Policing My Hometown Is a Labor of Love
A Deputy Chief of Salinas PD Explains the Challenges of Protecting the City He Grew up In
We hear a lot these days about rifts between police and the communities they serve. This is especially true in communities of color. I thought it might be helpful to offer my story as someone who comes from both worlds: I’ve devoted a career to policing the community where I was raised.
I am a deputy police chief in my hometown of Salinas. Indeed, I’m a police officer in part because I grew up here, and because of the close ties between the police and the Salinas residents they serve.
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