Reasons We Serve: Police Careers & Officer Experience

Years of Service: 1984-2015

Part 2-Jaimie discusses being a detective in the Property Crimes Unit and then finally working in the Major Crimes Unit.

Jaimie began his career in 1984 when he began working as a Boise Police Department Reserve Officer. Jaimie then went through the beginning process of working for the Idaho State Police before deciding that the agency was not a good fit for him. In 1989, Jaimie was hired on by the Ada County Sheriff’s Office where he worked until retiring in 2015. During his time with the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, Jaimie worked as a jail deputy in the Ada County Jail, worked on patrol, and then as a detective in the Property Crimes Unit. Jaimie finally ended his career in the Major Crimes Unit where he worked for 13 years much of the time working homicides.

Years of Service: 1984-2015

Jaimie began his career in 1984 when he began working as a Boise Police Department Reserve Officer. Jaimie then went through the beginning process of working for the Idaho State Police before deciding that the agency was not a good fit for him. In 1989, Jaimie was hired on by the Ada County Sheriff’s Office where he worked until retiring in 2015. During his time with the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, Jaimie worked as a jail deputy in the Ada County Jail, worked on patrol, and then as a detective in the Property Crimes Unit. Jaimie finally ended his career in the Major Crimes Unit where he worked for 13 years much of the time working homicides.

Years of Service: 1984-2015

Suzy began her law enforcement career in 1984 when she began working for the Los Angeles Police Department. From 1984 to 1994, Suzy worked in the Gang Unit as well as the Narcotics Unit but most of her time was on patrol. Suzy was working in Los Angeles in 1992, during the Los Angeles Riots which happened as a result of the Rodney King verdict. In 1994, Suzy transferred to the Modesto Police Department where she worked for 21 years before retiring in 2015. During this time Suzy worked as a detective for 1 year which she describes as the worst year of her life before going back to what she loved to do which was work on patrol.

Years of Service: 1987-2016

Robert began his law enforcement career in 1987 when he began working for the Florida Department of Corrections as a probation officer supervising felons released from prison. In 1992, he was recruited and began working for the Federal Probation Department in Florida where he again served as a probation officer but now supervised higher-level felons as well as companies convicted in the federal justice system. Robert was again recruited in 2002 and began working for the Department of Transportation, Office of Inspector General where he worked on cases involving corrupt moving companies and individuals selling commercial driver’s licenses to illegal aliens. Finally, in 2007, Robert was recruited for the last time by Homeland Security Investigations where he worked investigations to include money laundering and was featured in a book called American Kleptocracy by Casey Michel. After retiring from HSI, Robert founded his own private investigations agency called Gatekeeper Consulting and Investigations in Miami Lakes, Florida.

Years of Service: 1971-1983

Raul began his law enforcement career in 1967 when he began working as an intern for the Miami Beach Police Department. Eventually, Raul began working as an officer for the Miami Beach Police Department. In 1971, he began working for the Miami-Dade Police Department. While working for the Miami-Dade Police Department Raul began as a patrol officer but was quickly transferred to the Organized Crime Bureau and worked in the U.S. Customs Task Force. He later began working in the Narcotics Section of the Organized Crime Bureau where he worked undercover. From 1973-1977, Raul worked in the Counter Terrorism Unit where he worked every bombing and political homicide in Miami. In 1977, he has promoted to sergeant where he worked patrol for 7 months and was then transferred to a new Vice, Intelligence, and Narcotics Unit. It should be noted that in 1979, there was almost one drug killing per day, and by 1981, there were 621 drug-related killings. Finally, Raul worked as a Homicide Detective before he resigned in 1983.
After resigning from the police department Raul joined a private investigations group called ICDA and has worked on hundreds of cases including one involving Barry Seal. Many will know the story of Barry Seal portrayed by Tom Cruise in the movie "American Made" produced by Brian Grazer.

Years of Service: 1992-1998

Catherine, or Cat as she likes to be called, began her law enforcement career with the Army as a military police officer in 1990. She started her career on patrol and eventually rose to platoon leader until she retired from the reserves in 2000. In 1992, Cat began working as a police officer for the Raleigh Police Department in North Carolina. During her time with the Raleigh Police Department, she served as a patrol officer, narcotics officer and then finished her career working in the crime prevention unit. In 1998, Cat was forced to medically retire from the police department after being injured on the job. Since retiring she has worked as a private investigator with her husband running Cat’s Eye Private Investigations.

Years of Service: 1987-2012

Larry became a Special Agent with the IRS in 1987. Larry served as both a Special Agent and Supervisor for the IRS until he retired in 2012. During his time with the IRS, he served in various parts of the United States including Washington State, Idaho, and Washington DC. Larry also served as the IRS Country Attaché in Sydney Australia.

Years of Service: 1976-2006

Greg became a Special Agent with the IRS in 1976. In the beginning, he worked on what would be considered typical tax evasion-type cases but quickly knew this was not what he wanted to do with his career. Shortly after President Ronald Reagan was elected, a new emphasis was focused on large-scale drug trafficking organizations. Greg immediately began investigating these organizations and continued with these types of large-scale criminal investigations until he retired in 2006.

Years of Service: 1993-Present

Dave began his law enforcement career with the Butte County Sheriff’s Office in 1993. In 1995, he began working as a deputy at the Camas County Sheriff’s Office. In 2001, he was elected as the Sheriff of the Camas County Sheriff’s Office where he is still working. Camas County covers nearly 1,068 square miles and has a population of nearly 1200 people. The Camas County Sheriff’s Office has a total of three deputies which makes Sheriff Sanders a working sheriff who answers 911 calls and works patrol just like any other deputy.

Years of Service: 1996-Present

Officer Holland began his law enforcement career as a juvenile probation officer in 1996. He then began working as a state probation officer where he developed expertise working street gangs. In 2003, he was hired as a police officer with the Boise Police Department. During his career Officer Holland has served on the Bar Team, the SWAT Team, as a Detective in the Gang Unit, and as the Public Information Officer.