Background
Cardwell, Michael Dexter was born on November 5, 1950 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Harvey Debw and Bettie Lee (Craig) Cardwell.
Cardwell, Michael Dexter was born on November 5, 1950 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Harvey Debw and Bettie Lee (Craig) Cardwell.
AS in Mathematics and Science, Victor Valley College, 1988. AS in Administration of Justice, Victor Valley College, 1988. Graduate, Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, 1989.
With, San Bernardino (California) County Sheriff's Department, since 1972;
undercover narcotics detective, San Bernardino (California) County Sheriff's Department, 1976-1977;
homicide detective, San Bernardino (California) County Sheriff's Department, 1977-1979;
Special Weapons And Tactics unit commander, San Bernardino (California) County Sheriff's Department, 1983-1991;
detective division commander, San Bernardino (California) County Sheriff's Department, 1987-1991;
de facto chief of police, Town of Apple Valley, California, since 1991. Security planner, tactical unit commander Olympic Integrated Threat Assessment Group, 1983-1984. San Bernardino Sheriff's representative to Olympic Anti-Terrorist Operation Center, Los Angeles, 1984.
Security planning consultant South Korean National Police, San Bernardino, 1984. Co-founder Law Enforcement Incident Command System, San Bernardino, 1985. Designer special operations training facility San Bernardino County Regional Training Center, 1985.
Member California Homicide Investigators Association, California Peace Officers Association, Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy Associations, International Association Bomb Technicians and Investigators, International Association Chiefs of Police, National Tactical Officers Association, Rotary.