"Since law enforcement agencies began partnering with citizens through community policing, we've seen significant drops in crime rates."
- US Attorney General, John Ashcroft

Lieutenant Edward Hudak - Coral Gables Police Department

Lieutenant Hudak began his law enforcement career in 1983 with the University of Miami Police Department. In 1988, he joined the Coral Gables Police Department as a patrol officer. As a detective, Lt. Hudak worked in the Street Crimes, Narcotics and Major Crimes Units. He was promoted to Sergeant in 1999 and he is currently in the Criminal Investigations Section. In that capacity, he leads the Unit responsible for investigating burglaries, arsons, auto theft and with his telecommunications background has just started the department’s first Forensic Video Unit. Lt. Hudak has specialized training in many areas including: hostage negotiation, advanced hostage negotiations, stalking investigations, domestic violence, DEA Advanced School, crime scene investigations, medical examiner death investigations and first line supervision. He was most recently promoted to Lieutenant and Commander of the Internal Affairs Unit in January of 2005.

Lt. Hudak has worked as a consultant with the Department of Justice in the Early Identification and Intervention Systems throughout the country and has been considered an expert witness on hostage situations, a subject he has lectured on at the University of Miami for the last ten years.

He has held numerous executive positions in his professional organizations including President of his Fraternal Order of Police and Vice President of the Police Benevolent Association. Today, he serves on the Executive Board of the Switchboard of Miami, the crisis intervention hotline. He has also been the liaison/mentor for the University of Miami Athletic Department for the last twelve years.