Dennis Williams, a native Floridian, joined the Miami Police Department at the age of 20. He is a highly decorated veteran who served 25 years with integrity and honor. In his career, he spent 13 years as an investigator in such units as Homicide, Robbery, Auto Theft and in a Multi-Agency Money Laundering Task Force in an undercover capacity.
In his tenure, he received over 150 commendations and numerous letters from the community. Retired Sgt. Williams also received the Medal of Honor for an armed confrontation in which he was shot at and subsequently apprehended the offender. Williams was also a member of the elite K-9 unit and worked with his award winning partner "Nitro". Sgt. Williams and Nitro, in a four year period, were solely responsible for 25% of all of the felony arrests within the 18 man unit. As a team, they were requested by surrounding police agencies to conduct narcotic searches due to Nitro's outstanding reputation. They were also the subject and focus of a documentary which was released nationally by Blockbuster video detailing the extreme daily activities of a police K-9 team.
As a Sergeant, Williams was known for whispering on the police radio while hiding in the bushes watching narcotic activity and sales with his "never stop until we get the bad guy" attitude and was usually known to be the first on the scene and the last to leave. Dennis was not only respected by his peers but also known by the staff members of the M.P.D. as a hard working honest cop. In a recommendation letter, Miami Police Deputy Chief Roy Brown stated "I have the upmost respect, confidence and admiration for his work ethic as well as his attitude and personality." Deputy Chief Brown also stated, "I have known him for more than 20 years to be a hard working officer that is well respected in the law enforcement community as well as the community at large." With his unwavering attitude and direction
Dennis Williams completed his 25 years of dedicated service with a full retirement in July of 2007 at 45 years of age. Williams is now overseeing the integrity and professionalism of So Act and its members to discourage manipulators and predators and those out to prey on others through deception for their own benefit. This is just a continuation of his law enforcement career in the private sector in which he will serve with the same honor and integrity.
