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Police Reserve Officer Program The Scotts Valley Police Department Reserve Officer Program was started by former Chief Pittenger in November, 1967. Since then the Reserve Officer Program has thrived. Our current Sergeants John Hohmann, Mike Dean, and Mark Lopez, Officer David Ball and Freddy Padilla all started their careers as reserve officers. The Reserve Officers are citizen volunteers who are dedicated to providing police services to the citizens of Scotts Valley. Our Reserve Officers are uniformed and equipped identically to our department's full time officers. They also complete all the in-service training that our full-time officers complete such as firearms training, defensive tactics, first aid/CPR, defensive driving, and legal updates. Our Reserve Officers mainly ride with full-time officers, but those reserve officers who are qualified can patrol solo. Reserve officers supplement existing services so that the police department can continue to offer a wide range of services such as:
Police department reserve officers make a very important contribution to the department. Through this unit the department saves thousands of dollars each year through the services that our reserve officers provide to the community. Click here to find out how YOU can become a Scotts Valley Police Department reserve officer! |
