Charles Hilyard

Phoenix Police Department 2001 - 2023

Patrol Officer Desert Horizon Precinct - 2001 - 2004 , (various hours and squads)

Notable duties and responsibilities:

• Patrolled assigned areas to check homes, businesses, and public roads for signs of disturbance.
• Handled domestic disputes tactfully, de-escalating tensions while providing appropriate support to affected individuals.
• Secured crime scenes, gathered evidence, and questioned witnesses.
• Answered emergency calls for help from citizens and business owners.
• Investigated and reported crimes, accidents, offenses, and damage to property.

Neighborhood Enforcement 2004 - 2014 ( Desert Horizon Precinct)

Notable duties and responsibilities:

• Investigate various crimes in the precinct and city including Robbery, Homicide, Vehicle theft and Burglary as well as Drug related crimes. Each of these investigations may include, conducting intense surveillance, conducting traffic stop to further investigations, develop Probable Cause then write and serve search warrants making necessary arrests.
• Maintain relationships with citizens including developing and managing informants.
• Maintain necessary training including search and seizure law, search warrant tactical training. Street drug familiarity. Develop and implement necessary Crime Suppression Programs.
• Attend and maintain membership in Arizona Narcotic Officers Association.
• Tactical Response Unit membership and yearly certification (crowd control).
• POTUS protection details during Phoenix visits, including George H. Bush and Barack Obama.

Airport Bureau 2014 - 2023 (Sky Harbor)

Notable duties and responsibilities:

• Maintain security at T.S.A. checkpoints
• Answer calls for service in each terminal.
• Patrol infrastructure, both secure and non-secure.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with aviation partners, such as various airline personnel or vendors.
• Investigate and report criminal activity; make necessary arrests.
• Worked many POTUS/FLOTUS/VP details including Barack Obama, Donald J. Trump and Joe Biden.
• Coutesy shuttle at Sky Harbor for VP Mike Pence.
• Security details from gate to vehicle for Supreme Court Justices occasionally.