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Retired Chief Elvin G. Miali started his Law Enforcement
career in 1967, with the City of San Gabriel in Los Angeles County, Ca. He began as a Patrolman, then he promoted to Detective,
Detective Sergeant, Lieutenant Watch Commander, Lieutenant in charge of the Detective Bureau and finally Captain. In 1986
he was appointed Chief of Police of the Fountain Valley Police Department (California). He was Police Chief for 17 years, prior to his retirement in 2003.
Chief Elvin G. Miali participated in many Oral Boards
and Assessment Centers and observed how difficult it was for many officers to do well in the promotional process. For this
reason he wrote the book entitled Unless You're The Lead Dog, The Scenery Never Changes.
According to the book description, “He has developed various testing programs and will share with you the inside
scoop into the testing process which is not available to everyone. He has assisted many of his officers with one-on-one consultations
regarding the testing process. This type of information is coming from the "top" and Chief Miali knows what the administrators of police agencies
want from their candidates, because he was there and made those decisions.”
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About the Fountain
Valley Police Department
The Fountain Valley Police Department
(California) is organized into four bureaus: Patrol; Traffic; Detective; and Records.
According to the Fountain Valley Police Department, “The Patrol Division, often referred to as "the backbone
of the Police Department", operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Patrol Officers generally work in full uniform and operate
marked black and white Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor vehicles. They are the first responders to the public calls
for service, the key to our Community-Oriented Policing efforts and the City's first line of defense against the criminal
element.”
The Detective Bureau provides
follow-up investigations on all criminal matters with the exception of those involving narcotics and gangs. The Bureau is
commanded by a Detective Lieutenant and is comprised of a Detective Sergeant, 5 full-time Investigators, a civilian Court
Liaison, a civilian Crime Analyst, and a Secretary. Each Investigator handles a specific assignment, which includes the investigation
of crimes against persons, juvenile and sexual assaults, fraud/forgery and checks, residential and commercial burglaries and
auto theft and miscellaneous crimes.
The Fountain Valley Police Department
also has specialized units such as SWAT, K9, Crisis Negotiators and Field Training Officers.
In 2006 the Fountain Valley Police Department joined forces with the West County SWAT Team. The West County SWAT Team
is a regional Special Weapons and Tactics Team serving the cities of Cypress, Los Alamitos, Westminster and Fountain Valley.
West County SWAT consists of police personnel made of four distinct units including; Tactical Officers, Tactical Emergency
Paramedics, Crisis Negotiators and Tactical Dispatchers. Joining West County SWAT resulted in a four-fold increase in personnel
trained for tactical operations. As a partner on this team, police personnel
train a minimum of 10 hours per month in critical incident management, tactics and pre-planned responses to a variety of dangerous
incidents.
Source:
fvpd.org
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