Lt. Alan May, MPA

      Alan May is a career police officer currently holding the rank of Lieutenant at the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office where he is assigned to uniform patrol operations. He began his law enforcement career in 1982 with the New York City Police Department. In 1987 he entered the ranks of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Throughout his many years in law enforcement he has worked in uniformed and plainclothes patrol operations, investigations, narcotics investigations and airport law enforcement. He has served as the commanding officer of the Sheriff’s Office Training Bureau and the executive officer of a patrol district.

      Alan May earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Northeastern University and completed his Master of Public Administration degree at Florida Atlantic University. He is an honors graduate of the nationally recognized Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville.

      He is certified as an instructor in numerous police training systems and disciplines. He is an adjunct instructor at Palm Beach Community College where he is on staff as a Police Academy and an Advanced Training instructor.

      Alan May is a charter member of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association and a member in good standing of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Southern Police Institute Alumni Association, the Police Benevolent Association and the Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society in Public Administration.

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