Mike Jackson

NBPD Hire Date: 3/16/1973 NBPD Separation Date: 12/14/2002 Yrs of Service: 29 3⁄4

yrs.

Rank/Position Held at Separation: Lieutenant

ID Number: 179 Academy Attended: Los Angeles Police Academy

Other Agencies and Length of Service: 0

Assignments at NBPD: Patrol Officer, AI, F-Unit (CSI), Burglary Detective, Patrol Sgt., SWAT, Traffic Sgt., Records Sgt., CAP Sgt., Patrol Lt., Traffic Lt., and Detective Lt.

Favorite Assignments: Patrol, SWAT and Detectives.

People Who Had an Impact on Your Career: Charlie Beswick (FTO), Sgt. Bob Gatewood, Pat O’Sullivan, Steve Van Horn, D.A. Chris Evans.

A Special Event or Moment that You Remember About Your Time at NBPD: Antique burglar in CdM investigation as a new Burg. Detective with a trip to Utah, Aissa Wayne assault investigation in CAP with a trip to Geneva, Switzerland, Baker to Vegas teams.

Other Comments or Information: I enjoyed my career especially with all the camaraderie and the “time to work and time to play” philosophy. Newport was a busy party town at the start of my career and it slowed down over the years. Even with some questionable supervisors, if you had a group of good guys, you could do some good work and have fun. Political correctness and the 12 hour shifts changed many things. Good times, good friends and an interesting city.