CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The city of Clearlake has welcomed three new officers to its police department.
During a formal swearing-in ceremony at City Hall on Thursday, Aug. 31, Mauricio Barreto and Jonathon Reynolds took their oaths as police officers and Officer Melinda Wymer was sworn in as a new animal control officer, according to City Manager Greg Folsom.
Reynolds is new to law enforcement, while Barreto is a law enforcement veteran, having previously worked for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Folsom said several experienced officers recently resigned to take positions with other agencies, which created opportunities to hire new officers.
“We are proud to bring Officers Barreto and Officer Reynolds onto our team as new police officers, and we are very happy to be bringing on Animal Control Officer Wymer as an additional resource for our Animal Control unit,” said acting Police Chief Tim Celli.
Folsom and Mayor Russ Perdock were in attendance at the swearing in.
“The Clearlake Police Department does an amazing job with the resources that they have and Officers Barreto and Reynolds will help us with our goal of improving safety in our community,” said Folsom. “Animal Control Officer Wymer will be a great asset as well as we increase our capacity by bringing on a second animal control officer.”
Clearlake hires new officers for police department, animal control
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