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About the Covina Police
Department The
Covina Police Department is a small, yet full-service, law enforcement agency in Los Angeles County. According
to the Covina Police Department, “The members of Covina Police Department strive to provide excellent customer service
to the citizens we serve. To facilitate this level of service we have divided the City into two service areas, with one lieutenant
assigned to each area. Service Area Policing allows you to contact the lieutenant who is responsible for your specific area
of concern for any non-emergency issues. It is a more citizen-friendly style of policing that provides for the following:
Increased police accountability to citizens; More personalized service to residents and business owners; Increased citizen
satisfaction and communication with the Police Department; Improved neighborhood quality of life.”
In addition to patrol and community
policing functions, the Covina Police Department also has an investigative function. According to the Covina
Police Department, “The Detective Division is committed to timely and responsive follow up investigations of reported
crime, as well as proactive enforcement of narcotic offenses. In conjunction with the Community Oriented Policing philosophy,
the Detective Division strives to solve crime and to increase public awareness and educate the citizens of the community on
how to better protect themselves from being victimized by crime. There are six work units within the Detective Division: Crimes
against Persons; Juvenile and Sex Crimes; Economic Crimes; Property Crimes; Narcotics Crimes & Drug Busts; and, Gang Crimes.”
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Andrew Harvey served in law enforcement for 25 years,
the last twelve as a captain with a Southern California police agency. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Cal State
Los Angeles, and and an educational doctorate in the field of organizational leadership from Pepperdine University.
He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the California POST Command College, the West Point Leadership Program, and
is recognized in California as a master instructor.
Dr. Harvey is an experienced college educator, currently serving as a
professor at the University of Phoenix, and as a faculty advisor for the Union Institute and University. He has been
published numerous times in national and international publications. He is a recognized expert in leadership and career development,
and has served as an instructor in command leadership at the Los Angeles Police Academy. He has appeared as a leadership authority
on television and radio, including the internationally broadcast Bloomberg Business Television Show, and the nationally syndicated
Joey Reynolds Radio Show. Through his company, Andrew Harvey Seminars, he provides training and consulting to both public
and private sector leaders and organizations throughout the nation.
His first book, The Call to Lead: How Ordinary People Become Extraordinary
Leaders, has received national attention. The book shows the way for leaders toward ethical and competent leadership.
His second book, Leadership: Texas Hold 'Em Style, will be published in Fall, 2006 through Quill Driver Books. This work stresses academically sound leadership
practices, but uses the game of poker as a metaphor to illustrate the concepts of leadership in a fun and innovative way.
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