Special Investigations Management
Resume:
Ron Lara
Mountain City, TX *****
512-***-**** (cell)
******@**.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Austin Police Sergeant /Supervisor with 34 years of Law Enforcement experience. Specializing in SIU investigations involving Homicide Cold Cases, Missing Person’s and many other critical and complex cases. Innovative and goal oriented with 15 years of leading groups of detectives and support staff with investigative and operational priorities. Special Investigations Internal/External. Comprehensive knowledge of DNA and its application with criminal cases Proactive Assessment of risk and management with investigations mitigating criminal behavior both internal and external. Excellent leadership skills and interpersonal relations leading to successful outcomes.
PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE
Superior Investigations & Consulting Present
Austin Travis County District Attorney’s Office. SGT. Investigator 2020-2021
Austin Police Department 1986-2020
Superior Investigating and Consulting:
Licensed Private investigator through the department of public safety level iv.
Corporate Fraud & Theft Investigations
Workers Compensation investigations
Executive Protection
Intellectual Property/Trademark/Copyright Infringement
Civil Investigation
Witness, Client locate
Witness Interviews & Statements
Homicide &Suicide Investigations
Accidental/Wrongful deaths
Surveillances
Austin Travis County District Attorney’s Office.
Sergeant Investigator:
Review and assist prosecutors with complex and comprehensive investigations involving felony sexual assault cases.
Prepare complaints, search warrants for social media, phone carriers, biological evidence and additional investigative offenses.
Assist local, state and federal agencies and officers in investigation of various offenses.
On call for special investigations and officer involved critical incidents. Presentations of cases to Grand Jury.
Austin Police Department Homicide Cold Case & Missing Person’s Unit
Sergeant: 2004-2020
Supervising Sergeant for over 200 Homicide Cold Cases to include Missing Person’s investigations involving foul play and Special Investigations both internal and external.
Directly supervise and manage the deployment of the unit’s detectives and support staff.
Coordinates efforts of department personnel in the development of a cold case investigation and the analysis, preservation and assessment of critical evidence.
Manage and Assign criminal cases in the manner resulting in the highest quality investigation.
Comply with and monitor subordinates compliance with departmental policies and procedure.
Assist detectives and support staff in developing their investigative and interpersonal skills to include discipline, counseling, performance evaluation and training.
Represent the unit and department at meetings with other law enforcement agencies, Travis County District Attorney’s office, social service organizations, committees, the media and the community.
Approve and coordinate the execution of search and arrest warrants.
Oversee all criminal cold case homicides and missing person’s investigations ensuring proper investigative protocol.
Coordinate and manage efforts with the United States Attorney’s office for investigations to be adopted by the FBI, IRS, ATF and DEA
Shared in the units successful involvement with over 27 solved Homicide Cold Cases & Missing Person’s case convictions.
Sergeant, Missing Person’s Unit 2012-2020
Directly supervise and manage the deployment of the unit’s detectives and support staff with over 4000 cases annually to include Missing Person’s, runaway’s, request to locate and Kidnappings.
Manage and direct the issuance of all Amber Alerts to include Silver Alerts, Blue Alerts and missing and endangered persons.
Oversees the appropriate protocol is followed with the issuance of all Amber Alerts ensuring if the incident in question is an abduction or kidnaping and additional criteria is met, immediate activation is broadcasted without delay.
Manage and direct operations concerning Search & Rescue and Search & Recovery investigations. (Human Remains)
Coordinate efforts with FBI evidence recovery team, Texas Rangers, Travis County Search and Rescue to include deployment of cadaver K-9’s.
Manage and oversees the missing person’s TCIC and NCIC database entries ensuring appropriate dissemination to police agencies nationwide. (Disability, Endangered, Kidnapping/Abduction or catastrophe victims)
Sergeant, Austin Police Gang Unit 2002-2004
Supervising Sergeant for criminal investigation involving Austin gangs.
Assigned to the FBI safe streets task force.
Investigation of long-term investigations involving criminal enterprises, Robberies and Fraud.
Manage and assigned detectives to assist with federal investigations and Title 3 involvement.
Detective, Homicide Task Force for the 1991 ICBY murders 1999-2002
Assigned to investigate the 1991 quadruple murders known as the ICBY investigation.
Accomplish projects, tasks and duties within guidelines of departmental policy.
Appear in court or before Grand Jury in preparation to testify.
Assist with presentations to the Grand Jury.
Investigative travel for suspect/Witness interviews.
Sr. Police Officer
Austin Gang Unit 1996-1999
Assigned too high priority investigations involving Austin Gangs.
Managed and created intelligence reports of gang members and ongoing activity in furtherance of criminal investigations.
Extensive surveillance and operational planning for tactical entries.
Police Officer Patrol Division 1987-1996
Assigned to Patrol division and various districts city- wide.
First Responder- Handled and responded to a multitude of 911 calls to include; family disturbances, shootings, stabbings, robbery’s, kidnappings, murders, suicides, crashes, thefts, burglaries and critical incidents involving APD officers.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science May 1985
Southwest Texas University
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice May 1985
San Marcos Texas
Texas A&M Spring, 1982
San Antonio Jr College May 1981
Associates in applied Science San Antonio, Texas
SKILLS & PROFESSIONAL LICENSE
Texas Masters Police Certification
(Commissioned Member) Governor’s Board for Texas Violent Gang Task Force December 2004-2009
Private Investigator for Superior Investigations. Austin Texas. (Current)
Level IV Armed Executive Personal Protection License.
REFERENCES
Gregg Sofer
United States Attorney (Chief of the Criminal Division)
Western District of Texas
501 W. 5th Street
Austin, Texas 78701
512- 512-5896
Chief Frank Dixon
Denton Police Department
601 Hickory ST.
Denton TX 76205
512-***-**** cell
Mark Spangler
Commander, Austin Police Department
715 E. 8th Street
Austin TX, 78741
Mindy Montford
First Assistant
Travis County District Attorney’s Office
509 W. 11th Street
Austin, Texas 78701
Efrain De La Fuente
Assistant District Attorney
Travis County District Attorney’s Office
509 W. 11th Street
Austin, Texas 78701
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