Archive for March 2022

Gary began working for NBPD in March of 1956 at a salary of $325 per month. He worked for 33 years and retired in 1989. Gary worked Patrol, was the Department’s first A. I. Officer, rode motors, worked as a helicopter observer and retired as a Desk Officer. Upon retirement, he went to work for…

With a 30 year career in the Newport Beach Police Department, 49 years of happy marriage, and the honor of being NBPD’s first running team captain, Les Chapman’s trademarks of dedi-cation, longevity, and quiet loyalty are confirmed. It seems like Les started running the year he was born in 1935, in Orange, California, and he…

Jim was born in Norway MI. The town his parents lived in, Niagara WI., was so small it didn’t have a medical facility so most everyone in town was born in a 9 bed hospital in Michigan. Jim’s great grandfather had come from Germany to Niagara in the late 1800’s to work at a local…

NBPD Hire Date: 3-73 NBPD Separation Date: 1-79 Yrs of Service: 6 Rank/Position Held at Separation: Officer ID Number: 190 Academy Attended: LAPD Other Agencies and Length of Service: Irvine PD – 25 years. Assignments at NBPD: Traffic (AI) and CSI. Favorite Assignments: CSI People Who Had an Impact on Your Career: Gary Petersen, Bill…

Steve was born in Santa Monica on Dec 29, 1945. He moved to La Cresenta when he was 5 years old. He attended the Culter Academy, a Private Christian School. After graduation he attended Glendale College for two years. He joined the Air Force in 1966 and spent 4 years as an Air Traffic Controller.…

Stan was born in Indiana and moved to Michigan at age 4. He met Judy at age 14 and started dating her at 16. They became engaged and married at age 17 soon after graduating from high school. In 1959 they loaded up their car and their one year old son and moved to CA.…

Sam was born in 1931 in Jackson, Kentucky. He is the third youngest of 14 children (10 boys and 4 girls). His youth and teen years were spent in Minnesota. When his brothers returned from WW2, their fond memories were of the warmth of California and the El Toro Marine Base where they had spent…

Peri sent us an email. She was just offered a new position at the (FBI) Bureau’s Critical Incident Response Group in the Special Flight Operations/Aviation Surveillance Branch. The position is Investigative Specialist Aviation. She’ll be working surveillances and special missions, both domestic and international, flying in FBI jets: a Cessna Citation X and Cessna 560.…

Del was born in Watertown, New York in 1952 and at the age of two moved to Whittier, CA. He spent the next 20 years in Whittier—attending Catholic school until 6th grade. He then went to Monte Vista High School where he excelled in baseball, earning “All League” honors in both his Junior & Senior…

Kent was born in Long Beach, California and grew up in Redmond, WA (before Microsoft came in and hipsterized the area). He attended Bellevue Community College and received his associates degree then went to Central Washington University and received his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice with a specialization in Law Enforcement. He attended the OCSD…