James D. Costa

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Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School, Rochester, MA

High School Diploma June 1985

Machine and Tool Technology

Work Experience

Southcoast Hospital Group

Public Safety Officer August 16th 2021

Public Safety Officer duties and responsibilities related to the day-to-day protection and security of Southcoast Health System (SHS) and Southcoast Hospitals Group (SHG) assets and information as well as the safety of all persons on hospital/SHS property. The Safety Officer proactively guards against fire, theft, vandalism and unauthorized entry to SHG grounds and/or buildings while controlling access points.

MOAB Certified – Management of Aggressive Behavior Town of Acushnet, Acushnet, MA

Police Officer August 1988 to July 16 2021

Responsibilities include enforcing the laws and regulations set forth by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and United States Constitution. Duties include call-taking, dispatching, responding to police calls for service, investigating crimes, writing reports, and testifying in District, Superior and Federal court.

Desk Officer duties include, answering phones, controlling access to police station and monitoring station cameras. Emergency Medical Dispatching 911. Dispatching Police, Fire, Medical, Board of Public Works and Animal Control Officer. Entering calls for service into computer system, faxing and scanning documents. Filing police reports as needed. Handling walk-ins with complaints, picking up reports or looking for directions

Former Field Training Officer

Trained new hires on Policies and Procedures put forth by Acushnet Police Department Recorded and reported progress of new hires to Chief of Police Conducted shadow training with new officers

Senior Officer in Charge

Member of the Bristol County Sheriff’s Quick Response Team 1999 to 2002 Manage/Oversee patrol officers during shifts when no Sergeant is on duty

Police Detective, September 2006 to July 2017

Investigating crimes against persons and properties, evidence collecting, preservation and documentation, fingerprint and DNA recovery, crime scene investigation, background checks on new hires

Thoroughly maintaining evidence room and chain of custody to ensure integrity

Firearms Licensing Authority, 2006 to July 2017

Responsible for handling large sums of money pertaining to firearms license applications Maintaining electronic and physical files of all applicants

Arson Investigator

Firearms, Rifle, Taser, Shotgun Instructor

Sig Sauer, Bushmaster, and Mossberg Armorer

Member of Bristol County Sheriff’s South Coast Anti-Crime Team (S.C.A.T.)

Southeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (S.E.M.L.E.C.) Swat Operator/Breacher, September 2006 to July 2012

S.E.M.L.E.C. MOP (Motorcycle) Unit, September 2012 to Present

Certified Emergency Medical Technician, March 1989 to December 2015 Call Firefighter January 1986 to January 1996

As a call firefighter, I respond to various fire-related incidents on an on-call basis. These incidents include structure fires, brush fires, motor vehicle crashes, fire alarm activations, and any other incident where the fire department is dispatched. During these incidents, I perform various firefighting duties such as fire suppression, search and rescue, motor vehicle extrication, truck and pump operations. I have also been responsible for working the desk, overnight shifts and writing incident reports.

Town of Rochester, Rochester, MA.

Part Time Police Officer February 1989 to April 1989 Town of Marion, Marion, MA.

Police Officer November 1987 to October 1988

Town of Wareham, Wareham, MA.

Seasonal Police Officer April 1987 to November 1987 Commendations & References

Available Upon Request