff’s Office
05.2017 - Current
- Ulster County Sheriff’s Office patrol division commander/administrative Lieutenant
- Duties include handling and resolving both citizen and department personnel complaints, scheduling of special details and assignments, agency inventories, vehicle and member inspections, discipline of staff
- Additional responsibilities include completing agency wide year-end report, providing quarterly statistics, mitigating personnel complaints from both staff and private citizens
- Budget preparation and management, patrol and case management, command of several agency specialized emergency response teams, ensuring compliance with New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services for both accreditation standards and division policies, manage and oversee several agency capital projects from inception to completion within deadlines and manage 8-10 first line supervisors
Deputy Sheriff Sergeant
Ulster County Sheriff’s Office
04.2007 - 05.2017
- Supervisor Patrol Division, Ulster County Sheriff’s Office
- Duties include handling and resolving both citizen and department personnel complaints, scheduling of special details and assignments, zone, vehicle and member inspections, discipline of members
- Oversee the agency specialized units consisting of canine, U.A.S, navigation, In-Water Rescue team and Mobil Command post teams
- Submission of yearly budgets and purchasing requests
- Scheduling and shift assignments management
Deputy Sheriff
Ulster County Sheriff’s Office
10.1995 - 04.2007
- Actively patrolled assigned areas to prevent and detect crimes
- Issued warnings and citations for traffic infractions
- Conducted thorough investigations of serious injury and fatality traffic accidents
- Investigations of reported crimes, accidents, offenses and damage to property
- Conduct preliminary investigations at scenes of major crimes
- Secure crime scenes, gather evidence and question witnesses
- Apprehend offenders and conduct interviews and interrogations
- Respond immediately to calls involving automobile accidents and criminal activity
- Talk regularly with citizens to establish rapport and become a familiar presence in the area
- Gather necessary information for court appearances and testify as a witness under oath in court
Police Officer
Town of Olive Police Department
08.1993 - 01.2005
- Duties included, but not limited to, patrol of the Town of Olive, responding to emergency and non-emergency calls for service, conducting criminal investigations, conducting interviews and interrogations, investigating traffic accidents and testifying in court
- Additional duties included writing grants to obtain AED’s for patrol units, obtaining funding to implement a child car seat program and secure grant money for ballistic vests for every members of the Town of Olive Police department
- Actively patrol assigned areas to prevent and detect crimes
- Enforce all traffic laws and ordinances
- Issued warnings and citations for traffic violations
Investigator
Ulster County Sheriff’s Office
10.1997 - 04.1999
- Assigned to Detective unit
- Duties included, but not limited to conducting interviews and interrogations, taking statements, assisting with processing crime scenes, making arrests, testifying in court when necessary and preparing detailed case reports
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
SUNY New Paltz
New Paltz, NY01.1992
Associates in Arts -
Ulster County Community College
Stone Ridge, NY01.1991
Skills
- Exemplifies honesty, integrity, and dignity
- Budget Development
- Emergency planning and preparation
- Professional training and development
- Guidance and Support
- Staff Management
- Public safety
- Team Management
Certification
- FBI LEEDA Trilogy Graduate, 01/01/24
- Corporate Compliance training, 01/01/23
- Sexual Harassment Prevention for Employees, 01/01/23
- Certified Oleoresin Capsicum Spray Training, 01/01/93
- Radar Operations Course, 01/01/93
- Emergency Vehicle Operators Course, 01/01/93
- Standardized Field Sobriety Training, 01/01/96
- Death investigations Course, 01/01/97
- Evidence Gathering and Crime Scene Processing, 01/01/97
- General Topics Instructor, 01/01/97
- Incident Command 100, 200, 300, 01/01/19
- Highway Drug Interdiction and Concealment Methods, 01/01/98
- Field Training Officers Course, 01/01/98
- Instructor Development Course, 01/01/98
- 24 Hours Spill Response, 01/01/99
- Child Passenger Safety, 01/01/00
- Hazardous Material 8 Hour Refresher, 01/01/00
- Automated External Defibrillation Course, 01/01/00
- Zero Tolerance Enforcement Seminars, 01/01/00
- Building Search Tactics for Patrol Instructor, 01/01/00
- Commercial vehicle Enforcement Course, 01/01/02
- Flying Armed, 01/01/02
- Police Patrol tracking and Article Scent Detection for Canines, 01/01/02
- Canine Handlers Explosives Awareness Course, 01/01/03
- Aggressive Criminal Enforcement, 01/01/04
- K9 Advanced Handler Tactics Seminar, 01/01/05
- Recognizing Clandestine Drug Lab Operations, 01/01/05
- Patrol Interdiction, 01/01/07
- Police Course in Supervision, 01/01/07
- Incident Command System Basic, 01/01/07
- Taser Certification, 01/01/08
- Legal Issues for New York Law Enforcement, 01/01/08
- Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings Awareness Level, 01/01/09
- Missing and Exploited Training, 01/01/09
- Dealing with Media, 01/01/11
- Stinger Spike Training, 01/01/11
- Drive to Survive, 01/01/14
- Care Under Fire K9 Down, 01/01/14
- Maintenance trainer Canine for Narcotics/Patrol Detection, 01/01/14
- Incident Command System 300, 01/01/16
Awards
- Police Service: Life Saving Medal (3)
- Meritorious Service Citation (4)
- Honorable Service Citation (2)
- Exceptional Duty Citation (2)
- Excellent Duty Citation (3)
- Educational Achievement Citation
- Years of Service Citation
- Price of Ulster County Award (marihuana trafficking/currency seizure)
- Letter of Recognition (8)
Timeline
Deputy Sheriff Lieutenant
Ulster County Sheriff’s Office
05.2017 - Current
Deputy Sheriff Sergeant
Ulster County Sheriff’s Office
04.2007 - 05.2017
Investigator
Ulster County Sheriff’s Office
10.1997 - 04.1999
Deputy Sheriff
Ulster County Sheriff’s Office
10.1995 - 04.2007
Police Officer
Town of Olive Police Department
08.1993 - 01.2005
Bachelor of Arts -
SUNY New Paltz
Associates in Arts -
Ulster County Community College
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