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Detective Mark S. Fassam
Los Angeles Police Department
77th Division
Introduction
Mark Fassam is a Detective I, assigned to Los Angeles Police Department, 77th
Division. Detective (Det.) Fassam has over 11 years of experience with the LAPD, with
prior assignments to Rampart and Harbor Divisions; which include Patrol, Special
Problems Unit, Bike Detail, Gang Enforcement Unit and Sex Registration Tracking and
Enforcement Unit.
Prior to joining LAPD, Det. Fassam was a civilian employee of the Los Angeles County
Sheriffs Department with over 4 years of service as a Custody Assistant and Civilian
Investigator.
Prior to this, Det. Fassam served for over 10 years as a Police Constable with the
Metropolitan Police Service, London, United Kingdom^
Det. Fassam was a certified LAPD Drug Recognition Expert for over 5 years.
Det. Fassam was a member of the LAPD Urban Police Rifle Cadre for over 6 years.
Det. Fassam currently holds a California POST* Advanced Certificate.
Det. Fassam graduated from Rio Hondo Community College, Whittier, CA with an
Associates Degree in General Education; and is currently enrolled with Arizona State
University pursuing a Bachelor of Arts Degree majoring in Psychology.
Det. Fassam was a certified Emergency Medical Technician for over 8 years.
Law Enforcement Experience

04/2014 Present

Police Detective
Los Angeles Police Department

06/2003 04/2014

Police Officer
Los Angeles Police Department

05/2000 06/2003

Civilian Investigator
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department

04/02/2015

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02/1999 05/2000

Custody Assistant
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department

05/1998 05/1999

Public Safety Officer

City of Norwalk, CA

03/1987 08/1997

Police Constable
Metropolitan Police Service, U.K.^

Law Enforcement Training

2015
2013
2009
2009
2008
2007

2006
2005
2003
2002
2001
1999
1993
1987

Institute Criminal Investigation Core Course (POST*)

LAPD Detective School (POST*)
Sex Offender Tracking and Enforcement (POST*)
Intro to Mental Health Evaluation (POST*)
Drug Recognition Expert School (POST*)
Criminal Street Gang Enforcement School
Urban Police Rifle School (POST*)
Impaired Driver Apprehension Program (POST*)
LAPD Bicycle School (POST*)
Los Angeles Police Academy (POST*)
Analytic Interviewing (POST*)
Background Investigation (POST*)
Los Angeles Sheriffs Custody Assistant Academy (POST*)
Trainee Investigator School, Metropolitan Police. UK^
Metropolitan Police Training School, London. UK^

Court Qualification Record

11/2006
08/2004

Qualified expert in cocaine identification (Judge Goldberg, L.A.

Superior Court)
Qualified expert in Domestic Violence Preliminary Investigations
(Judge Hamilton, L.A. Superior Court)

Interests/Hobbies
Sports, travel, international politics, human rights, animal rights, environmentalism,
Psychology, and Neurobiology.
* Certified by the State of California Peace Officer Standards and Training
^ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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