Pursuit Policy Expert Witnesses

Huntington Beach, California

Police Practices & Procedures, Jails & Prisons - Pursuit Policy, Use-of-Force, Crime Foreseeability, Lethal Use-of-Force, Excessive Force, In-Custody Death, Firearms, Less-Than-Lethal, Reasonable Suspicion, Probable Cause, Searches, Internal Affairs, Crime & Arrest, Jail Policy, Jail Custody, Jail Suicide, Bars/Night Clubs, Security

POLICE PRACTICES, POLICY & PROCEDURE; JAILS AND PRISIONS EXPERT • HONORABLY RETIRED SERGEANT, LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT (LAPD) o Served from April 1980 to November 2013 o Extensive field experience: 18 years responding to tens of thousands of emergency calls o Certified Peace Officer (P.O.S.T.): Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Supervisory • CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXPERTISE o Detective trainee, Southeast Division, Major Assault Crimes o Filed cases with District and City Attorneys o Testified 150+ times as fact witness and investigator in various courts o Specialized in Proposition 115 preliminary hearings and Peace Officer Hearsay Testimony • TRAINING & LEADERSHIP o Criminal Law Instructor, Los Angeles Police Academy o Designed curriculum and trained new recruits and seasoned officers o Promoted to Sergeant in 1998; trained and monitored officers daily o Conducted and reviewed thousands of investigations and reports • INTERNAL AFFAIRS; LEGAL AFFAIRS; ...

New Kent, Virginia

Police Practices & Procedures, Police Practices & Procedures - Police Pursuit, Pursuit, Emergency Driving, Emergency, Police Emergency Driving, EVOC, Emergency Vehicle Operators Course, EVOT, Emergency Vehicle Operators Training, Road Blocks, Police Road Blocks, PIT, Precision Immobilization Technique, Pursuit Management, Police Driving Instructor, Driving, Pursuit Policy, Hot Pursuit, Accident

Career law enforcement professional and public-safety trainer with 33 years of service at the Henrico County Police Division and a continued focus on training, driver safety, and operational readiness as Training Coordinator for the Virginia Division of Capitol Police. Served in progressively responsible operational, investigative, supervisory, and training assignments, with a reputation for building practical programs aligned with Virginia DCJS requirements and field realities. Henrico assignments included patrol, street crimes and narcotics investigations, community policing/crime prevention, and multiple leadership and training roles—Sergeant/Patrol Sergeant, Criminal Investigations Sergeant (SVU), Field Training Sergeant/Coordinator, Training Academy Sergeant, and Assistant Training Director. Since 2007, I have provided litigation support to law firms on police pursuit matters and have been recognized as a Subject Matter Expert in the Circuit Court of the County of Roanoke. My w...