Owls in Service
The ¼ø»Æʦapp Police Department is proud to actively participate in recruiting graduates of ¼ø»Æʦapp following their tenure with us as student employees. Students at ¼ø»Æʦapp have the opportunity to train and work for our Department through our Community Service Officer (CSO) and internship programs. These rigorous and highly competitive programs work together with the University and the Police Department to offer ¼ø»Æʦapp experience working both in the field and in the Police Department. These programs offer ¼ø»Æʦapp a chance to take their education from the theoretical to the practical, creating in demand graduates. Ìý
Many of our student employees and interns join our department as full-time employees following their graduation from ¼ø»Æʦapp. We are proud of the personnel that we have been able to recruit from these prestigious programs.
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Owls in Service
Sergeant Bethel is an ¼ø»Æʦapp Alumnus from Boynton Beach, FL. He earned his Bachelor's ÌýDegree in Criminal Justice.He received an Associate of Science and an Associate of Arts Degree from Pasadena City College and came to ¼ø»Æʦapp on a full athletic scholarship for football. Officer Bethel was a starting cornerback for the 2006 football season where he received the honor of Most Improved Player. Prior to joining our team, Officer Bethel served as a State of Florida Correctional Probation Officer for over six years.
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Captain John-Williams is an ¼ø»Æʦapp Alumna from South Florida. She graduated from ¼ø»Æʦapp with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice. She began her career with the ¼ø»Æʦapp Police Department in the Community Service Program where she distinguished herself as a Field Training Officer for the program. After graduating from the Broward College Police Academy, Captain John-Williams joined the ¼ø»Æʦapp Police Department as a Police Officer. She is the first in her family to serve in the law enforcement community. Captain John-Williams currently leads the training division.
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Victoria Griffin joined ¼ø»Æʦapp’s Police Department in 2014 as a student intern, where she quickly learned how to manage police records. Ms. Griffin graduated from ¼ø»Æʦapp in 2016 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice. While pursuing her degree, Ms. Griffin was an active member in ¼ø»Æʦapp Greek life, where she served as Vice President for her organization. A double Owl, Ms. Griffin received her Masters in Business Administration from ¼ø»Æʦapp’s College of Business. In addition to managing the Records Division, Ms. Griffin oversees agency grants, federal crime data, and hosts a student intern program during the Fall and Spring semesters.
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Lieutenant Omar Jabiles is an ¼ø»Æʦapp Alumnus. He graduated in the year 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts with dual majors in Criminal Justice and Psychology. He began with ¼ø»ÆʦappPD as a Community Service Officer (CSO) in 2005 while he was still studying at ¼ø»Æʦapp. Lieutenant Jabiles also became a Field Training Officer (FTO) with the CSO program, training new CSO's. After his graduation, he worked with the Miami Gardens Police Department as a Community Service Aide and worked as a Police Officer for 5 years. He became an FTO and a Crisis Intervention Team Officer, specializing in dealing with people with mental illnesses. He then returned to ¼ø»Æʦapp Police in 2017, becoming a Rape Aggression Defense Instructor, FTO, and Recruitment Team Member. He was promoted in 2018 to Sergeant and Field Training Coordinator, supervising the night shift. In 2021, he was promoted to Lieutenant, now overseeing the Bureau of Investigations as Commander of Internal Affairs, Crime Intelligence/Cyber Analyst, Evidence Unit, Field Training Program, and Threat Assessment Team.
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