 CPO Dale was born in Detroit and relocated to South Florida where she graduated from Northeast High School in Ft. Lauderdale in 1980. She then enrolled in Broward Community College where she took classes in Criminal Law and Police Administration. CPO Dale has 6 ½ years as an active Army Military Police Sgt. She has 13 ½ years in the reserves and was ordered to active duty in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. During her military career she has received many awards including the National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Overseas Service Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, and the Kuwait Liberation Medal. CPO Dale joined the Wackenhut Corporation on May 29, 1997 and assigned to the Tri-Rail project. On November 2, 1999, CPO Dale received from Tri-Rail the award for Exceptional Performance during Hurricane Irene. CPO Dale has received the Certificate of Distinction from the Wackenhut Corporation on August 9, 2006. |
On August 17, 2006, C.P.O. Arlene Dale was on duty at the Ft. Lauderdale, Florida South Florida Regional Transportation Authority Train Station. While at this location, C.P.O Dale was made aware that there was a suspect fitting the description of a suspect that was wanted by the Broward County Sheriff's Office for first degree murder inside the ticket office. C.P.O. Dale was able to clear the area surrounding the ticket office and was able to keep other SFRTA passengers at a safe distance away from the ticket office until Deputies arrived. C.P.O. Dale made the necessary notifications and was able to monitor the suspect's actions until the arrival of the Broward Sheriff's Office. Arriving Sheriff's Deputies were able to confirm the suspect in question was in fact wanted for first degree murder and they took him into custody. It is because of C.P.O. Arlene Dale's attention to duty and her quick appropriate actions which led to the successful arrest of this suspect who only 3 days prior had murdered a person in a nearby city. This suspect was attempting to flee the area on an Amtrak train and was not successful because of C.P.O. Dale's initiative.