A retired New York Police Department (NYPD) detective who gave 20 years to the job, he is now a Pet Security Consultant.

As a police officer he arrested murderers and drug dealers; now he tracks down a different type of bad guy — with the same meticulous care. He’s always either on the phone or on the computer, adding details to the cases he keeps in a huge file at his home office. However, some of the cases he works on have to be turned over to law enforcement, so Angel gathers as much information as he can and turns it over to his friends in blue.

Angel also educate people in pets safety. Have them learn by using his professionalism and guidelines as a retired NYPD Detective. He advise them what they should do and it is up to them to use his expertise.

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Before he joined the police force, he worked security at the Empire State Building, looking through the crowds for potential jumpers. When he joined the NYPD in 1986, it was the peak of the crack epidemic, and he was right in the middle of it — assigned to Upper Manhattan and the South Bronx.

His ability to read people came in handy as a cop and now with the animals. Once bitten in the face by a pit bull that needed to be gotten under control at a street fair, Angel only blamed the owner, who should have understood his dog better. The dog should not have been in such a busy place, which made it necessary for Angel to take the dog from the owner to get it under control. He grew a goatee for a while to cover the bite mark on his chin. Today, the scar is a reminder, not of bad animals, but of how easily animals can get into bad situations — and that’s what he is working to prevent.

Angel grew up in the notoriously rough Harlem neighborhood of New York City — a Puerto Rican kid in the primarily black projects — where he earned his first degrees in street smarts and self-defense. He spent a lot of time at his grandmother’s house nearby, where she had chickens, roosters, rabbits, dogs and cats. He sometimes stole animals from slaughterhouses and took them to her. He also used to keep pigeons in a coop on the roof of an abandoned building. He spent summers at his family’s farm in Puerto Rico, and though it was quite a change from the city streets, he continued to nurture his dedication to animals there.

A former detective, Angel now uses his investigative skill to help animals in trouble.

TV SHOW

Rescue Ink Unleashed

National Geographic Channel

Book

Rescue Ink: How Ten Guys Saved Countless Dogs and Cats,

Twelve Horses, Five Pigs, One Duck, and a Few Turtles

-by Denise Flaim

Education

John Jay College, Bachelor's Degree, New York/NY

New York City Police Academy New York, NY

Skills

investigations , surveillance, interrogation, computers, presentation skills, evidence collection, search procedure, crowd control, testifying and defense representation,loss prevention,consultant, and TV presentation.

Languages

English Fluent

Spanish Fluent

Training, Certifications & Citations

Criminal Investigation Course

Detective Bureau Orientation Course

Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigation Course

Homicide Investigation Course

Completion: Emergency to Terrorism

NYS Armed Security Guard License.

The New York City Police Department Detective Bureau

Outstanding Achievement Award

Numerous Meritorious Police Duty Awards

Numerous Excellent Police Duty Awards