BAATSEBA PRETTY RATSHEFOLA
Mokopane
Summary
- Investigation manager| Security Risk Manager |Protection Services Manager Operations PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Investigator and Manager with over 20 years’ experience in the security industry, law enforcement agencies and public service sector with expertise in crime investigation, crime prevention and awareness, training and response management, security risk assessment and data analysis, protection services, use of security technologies, emergency and evacuation drills. Fully observant of field operations to enhance behaviors and eliminate protocol issues. Successfully established and implemented the South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau nationally.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
ITU Care Pty
10.2022 - 12.2022
- Conducting private investigation for high profile individuals, Rendering private protection services to cabinet member
- Escorting high profile individuals, conducting surveillance Staying alert to any threatening situation
- Protecting client from threats, preventing potential threats and disruption
- Checking, analyzing and monitoring the area for threat before the high profile individual arrive.
South African Police Service, DPCI
04.2020 - 05.2022
- Organized Crime and Crime against State, Managed organized crime unit investigations and serious crime scene, investigated high profile cases, and gave evidence in court
- Managed administration of informers and ensured that organized crime projects involving Narcotics, copper cables, Cash in transit, illegal mining and rhino poaching are registered and successfully investigated
- Co-ordinated and attended monthly meetings, conducted daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly inspections on all physical/human resources and submitted reports
- Managed the execution and planning of disruptive operations and investigations of projects driven operations
- Ensured the accurate, completion and submission of all reports ensuring that deadlines are met and proper management of all registers and exhibits
- Maintained daily financial control measures and expenditure of +-2 million annually, managed and monitoredhuman and logistical resources like vehicles, computers, and cell phones .etc
- Maintained operational database on capturing incidents, analyzing information for linkage purpose using Ibase and identification of threats within DPCI Mandate
- Managed the distribution of cases to all investigators to alleviate work load and conducted monitoring of cases through brought forward system
- Ensured compliance in line with the mandate, procedures and policies as prescribed
- Liaising with internal and external stake holders e.g
- Crime intelligence, visible policing, NPA, SARS, SIU, SSA
- H/A, DMRE and others
- Managed the prevention of crime by conducting investigation and securing convictions with high sentencing
- Supported human resources functions by identifying training needs for the Unit for developing of 28 members.
Section Commander
South African Police Service, DPCI
12.2015 - 03.2020
- (Hawks), Colonel
- Coordinated and managed all matters pertaining to South African Narcotics Enforcement Bereau investigations, operations, successes, visits, and meetings with provinces
- Managed database for SANEB investigations and monitored chemical monitoring program for prevention of illicit drug laboratories using the pre - export notification (PEN on Line) for secure web-based electronic exchange of information
- Managed, coached and mentored eighteen (18) human and physical resource of Narcotics section at head office
- Monitored narcotics Projects within DPCI nationally and prepared presentation for SANEB for portfolio committee at parliament
- Managed and conducted disruptive operations by identifying threats and syndicates, conducting search and seizures, control deliveries in order to disrupt the illegal activities
- Coordinated and managed enquiry investigations on identified drug related cases and ensured that all case dockets within the section are managed and investigated properly
- Coordinated and managed Mutual Legal Assistance, Control Delivery requests for evaluation, analysis, and investigation
- Program management of projects that are affecting National ensuring that compliance and deadlines are met
South African Police Service, DPCI
01.2011 - 12.2015
- Provincial Commander: Priority Crime Management Centre, (Hawks), Lt Colonel
- Managed Priority Crime Management Centre by conducting of information and intelligence analysis
- Monitored project progresses and guided members on project investigation
- Managing incident flow of information and disseminating information to the relevant offices/sections
- Managing and identifying the crime threat analysis
- Conducting linkage of suspects, target profiling and
- Program project manager for all projects within DPCI in the Province
- Managing 15 human and physical resources within the center
- Determining the nature and extent of the national priority crime threats and trends
- Liaising with internal/external stake holders on information and investigations
- Maintaining of database for organized crime unit, commercial unit and anti-corruption unit
- Managed the crime threat and coordinated work amongst members
- Conducting analysis, collating, sharing data for intelligence outcomes using i2 analyst note book
Captain/ Lt Colonel
South African Police Service
12.2005 - 01.2011
- Conducting, managing and directing investigations
- Managing detective resources (physical and human)
- Conducting docket inspections and compiling of inspection reports
- Interviewing and obtaining statements from witnesses
- Managing and aligning detective service unit with the station strategic direction
- Managing administration and information flow for detectives
- Facilitating and presenting detective related courses
- Conducting docket inspections for cluster and attending complaints on detectives
- Giving evidence in court
- Managing serious crime scene e.g
- (Murder, Armed robbery, ATM Blasts
- Etc)
- Managing administration of informers
- Conducting of pointing outs and obtaining admission statements for suspects
Investigator, Sergeant/Warrant Officer
South African Police Service
07.1998 - 11.2005
- Gathering comprehensive and complete evidence at the crime scenes ,utilization of relevant investigation aids
- Conducting court driven investigations
- Interviewing of suspects and ensuring the suspects attendance in court
- Interviewing of witnesses and obtaining statements
- Maintaining and ensuring case docket management
- Liaising with relevant stakeholders before and during the trial
- Recruiting and handling of informers and maintaining a trusting relationship with the informers
- Giving evidence or testifying in court
- Charging and taking fingerprints of suspects
- Applying for arrest and search warrants applications
Shift Member
South African Police Service
12.1995 - 07.1998
- Managing the occurrence book in the community service Centre
- Managing the financial registers in the community service Centre
- Allocation of community service Centre resources to members to enable attendance of complaints in and around policing area
- Registering of cases and capturing data on the crime administration system
- Attending of crime scenes
- Escort duties of prisoners to and from court
- Obtaining of statements from witnesses
- Conducting patrol duties within the policing precinct
- Testifying in court attending to accident crime scene
- Attending to all community complaints
- Conducting crime awareness campaigns
Education
Post-Graduate Diploma - Risk Management
University of South Africa (UNISA)
2023
Bachelor of Technology - Policing
University of South Africa (UNISA)
2003
National Diploma - Policing
2001
Pretoria - undefined
SAPS Basic Training College
1995
Matric certificate - undefined
Phuti-nare High school
1993
Skills
Report Writing
Presentation
Communication
Conflict Resolutions
Leadership
Collaboration
Investigation
Decision Making
Evidence Collection
Customer care
Data analysis
Good work place relations
Emergency Management
Crisis Management
Delegation
Security Management
Emergency Situations
Self-regulation
Management Accounting
Operations Management
Computer literacy
Accomplishments
- Served as the Coordinator of South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau at national level
- Represented South African Police Service on international forums like Asia–Pacific Operational Drug
- Enforcement Conference (ADEC) Japan, Africa Multilateral Drug Enforcement Coordination Meeting(AMDEC), and Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) Vienna
- PSIRA GRADE A, Motlhabane Risk Management Services
- 2020/08/31 – 2020/11/13
- Controlled Deliveries training: Kenya INTERPOL
- Precursor Chemical Investigators course, Paarl Academy
- Research methodology, Northwest University
- Project management, Konani training development
- Organized crime investigation course, SAPS, 2011/05/09 - 2011/06/10
- Presentation skills, Bonang training development, 22/08/2011 - 26/08/2011
- Middle management learning program, SAPS: 2010/04/11-2010/05/14
- Crime scene management, The French International Police Cooperation Services.2009/16 /11 – 2009/11/ 20
- Detective commander’s learning program, (SAPS)
- 14/01/2008 - 15/02/2008
- Corel Word perfect 8.0, SAPS
- 2006/05/08 – 2006/05/ 12
- Officers’ program generic management, SAPS
- 2006/07/25 - 2006/08/11
- Station management-learning program, SAPS.2006/11/13 – 2006/11/17
- Psychological motivated crime investigation, SAPS.2004/08/30 – 2004/09/17
- Sexual offences investigators course, SAPS
- 2000 /09/11 – 2000/09/22
- Detective course, SAPS
- 1999/08/30 - 1999/10/08
- Analytical investigative methods, Intelligence analysis, Information analysis, Analyst notebook, Investigative
- Software Solution.2012
Timeline
ITU Care Pty
10.2022 - 12.2022
South African Police Service, DPCI
04.2020 - 05.2022
Section Commander
South African Police Service, DPCI
12.2015 - 03.2020
South African Police Service, DPCI
01.2011 - 12.2015
Captain/ Lt Colonel
South African Police Service
12.2005 - 01.2011
Investigator, Sergeant/Warrant Officer
South African Police Service
07.1998 - 11.2005
Shift Member
South African Police Service
12.1995 - 07.1998
Post-Graduate Diploma - Risk Management
University of South Africa (UNISA)
Bachelor of Technology - Policing
University of South Africa (UNISA)
National Diploma - Policing
Pretoria - undefined
SAPS Basic Training College
Matric certificate - undefined
Phuti-nare High school