SHAYNE M. MELTON Owner

Shayne M. Melton is a 24-year Oklahoma law enforcement veteran. He served as a state investigator, deputy sheriff, and police officer. His past assignments included division supervisor and investigator of violent crimes, homicides, suicides, crimes against children, sexual assaults, missing persons, stolen property, fraud, narcotics, and internal affairs. He was also federally cross-deputized, serving on a federal task force and two state task forces. Melton began his law enforcement career as a patrolman, promoting to patrol supervisor. Melton assumed additional roles as a crisis negotiator, crisis intervention team (CIT) member, and SWAT team member.

Melton is a graduate of the Oklahoma CLEET Peace Officer Certification Academy, where he graduated at the top of his class, receiving the High Academic Achievement Award. He has since attained a CLEET Advanced Law Enforcement Certification. Melton also attended Cameron University, where he majored in Criminal Justice.

Melton has been a state-certified law enforcement instructor for 19 years, developing and presenting training courses to local, state, and tribal law enforcement. This includes instruction at reserve peace officer academies, full-time peace officer academies, and in-service training.

· Death Investigations 

· Crimes Against Children Investigations

· Sexual Assault Investigations

· Missing Person Investigations

· Narcotics Investigations

· Gang Investigations

· Burglary Investigations

· Stolen Property Investigations

· Fraud Investigations

· Title IX Investigations

· Internal Affairs Investigations

· Background Investigations

· Maintaining Confidentiality

· Working with Confidential Informants

· Surveillance Operations

· Working in an undercover capacity

· Crime Scenes 

· Evidence Collection

· Shooting Incident Reconstruction

· Interviewing & Interrogations

· Statement Analysis

· Writing Reports

· Courtroom Testimony

· Process Service

· Law Enforcement Instruction

· Drafting Policy & Procedure

· Incident Management

· SWAT Operations

· Crisis Negotiations

· Crisis Intervention

· Patrol Operations

· Detection Canine Team Operations

· Advanced School Resource Officer

· Active Shooter Response

Council on Law Enforcement Education & Training

• Advanced Law Enforcement License

Council on Law Enforcement Education & Training

• Private Investigator License

Council on Law Enforcement Education & Training

• Armed Security Guard License

District Court of Grady County, Oklahoma

• State-wide Process Server License

Oklahoma Secretary of State

• Notary Public Commission