Posts by Newport Beach Police Department Retiree Association

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…

This is a posthumous biography. Howard Eisenberg passed away on July 6, 2017. He retired from NBPD on May, 31, 2003 after serving as an NBPD Officer for over twentyfive years (1978-2003). He was 64 when he passed away from heart failure. The following is taken from Howard’s Celebration of Life announcement. Howard’s reputation for…

Greg Armstrong is doing what he loves–exploring the great outdoors of southern Oregon, a job to sink his teeth into, and spending time with his lovely wife Ruthie. Greg retired from Newport Beach P.D. on June 12th, 2001. He had a career totaling 30 years. He says it feels like a long time ago, especially…

Name: Gary Lee Bruton NBPD Hire Date: 9/1978 NBPD Separation Date: 9/1984 Yrs of Service: 6 Rank/Position Held at Separation: Police Officer ID Number: 429 Academy Attended: Orange County Sheriff Academy Other Agencies and Length of Service: Orange County Sheriffs Department 22 ½ years Assignments at NBPD: Patrol, Accident Investigator, Motor Officer, Helicopter Observer Favorite…

In 1948 Gary was born in Compton, California. He was raised there with a father who in time rose to the rank of Commander at Compton PD. After graduating from Compton College where he was also a campus cop he wanted to be the real thing. His dad was concerned about some rogue cops in…