Ken Johnson

Private Investigator         919-269-6444

Professional Profile

Twenty-seven (27) years of law enforcement experience including twelve (12) as an investigator or investigator-supervisor in a large municipal police department.  Served as one of three (3) division majors reporting directly to the chief of police.  Extensive training and experience in major crimes/homicides, narcotics, fraud and forgery, organized crime, police liability and law enforcement administration and is certified as an instructor by the NC Justice Academy.  He has extensive experience in providing written and oral reports to police, city administrators, attorneys and corporate executives.  Mr. Johnson has a total of eight (8) years experience as a private investigator and owner of American Detective Services, Inc.  He is involved with criminal defense, corporate theft, domestic and insurance investigations.  Mr. Johnson also has twenty (20) years of loss prevention experience with a large national retail chain.

Experience

Raleigh, NC Police Department

RALEIGH, NC

POLICE DEPARTMENT             1968-1995

Assigned to the Investigative Division as an investigator, sergeant, lieutenant, captain and major for a total of twelve (12) years.

Conducted follow-up investigations as an investigator on cases assigned and supervised investigative functions at the rank of sergeant, lieutenant, captain and major

Assigned to the Field Operations (uniform) Division as a patrolman, sergeant, lieutenant, captain and major for a total of twelve (12) years.

Conducted uniform patrol duties as a patrolman and supervised field operation functions at the rank of sergeant, lieutenant, captain and major

Assigned to the Services and Administrative Divisions as a lieutenant and major for a total of three (3) years.

Conducted and supervised support services and administrative functions at the rank of lieutenant and major

J.C. PENNEY COMPANY

RALEIGH,       1970-1990

(Position was part-time, approved off duty employment)

Director of Security-Retail Store Loss Prevention

 

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

Completed 23rd session of the Raleigh Police Training  Academy

  Advanced Criminology;  conducted by Georgia Institute of Government

           Narcotic Investigations/Surveillance: conducted by US Department of Justice, University of Georgia, and NC Justice Academy

           Homicide Investigation: conducted by Federal Bureau of Investigation, Quantico, VA

           Police Liability: conducted by Institute of   Government-UNC Chapel Hill, NC

          Advanced Instructor Training:  conducted by the NC Justice Academy

Police Administration: conducted by Northwestern University, NC Institute of Government, Southern Police Institute

 Education 

Wake Community College    

 Associate Degree--1972

NC Wesleyan College

            Bachelor of Police Science--1976

Nova University

                    Master’s Degree Program--1980

 

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