BIO
Ever since he was a little kid growing up in Southern California...
Jordan Mirakian dreamed of becoming a police officer one day. His inspiration was noble. “Well first, it was the TV show ‘CHiPs. Then, it evolved into putting bad people in jail. It was really that simple for me.” Jordan says.
In the overarching fight of ‘Good versus Evil’ – Jordan’s always been profoundly aware of the part he was born to play: The Good Guy.
Today he’s a decorated Sergeant with the Seal Beach Police Department in Orange County, California. A culmination of 23 years working in law enforcement in a wide variety of roles: Field Training Officer, Investigations, Corporal and Public Information Officer.
At the Laguna Beach Police Department, Jordan was the Financial Crimes Detective and investigated white collar crimes, identity theft, wire fraud and other multi-faceted financial fraud cases, including the infamous “Lizzie Mulder” con artist case that captured the nation’s attention back in 2017. It was the subject of numerous TV shows like, “American Greed” on CNBC and “Pink Collar Crimes” on CBS. As well as an iHeartRadio podcast series called “Queen of the Con.” Without Jordan’s enterprising and dogged investigative skills, Lizzie Mulder would have most certainly got away with scamming more than a dozen victims out of more than $1.5 million.
At the Seal Beach Police Department Jordan now oversees Patrol Operations and the Traffic Division. He’s also a content creator and administrator for the PD’s Social Media Team, which has proven to be instrumental in creating goodwill in the city while making police officers more accessible to the public and ultimately - more likable.
“Some departments don’t really understand how to be relatable to the community they serve. It takes more than the occasional public event to move the needle.” Jordan says.
And Jordan’s brand of social media and community outreach has had a ripple effect on surrounding cities. “Other police departments in Orange County and across the country are starting to inject humor and relatability into their platforms and while there’s a time and a post for that, it has to be well timed, authentic and organic. While our agency isn’t the first to take a more relatable approach to sharing stories and information on social media, I believe we’re one of the few that isn’t hamstrung by multiple layers of scrutiny and oversight.”
The future of policing has incredible potential, but Jordan says, “It’s going to take somewhat of a paradigm shift. For any changes to occur, the District Attorney’s Office, Law Enforcement and the community at large need to work together. We need to look at police departments as a business built to meet the needs of the community. Right now, it’s an ‘us’ against ‘them’ mentality and that’s getting us nowhere. We need to market our profession in a more relatable way to kids, their parents, and the residents we serve. We need to invite the community in and teach them what we do and how they can help us make their streets and neighborhoods a safer and happier place to live.”
“The reason why people don’t generally appreciate law enforcement,” Jordan says, “Is because the departments haven’t really marketed ‘what’ we do. We fall into this trap where we go to public events and coffee outings, but we don’t really take the time to explain our profession. Instead, we ‘tell’ people over ‘teaching’ them.”
Jordan Mirakian is available for media interviews, public speaking and police consulting.
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