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Name
Detective Inspector Michael McCullagh
Title
Cybercrime Investigations, Police Scotland
Bio
Detective Inspector Michael McCullagh - Police Scotland, Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism Unit (OCCTU) - Cybercrime Investigations
Michael started his career in 2003 in Strathclyde Police as a uniform officer spending 6 years in response policing in the communities of the South side of Glasgow following which he transferred to Detective Constable in Glasgow Division’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Here he gained experience in serious and major crime investigation, training and specialising in a number of key detective roles.
Following a move to Detective Constable in the Strathclyde Police, Crime Policy and Strategy Unit, in 2011 he was promoted in this department to Detective Sergeant and soon thereafter transferred back to Glasgow to an operational Detective Sergeant role based at Patrick police office. After 3 years and the merger to Police Scotland, he joined Glasgow Division Robbery Unit.
In 2017 Michael was successful in application to the Post of Detective Sergeant in Police Scotland’s Serious Organised Crime (SOC) Strategy Unit based at the Scottish Crime Campus where he gained experience in partnership working supporting the Force Executive in executing Scotland’s SOC Strategy.
After a year he was promoted to the rank of Temporary Detective Inspector within the National Disruptions Unit where he lead initiatives focused on the disruption of SOC and was shortly thereafter transferred to the Cybercrime Capability Programme to take a lead role in the Forces Cyber development and implementation of Police Scotland’s enhanced operational cyber response and understanding of Cybercrime.
In early 2020 Michael moved to lead the Cybercrime Investigation Unit as Detective Inspector where he is a Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) responsible for the proactive and reactive investigation of Serious Organised Cybercrime in Scotland and where he continues to develop the services responses to Cybercrime.
Michael started his career in 2003 in Strathclyde Police as a uniform officer spending 6 years in response policing in the communities of the South side of Glasgow following which he transferred to Detective Constable in Glasgow Division’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Here he gained experience in serious and major crime investigation, training and specialising in a number of key detective roles.
Following a move to Detective Constable in the Strathclyde Police, Crime Policy and Strategy Unit, in 2011 he was promoted in this department to Detective Sergeant and soon thereafter transferred back to Glasgow to an operational Detective Sergeant role based at Patrick police office. After 3 years and the merger to Police Scotland, he joined Glasgow Division Robbery Unit.
In 2017 Michael was successful in application to the Post of Detective Sergeant in Police Scotland’s Serious Organised Crime (SOC) Strategy Unit based at the Scottish Crime Campus where he gained experience in partnership working supporting the Force Executive in executing Scotland’s SOC Strategy.
After a year he was promoted to the rank of Temporary Detective Inspector within the National Disruptions Unit where he lead initiatives focused on the disruption of SOC and was shortly thereafter transferred to the Cybercrime Capability Programme to take a lead role in the Forces Cyber development and implementation of Police Scotland’s enhanced operational cyber response and understanding of Cybercrime.
In early 2020 Michael moved to lead the Cybercrime Investigation Unit as Detective Inspector where he is a Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) responsible for the proactive and reactive investigation of Serious Organised Cybercrime in Scotland and where he continues to develop the services responses to Cybercrime.
