My first opportunities to lead came when I was assigned to my department's Gang Unit. I remember one case where there was a house located in a cove. The house was the source of numerous complaints of gang and drug activity; shootings as well as a warehouse for stolen goods. I was able to obtain a confidential informant from a traffic stop a few weeks prior. My informant made a purchase of prescription drugs from the house on Tuesday around twelve, so I drafted the warrant and got it signed by close of business Tuesday. I usually take my warrants to a Criminal Court Judge to ensure accuracy and competency. Standard operating procedure on the unit calls for you to establish an entry team, evidence custodian, and photographer and videographer.…show more content… We tend to use the same people in the same positions because everyone has become familiar with that responsibility through different trials and exercises. We had established an efficient, consistent entry group (Bisk Education, 2018). I asked the new members what position on the entry team seemed to be most comfortable. We conduct dynamic entries on our unit. It would be their first entry with the team, so I did not want to add to their stress level even though they had recently completed two weeks of entry school. Initially, I was going to put them at the end of the team entering the house so their duties would be limited, but they both were tremendously excited and wanted to be involved. I adjusted our entry team to allow the new teammates to get some exposure. My supervisor agreed on placing them in the line up to get them “live fire” training. It was not long before one of the new teammates made some mistakes that were hazardous to himself and the group. I made the adjustment that removed him from the lineup and fulfilled his duties, myself. There was no one injured during the search warrant, and all other activities went as planned. However, the on-scene supervisor and I addressed the new team members mishaps during our debriefing of the
