Outgoing Los Alamitos Police Department Chief Todd Mattern was honored for his 29 years of police service on his last day of active uniformed service with a “Walk of Honor” on Jan. 22.
About 50 people lined the City Hall walkway to surprise, congratulate Mattern on his retirement and to say goodbye. Several officers from the Seal Beach Police Department were also in attendance, as many knew Mattern having worked with him during his time with the police department.
Mattern was the eighth Chief of Police for Los Al, but the first to rise through the ranks to lead the organization.
On Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Los Alamitos Police Officers Association is hosting a retirement party for Mattern at the Old Ranch Country Club at 5 p.m.
Anyone with questions about the event can contact department secretary Catherine Howard at 562-431-2255 x.401.
