Brian Jarvis is a 30-year veteran Law Enforcement Officer and Investigator, who recently retired at the rank of Chief of Police in the Town of Chester, New York, a suburban community located 40 miles north of New York City. During his law enforcement career, Brian has been involved in investigations in both New York State and the State of Florida. While in Florida, Brian served as an investigator in the Major Crimes Unit of the Marion County Sheriff’s Department and was later promoted to Sergeant and served as the supervisor for the Major Crimes Unit. The unit was responsible for the investigation of all violent crime in the county, as well as white-collar crime and fraud.

After returning to New York and earning the position of Chief of Police, Brian remained active in the investigative field, and supervised the investigation of all violent crime in his jurisdiction. Brian is a founding member and adjunct instructor at the Orange County (NY) Police Academy. Brian graduated with honors from the University of Phoenix with a degree in Business Information Systems.

Captain Tittle became a member of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in 1977 and was assigned to the Civil Division.  Since then he has held assignments within the following areas: Patrol Division, Street Crimes, Property Crimes, Major Crimes, Training Director, Community Relations, D.A.R.E. Officer, Drug Unit and Communications.

Prior to the Juvenile Division, Captain Tittle was in charge of a District Station where he supervised uniformed patrol officers and a district detective.  Additionally, he was on the S.W.A.T. for 13 years with his last assignment as a Team Leader.

During Captain Tittle’s tenure in investigations, he has investigated numerous major crimes, drug cases and property crimes, including, but not limited to: sexual assaults (children and adults), child abuse, robberies, suicides, death investigations including homicides, crimes against persons, and vice cases.
Captain Tittle holds an Associate of Arts degree from Central Florida Community College in Ocala, Florida.  He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of West Florida in Pensacola, Florida.  Additionally, he is a graduate of the Southern Police Institute in Louisville, Kentucky.  He has attended numerous courses in Death Investigations, Sex Crimes, DEA School, Sniper school, SWAT courses and Domestic Relations.

Captain Tittle is an adjunct instructor at the Central Florida Community’s Criminal Justice Institute where he has instructed firearms, driving, domestic violence, crisis intervention and interviews & interrogations techniques and crimes against the elderly.

Captain Tittle has had articles published  in; The Florida Police Chief entitled, “Ice-Breaking, The Child Pre-interview”, American Police Beat and Inside School Safety and has self published six law enforcement training manuals. His most recent article, “Juvenile Sexual Offenders”, appeared in the May 2003 issue of The Florida Police Chief.

Furthermore, Captain Tittle has a publication in The Florida Police Chief on Domestic Violence in the Spring of 2004. This article examined the last 10 years of reported Domestic Violence to law enforcement and potential trends to come.