investigations including but not limited to vandalism, robbery, domestic violence, sex trafficking and homicide.
At Wednesday evening’ s Installation Banquet, Chief David Bejarano was honored for his leadership as the outgoing Cal Chiefs’ president. Chief Bejarano was instrumental in strengthening the association’ s legislative efforts, improving the image of law enforcement through media outreach and ensuring additional funding for city police departments. The association welcomed Chief Ken Corney from the Ventura Police Department as the 51st President. Chief Ed Medrano from the Gardena Police Department was elected as 1st vice president, Chief David Swing from the Morgan Hill Police Department was elected as 2nd vice president and Chief Ron Lawrence from Rocklin Police Department was elected as 3rd Vice President. Governor Jerry Brown attended and emphasized to attendees how much he values the relationship he has with the association is looking forward to working together in the upcoming year.
Chief Kim Raney from the Covina Police Department received the Joe Malloy Award which is presented to a Cal Chiefs’ member based upon the recipient’ s professionalism, leadership, energy, and commitment to the mission of the association. This year we were pleased to honor one of the founding members of the association, Retired Chief; Allen
W. Sill, with the first annual Allen W. Sill Founders Award. This award was adopted by the Board of Directors in 2015 to honor the vision and accomplishments of West Covina Police Chief, Allen W. Sill and the founding chiefs who created the California Police Chiefs Association.
Throughout the entire symposium attendees heard from experts in the field of body worn cameras, mental illness, and social media. In addition, the Cal Chiefs’ trade show featured more than 135 vendors displaying the latest in police technology, products and services. The event wrapped up Thursday morning with a powerful, informative and relevant debriefing of the San Bernardino shooting.
We would like to thank our Training Symposium Sponsors: TASER, IBM, AT & T, American Military University, Motorola Solutions, ecoATM, Harris Corporation, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, Verizon, Jones & Mayer and Atkinson Andelson Loya Rudd & Romo. In addition, we would also like to thank the CPCA Training Committee for their outstanding job in selecting the training for the Symposium, as well as our gracious host, Chief Brad Kaylor and the members of the Ontario Police Department.
The 40th Annual CPCA Training Symposium will be held in Monterey, April 9-13, 2017. We hope to see you all there!. ■
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