Community Impact

When I look back at my service and my careers, I look back at helping people, letting them know I'm there for you. Criminal justice always piqued my interest, so I went to the King County Sheriff's Office and it was fantastic it was a sense of family and cohesiveness that I had never felt before. I grew up as in a poor house at the bottom entry point of the sheriff's office. I worked my way all the way from there, all the way up. I'm telling you that if I can do it, anybody can do it and I did not have a very good respect for law enforcement growing up, and I wanted to change that mindset, how minorities, how the black community see law enforcement we can make some changes if we work together and to treat each person with dignity and respect and try to solve their problem. There is nothing more rewarding than being able to do that for other people those are the people that we need in this profession that are driven to help others and to protect others we welcome any type of background. If you seek this career, we're gonna provide you with all the tools and resources in order to be extremely successful and do more things than you could ever think of. I remember going to an accident scene once it was a car full of people. Um, one of the occupants was in really bad shape. I helped reassure them that things were gonna be okay. Six months later, I remember running back into this person they stopped by to say thank you, and that impact is why we do this job. What do you want to do really at the end of the day, because, you know, we're just not patrol. We're not the SWAT team. We're just not narcotics we have a correctional division you know, we have a civilian staff and there's support staff, and there's a lot of different things that we do if they weren't there supporting us, then we could not be out on the street to serve other people. 20. Plus years later, I'm still with this fantastic profession and it is an absolute privilege to serve my community and my county we are building something that is something more than just what we do on a daily basis. Stop being a follower. Be a leader. I hope you join the team and stop up and serve this is where you belong we need people just like you. Thank you.

The biggest compliments that I ever get is kids saying they wanna be just like me when they grow up and I tell them, it is an amazing job. I love my job you know, I wouldn't trade it for the world. I started out on different career path and realized that was not what I wanted to be doing. I enjoyed the outdoors. I enjoyed an active lifestyle, so something more than just business worth sitting behind a desk it really wasn't fitting for me. Paid the bills. Talking to being a a law enforcement, serving the community is the best part of this. Job. I responded to emergency calls, my best battery calls, treble calls, calls for service. It's something that I loved. There can be definitely tough days, but it's super, super rewarding. We're stepping up and saying, I'm gonna do everything I can to bring about a positive change. Over the radio. A three month old was choking, turning blue. I saw it pop up on the CAD before I was even dispatched, got there, started doing CPR and back close, and if I would've been a minute later, that kid would've passed away so to me, I mean, saving a three months old life is, it's, it's key it was one time where it was a couple and they had two kids they were being kicked out of the house by some other family members, and we actually all came up with enough money, put this family in a hotel, and I think about three or four months later, he's like, man, what you guys did for me really changed my life you know, you can see the difference that you make. There's two types of people in the world, one that darkens the room when they walk in, and one that lightens the room and then when I walk in. I meet people at sometimes when they're at their worst, I'm there to help them. Regardless. Whether you're working on the street, you're working in investigations, you're working in a drug unit, K nine bomb SWAT negotiations team we have so many different opportunities because there's always potential to move. Up at the end of the day, you know that you made a difference going to work that day, and sometimes you may have saved a life the biggest benefit of serving the community is just being part of something that's bigger than yourself. Go to your local agencies and do ride alongs. I've always had it in the back of my mind. I knew I, this is what I wanted to do. I hope you join the team and step up and serve step up and serve step up and serve with your heart, with your mind that is what we need in law enforcement every day, 24 7.

When I look back on my service and my careers, I look back at helping people. I grew up in a poor house at the bottom entry point of the sheriff's office. I worked from there all the way up. I'm telling you that if I can do it, anybody can do it. And I did not have a very good respect for law enforcement growing up, and I wanted to change that mindset, how minorities, how the black community see law enforcement and. To treat each person with dignity and respect and try to solve their problem. There is nothing more rewarding than being able to do that for other people. Those. Are the people that we need in this profession that are driven to help others and protect others. We welcome any type of background. If you seek this career, we're gonna provide you with all the tools and resources in order to be extremely successful and do more things than you could ever think of. I remember going to an accident scene once one of the occupants was in really bad shape. I helped reassure them that things were gonna be okay. Six months later, I remember running back into this person. They stopped by to say thank you, and that impact is why we do this job. 20. Plus years later, I'm still with this fantastic profession. And it is an absolute privilege to serve my community and my county. I hope you. Join the team and stop up and serve. This. Is where you belong. We need people just like you. Thank you.

The biggest compliments that I ever get is kids saying they wanna be just like me when they grow up and I tell them, it is an amazing job. I love my job. You know, I wouldn't trade it for the world. I started out in different career path and realized that was not what I wanted to be doing. I enjoyed. Something more than just business worth sitting behind a desk. I actually got stopped by a Illinois state trooper. You never would've thought Trooper would talk into being a a law enforcement. Serving. The community is the best part of this job. We're stepping up and saying, I'm gonna do everything I can to bring about a positive change. It's something that I loved. There can be definitely tough days, but it's super, super rewarding. And sometimes you might have saved a life. Over the radio. A three month old was choking, turning blue. I saw it pop up on the CAD before I was even dispatched, and if I would've been a minute later, that kid would've passed away. You. Know, you can see the difference that you make. Whether. You're working on the street, you're working in investigations, you're working in a drug unit, K nine bomb SWAT negotiations team. We have. So many different opportunities. I hope you join the team and step up and serve. Step. Up and serve. Step up and serve with your heart, with your mind. That is what we need in law enforcement every day, 24 7.

Our dispatchers are fantastic. We could not do what we do without them. There are a lot of people who are dispatchers who are not cut out to, you know, be there in the moment, but they still want to help, and you can. You do actually help. If it sounds like an interesting job to you, apply. You might surprise yourself in how well that you do in this role. Start a career that you could really be proud of. I hope you join the team and step up and serve. This is where you belong.

Basically, I get to go to work and play with my dog every day, and then at the end of the day, he comes home with me and we hang out there too. He's a good boy. I have, uh, K9 Gator. We are a certified team, dual purpose in narcotics, tracking, article search, and apprehension. He's extremely good at what he does. Serving the community is just being part of something that's bigger than yourself. I hope you join the team. And step up and serve.

When you have a conclusion to a case that brings a, a victim the closure that they deserve to have, you're gonna get the best enjoyment out of this no matter what is going on because you recognize and you will go away knowing that I had a positive impact on a person's life today, and that's the best reward you can receive because the Detectives Division, that's what we're here for.

Something I love is I am bilingual, so I speak Spanish. I can help people who do not speak English when they need help the most. I've had some of them tell me, you know, "It's a, it's a blessing, you know, that you're able to help people out these days and translate when needed." Touches me.

Going into corrections is definitely something I would recommend. I am the court officer. I'm actually specialized in the medical department. I work in booking. Do a little bit of everything. Obviously we're correctional officers for a reason. There's a duty to at least try to better these inmates. Stepping up is taking initiative. That is the best way that I can help. I hope you join the team. I hope you join the team. And step up and serve.

The biggest compliments that I ever get is kids saying they wanna be just like me when they grow up. I'm the school resource officer, and they love playing tag with me and love asking questions about all my gear. Or like, "How do I become a law enforcement officer? What do I need to do?" And I tell them it is an amazing job. I love my job. You know, I wouldn't trade it for the world.

There was one time where there was a couple and they had two kids. They were being kicked out of the house by some other family members, and we actually all came up with enough money, put this family in a hotel, and I think about three or four months later, he's like, "Man, what you guys did for me really changed my life. It really uplifted me, and it helped my kids get baths and food that night." You know, you can see the difference that you make. It's something that I love. There can be definitely tough days, but it's super, super rewarding. I hope you join the team and step up and serve.

I remember going to an accident scene once. It was a car full of people. Um, one of the occupants was in really bad shape. I helped reassure them that things were gonna be okay. Six months later, I remember running back into this person. They stopped by to say thank you, and that impact is why we do this job. We're looking for somebody who doesn't wanna just come in and do a job. We wanna look for somebody who has a passion for doing this type of work. And if you have that passion, I hope you join the team and step up and serve.