Undercover CCAT team at Garden Grove PD serves as ‘muscle’ for detectives
0It’s the kind of car that doesn’t warrant a second glance: a silver minivan. Boring and unremarkable is exactly how Sgt. Lonzo Reyes wants the vehicle to look. Blend in. Be another face in the ground. Don’t get noticed. These are among the mantras followed by Reyes and his team of four officers who make up the Garden Grove PD’s CCAT, for Career Criminal Apprehension Team. The plainclothes team works undercover, mainly with detectives who want them to find or arrest suspects. The CCAT members are the “muscle” for detectives and other officers throughout the agency when they need resources…
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