De Marius Thomas

Accomplished law enforcement leader with a distinguished career at Cahokia Heights Police Department and East St. Louis Park District, enhancing community trust and interdepartmental collaborations. Expert in firearms handling and team leadership, significantly improving officer preparedness and investigation outcomes. Spearheaded community-oriented policing initiatives, achieving notable success in complex, multi-jurisdictional investigations.

• Was awarded Officer of the Year with Centreville Police Department.
• Was given a award for helping solve a Homicide in Village of Alorton IL.
• Was awarded for working with (ATF) Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms.

• Drug Recognition Expert Certification – International Association of Chiefs of Police.
• Child Abuse Investigation Techniques Certificate – National Children's Advocacy Center or equivalent.
• Sexual Assault Investigator Certification – End Violence Against Women International or similar bodies.
• Gang Resistance Education And Training (GREAT) Officer certification – U.S. Department of Justice.
• Police Officer Standards and Training Certificate (POST) - State-specific POST Boards.
• Crisis Intervention Team Training Certificate - National Alliance on Mental Illness or other approved organizations.
• CPR/AED Certification

While working for Centreville Police Department I was the only Detective at the time. I was also helping out in patrol. While working both investigations and patrol at th same time. I would answer calls and go back to working on cases. This was noticed by Chief of Police and other staff memebrs.