Lee Rankin

Investigations Bureau Chief @Mesa Police Department

Facilitate 24/7 executive and tactical oversight of safety and security programs in response to both emergent and planned events for community of Develop and direct strategic plans for all investigative units, formulating goals, policies, and department work standards. Manage $47.2M budget and determine strategic work direction for 384 personnel. Led use-of-force policy review and optimization project that reduced use-of-force incidents and officer injuries and increased departmental transparency. Engaged with Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) to review existing practices and provide recommendations based on national perspective. Accelerated criminal and administrative investigation timelines from 1 year to 60–90 days by shifting from consecutive to concurrent investigation schedules.