Westminster Police Department hires interim police chief Roy Campos
0Editor’s Note: This press release was published by the City of Westminster on March 9, 2021. Law enforcement veteran Roy Campos to serve as interim police chief WESTMINSTER, Calif. – City Manager Marwan Youssef has appointed Roy Campos to serve as the interim chief for the Westminster Police Department. With over 44 years of law enforcement experience, Campos began his career as a police student worker for the Los Angeles Police Department before he was hired by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department as a deputy sheriff in 1978. Campos graduated first in his class and earned the Honor Cadet…
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