James Abel on LinkedIn: Was honored and excited to join some of my fellow colleagues and coworkers… (2024)

Prioritizing wellness isn’t just important; it’s essential, especially in law enforcement. Taking care of our mental and physical health isn’t a luxury; it’s a duty to ourselves and our communities. Let’s break the stigma, support each other, and make wellness a priority. #WellnessMatters #WalnutCreekPDIf you are seeking a department whose leadership prioritizes you and your wellness, please reach out to me.

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This is the first in a series from Black Girl in the CLE examining Cleveland’s Vision Zero action plan analyzing streets in dire need of improvements and structural changes to reduce traffic crashes, injuries and deaths.https://lnkd.in/e5A7u4Tx

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Engaging Police and Community can be a tricky task. Often times our community are upset with law enforcement because we often times feel unfairly treated and we are just tired of not receiving what we consider equal treatment.In MANY of my trainings, some law enforcement officers seem totally oblivious to the anger, honestly, some just don't really care or want to understand, and often times their in ability to empathize with our community leads to a greater divide.I have the great pleasure of understanding both sides of the divide and have a unique ability to assemble facts, data, statistics, case studies, real life scenarios, role plays, FBI data, historical data, a keen sense of discernment, a high ability to listen, and just some good ole common sense, ... mix that with good humor and the fact that I aint takin NO SIDES, leaves the audiences fully engaged.One Black guy said, "You know, I didn't want to like you... I wanted to shut you down, but you presented facts in a way that I've never heard, I just kept listening"... in one training, an officer said, "I really appreciate how you delivered this message... I realize I do have implicit bias and you humanized your community in a way that made me realize I have to do better."Both guys thought they were giving me a compliment. I just listened and if they learned something to make them more effective then my job was done!Louisa... It was great having one of Illinois' Greatest State Attorney's in the room with me... this isn't easy work, but highly necessary.

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A few weeks ago, I completed a lifelong dream of becoming a business owner. Three weeks into the new gig, I wanted to share some lessons from my first experience as a self-funded 'Searcher' in the world of acquisition entrepreneurship:1) From your first meeting with the Sellers - build strong, personal relationships. Remember, they've (likely) been very successful. They have/had other suitors. They don't have to sell to you.2) Partner with people who know what they're doing to guide you through the transaction - people who live/eat/sleep/breathe SMB M&A. I could not have done it without Megan Guillory Owens and Shannon Krebs at Live Oak Bank, Eric B. Pacifici and Eli Albrecht at SMB Law Group LLP, and Mike Jerman at Hollywell Partners.3) Raising capital? You can find sources. Do you want purely passive partners or strategic partners who can help you (and the business) grow/scale/improve/etc.? I wanted the latter. I partnered with friends. People I trust. Partners whose skillsets, experience, expertise and resources complement each other and will make me a better leader and our business a better business. These are my partners: Ben Carpel, Bruce Marks, MBA, CMAA, Daniel Habie, Pablo Xacur, Jose Gabriel L.4) Working Capital - Coming from a big company with clean/clean-ish financials? Don't skimp on Quality of Earnings (QoE). Get comfortable being uncomfortable. Be/get prepared to have challenging conversations/negotiations on this topic. IYKYK.5) Bias for Action - Lots of 'Searchers' out there; talking to Brokers, reviewing CIM's, shopping BizBuySell. Akin to buying a house - you might have a dream home wishlist: x bedrooms, y baths, two-car garage, pool, best school district, etc. etc. etc. But, you have to move. Now. Is that 'exact' home available? Does it fit your budget? Maybe, maybe not. But ya gotta move... get moving.

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Battling the fentanyl crisis and confronting organized retail crime: Discover how King County is taking proactive steps to address these pressing issues. Learn more about the multifaceted approach and collaborative efforts driving change.https://lnkd.in/giYnZX4m

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Operation Sandblast was just the second (after Operation April Fools) multi-agency initiative to take out foreign nationals inside our country preying on low income EBT recipients. #Skimmers are a low-tech fraud scheme that has been around for over 20 years - perfected by Romanians in California in the late 90s. This is one side of the issue plaguing #SNAP and #TANF recipients. Fraudsters drain their EBT cards after capturing info with their skimmer devices. Operation Sandblast even recovered skimmers with chip-reading technology. (So much for "chips on cards will fix this"!)The hi-tech version is #AccountTakeOver in which fraudsters (from the comfort of their lounge chairs overseas) script bot-attacks using common PIN numbers to EBT vendor portals. Third party apps meant to help provide #EBT info at their fingertips are but one tool used. They also use spoofed Point-of-Sale devices to send the balance inquiries - cards and #PINs that match are drained from another hacked POS device (meant to look like a Big Box store to avoid #FNS scrutiny).The primary victims here are real needy and hungry recipients who depend on #TANF cash assistance and #SNAP food assistance - both loaded on the same EBT card. The second victim are the taxpayers funding these programs despite the antiquated technologies and program rules. Finally, public confidence and trust in government administration is lost. And with that, the programs face cutbacks and restrictions.Thank you Secret Service for tackling this problem you inherited.

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What could be the fate of the claim of Alves, if he had filed the case in Ohio's US District Court, especially when there is a forum selection clause in the terms of use of the website?If Alves had filed his claim in Ohio, whether the District Court at Ohio could legally interpret the provisions of privacy laws of Massachusetts, on the basis of which the claim was filed in District Court located in Massachusetts?When a Massachusetts statute was the basis of claim of the plaintiff, and, prima facia, Goodyear has violated the said statute, then should it not be appropriate to try the case instead of dismissing the same summarily?

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Thoughts anyone??????. Should we have something like this in Ontario? Is it better just to keep getting money 💰 out the unlimited pot? Maybe that money could be used for better Heath care? Any ideas how to improve the driving abilities of the people/drivers coming on to Ontario roads?

If you are attending Highways UK in October, I hope to see you there? I will be on a strong panel session on the 19th October, discussing "Enforcement as a last resort: Promoting safe and responsible driver compliance" Come and join the debate! #roadsafety #visionzero

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spread the word please