
EZELL'S LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER
FROM PATROLMAN TO THE SHERIFF...
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Began law enforcement career with the Covington Police Department in 1973
* Patrolman
- Street Patrol
- Community Relations
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Joined the Newton County Sheriff’s Office in 1978
* Deputy Sheriff
- Street Patrol
- Jail Operations
- Communications
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Promoted to Sergeant in 1979
* Joined Newton County-Covington SWAT Team
* Evening Watch Supervisor
- Supervised Street Patrol & Jail Staff
- In Charge of Communications Command Center
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Promoted to Lieutenant in 1982
* Evening Watch Supervisor
- Supervised Street Patrol & Jail Staff
- In Charge of Communications Command Center
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Joined Criminal Investigations Division-1985
*Investigated Crimes Against Persons and Property, Major Criminal Activities, including Homicide, Robberies, Rapes, Child Abuse, etc.
- Interviews, Interrogations, Crime Scene Investigations, etc.
* Became a Certified Arson Investigator-
- Worked with Local and State Agencies to Resolve Suspicious Fires, etc.
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Assigned to Sex Offender Unit-2006
* Responsible for Managing and Monitoring Sex Offender Activity in Newton County
- Maintenance of County Sex Offender Registry
- Assurance that State and Federal Mandates are Followed
* Credited with Creating Georgia’s First Sex Offender Residential Mapping System
* Traveled Throughout Georgia Representing the Newton County Sheriff Office on the “Sex Offender Roundtable”
* Community Outreach
* Responsible for Managing Citizen Complaints
* Testified, on behalf of the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, in Federal, State, and Local Courts Regarding Impact of Sex Offender Laws and Cases
Professional Organizational Memberships
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National Sheriffs Association
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Georgia Sheriffs Association
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Georgia Chapter of Arson Investigations
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International Chapter of Arson Investigators
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National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
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International Association of Police Chiefs
Professional Development and Training
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Basic & Advanced SWAT Officer Training
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Homicide Investigations
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Child Abuse & Neglect
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Sex Crimes
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Arson Investigations (Over 500 Basic and Adv. Training Hours)
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Sex Offender Registry & Tracking Unit
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Interviewing and Interrogations
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Drugs
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The Georgia Law Enforcement Professional Management Program Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police and Columbia State University (400 Hours of Study)-(2004-2007)
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National Incident Management System (NIMS)-Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security-(Designed for Upper Management & Front Line Supervisors) (2007)
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Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange
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Georgia Sheriffs Association
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20020 POST Certified Training-totals more than 2800 Hours
Professional Certifications
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Post-Certified Basic Police Officer (1973)
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Post-Certified Arson Investigator (1991)
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Fire Investigator-Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council (2006)





