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July 1, 2009

Person You Should Know — Warren Poe

Officer Warren Poe, 29, has worked for the Warrior Police Department for more than two years. He will celebrate four years of working in the field of law enforcement on July 15.



• What other police departments have you worked for?

The first was the Lipscomb PD and then I worked at for Adamsville for two years.



• Why did you want to work for Warrior?

Warrior is one of the police departments on the personnel board for Jefferson County. Under that system, everybody has a fair shot at promotions because everybody takes the same test.



• Where are you from?

I grew up in Irondale.



• Why did you want to become a police officer?

I’ve got an uncle with the Birmingham Police Department. He’s kind of an older brother figure. He’s the reason I wanted to go into law enforcement.



• What do you enjoy about it?

Making a difference. Helping people. Solving people’s problems. I also like bettering myself.



• How do you do that?

I go to a lot of schools. Police officers are required to get 12 continuing education credits every year. I’ve got almost 80 for the year. I just got back from an Instructor Development courst put on by the FBI. I’ve also attended one other FBI course.



• What is the most difficult aspect of your job?

Wanting to help someone who doesn’t want help or realize they need it. Sometimes in a domestic call, the person being hurt tries to protect the person who’s harming them.



• What is the biggest thing you’ve learned as a police officer?

It’s better to educate people than to just put them in jail. If you just throw them in jail, you’re going to run into them again.



• What is your most memoriable incident?

I once stopped a guy trafficking 12,000 illegal tablets from Bessemer to Huntsville. I received a national recognition for it.



• What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?

Spending time with my family. But I don’t have much spare time, because I’m also a captain for Security Engineers. I helped provide security after Hurricane Katrina.



• Do the two jobs ever conflict?

No, because Security Engineers is very flexible. They understand that I’m a police officer.

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