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Biography of: Mike Pruitt 

Special Operations Division 
 
• Certified Public Manager, Florida State University – 2006
• Master of Arts Degree, Criminal Justice, University of Alabama – 2004
• Bachelor of Arts Degree, Criminology, Saint Leo College – 1997
• Associates of Arts Degree, Criminal Justice, Polk Community College – 1994

  • Polk County Sheriff’s Office – 1987 – Present
    1987 – 1998  Patrol Deputy, Detective
    1998 – 2002   Sergeant (Patrol and Bureau of Special Investigations)
    2002 – 2005  Lieutenant (Patrol and Bureau of Criminal Investigations)
    2005 – 2007  Captain (Patrol and Bureau of Criminal Investigations)
    2007 – Present  Major (Special Operations Division)

• Florida Narcotic Officers Association
• Florida Homicide Investigators Association
• Clan Lab Investigators Association
• Polk County Police Chiefs Association
• International Association of Chiefs of Police
• Southern Police Institute Alumni Association
• Polk County Cattlemen’s Association
• National Tactical Officers Association
• Florida Cattlemen’s Association
• Florida Agriculture Crimes Intelligence Unit
• Airborne Law Enforcement Association

• Police Executive Research Forum – 2008
• SWAT Management – 2007
• Southern Police Institute, 109th Administrative Officers Course – 2003
• DEA Drug Unit Commander’s Academy – 2000

• Cypress Gardens Rotary of Winter Haven
• Fraternal Order of Police
• Deacon, Calvary Baptist Church
• Drug Prevention Resource Center
• Relay For Life Representative