Behind the Badge
New sergeant, manager, supervisors at Tustin Police Department
0The Tustin Police Department celebrated promotion day recently as three civilian employees advanced and a detective earned his sergeant’s stripes. Several retirements opened the way for the four promotions. Gustavo Gonzalez, 41, a 10-year veteran with the department, advanced to become a patrol sergeant as well as sergeant with the department’s SWAT team. Prior to the promotion, Gonzalez was a detective with the Gang Reduction and Directed Enforcement (GRADE) unit. In moving from GRADE to SWAT, Gonzalez has been part of two of the more elite and high-profile units at the Tustin Police Department, an accomplishment in which he takes…
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