The Seal Beach Police Department held a Swearing In and Promotion Ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 4, recognizing new officers and recently promoted current sworn and community service officers.
• Sergeant Mike Ezroj – Special Enforcement Team Sergeant
• Sergeant Julia Clasby – Peer Support Team
• Sergeant Chris Hendrix – Detective Sergeant
• Corporal Brian Gray – Emergency Services Coordinator
• Officer Jon Ainley – Leisure World Investigator
• Officer Jorge Muniz – Detective Bureau
• Officer Nick Lacarra-Baker – Motor Officer
• Officer Victor Ruiz – Community Oriented Policing Team, Homeless Liaison Officer
• Officer Brun• Balderrama III – Community Oriented Policing Team
• Officer Ben Jaipream – Field Training Officer, Explorer Advisor
• Officer Jacob Fillers – Field Training Officer, Explorer Advisor, and Mobile Command Post Driver
• Officer Jordan Mirakian – Field Training Officer
• Officer Cory Montgomery – Serious Traffic Accident Response Team
• Officer Keith Phan – SWAT Team
• Officer Jacob Ott – Special Enforcement Team
Justin Boice – Police Aide (Parking)
• Started working for Parking and Traffic services in June of this year
• Was part of our Explorer program as an Explorer Sergeant and volunteered over 1,000 hours
• Currently attends Cal State Long Beach pursuing a degree in Criminal Justice
• Plans t• pursue a career as Police Officer
Jarrett Boice – Police Aide (Parking)
• Started working for Parking and Traffic services in June of this year
• Was part of our Explorer program as an Explorer Captain
• Sophomore at Cal State University Long Beach working on his degree in Business Administration
• Als• works on campus as a Campus Expert with GitHub Inc.
• Plans t• pursue a career in law enforcement
Davis Barr – Police Aide (Parking)
• Started working for Parking and Traffic services in June of this year
• Graduated from University of Alabama with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
• He had lots of prior experience with Seal Beach as his father is Sergeant with the Department
• In his free time he als• coaches high school baseball and football
Kailey Delara – Police Aide (Parking)
• Started working for Parking and Traffic services last November
• Als• works at Downtown Disney
• Studied Criminal Justice at Golden West College and obtained her POST Public Safety Dispatcher certificate
• Hopes t• soon be working as Dispatcher
Jonathan Bengc• – Senior Community Services Officer (Parking)
• Started working for Parking and Traffic in April 2018
Kendra Owen – Police Officer
• Started working for us in June
• Graduate of Cal State Fullerton with Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services
• Formerly worked for Los Al PD, assignments include:
• Patrol
• FTO
• Detective
• Corporal
• Watch Commander
Shawn Watkins – Police Officer
• Started working for us in July
• Graduated from University of Delaware with Bachelor’s degree of History
• Served in the US Army for 10 years in varying capacities
• Before Seal Beach he worked at Los Al PD, assignments include
• School Resource Officer
• Patrol
• Homeless Liaison Officer
• Rangemaster
• FTO
• Recruitment Team Member
Cory Montgomery – Police Officer
• Started working for us in March
• Previously worked at Seal Beach as an Intern
• Obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Cal State Dominguez Hills
• Previously worked at Costa Mesa PD as patrol and as a member of their Traffic Bureau
• Recently assigned as a member of our Serious Traffic Accident Response Team
Garrett Kiehl – Police Officer
• Started working for us in March
• Graduated CSU Fullerton with Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
• Previously worked for Los Alamitos PD, assignments included
• Recently welcomed their son, Jack, last month
Jacob Ott• – Police Officer
• Started working for us in March
• Graduated CSU Fullerton with Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
• Previously worked for Los Alamitos PD and worked as a Detective during his last 14 months there
• He was recently appointed as part of the Seal Beach Special Enforcement Team
Victor Ruiz – Police Officer
• Started working for us in August 2018
• Graduated from Cal State Fullerton with Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice
• Previously worked for Bell Gardens Police Department and served as:
• Patrol Officer
• Explorer Advisor
• Terrorism Liaison Officer
• Bicycle Patrol
• Honor Guard
• Since being hired by Seal Beach, Victor has been assigned as a Homeless Liaison Officer, and t• the Community Oriented Policing Team
Brun• Balderrama III – Police Officer
• Started working for us in August 2018
• Studied Business at Orange Coast College
• Previously worked for Riverside Sheriff’s Department for over 12 years; assignments included
• FTO
• Traffic Team
• Special Enforcement Team
• Gang Task Force
• Since joining the Seal Beach PD he has been assigned t• the Community Oriented Policing Team
Badges – Corporal & Sergeant Promotions
Samantha Mathias – Corporal
• Began working for us in 2015
• Promoted t• Corporal in April
• Graduated from University of Nevada, Ren• with Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Previously worked for Los Alamitos PD as
• Patrol Officer
• FTO
• Terrorism Liaison Officer
• Detective
• In her 4 years with Seal Beach she has worked as a Patrol Officer and Detective, and currently als• works as
FTO
Explorer Advisor
Member of Honor Guard
Julia Clasby – Sergeant
• Began working for us in 2014
• Was promoted t• Corporal in December 2016
• Promoted t• Sergeant last December
• Graduated from UC Santa Cruz with Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management
• Graduated from Cal State Long Beach with Master’s Degree in Emergency Services Administration, creating the City of Seal Beach Evacuation Plan as her master’s thesis project
• Previously work for Laguna Beach PD where she served as the Crimes Against Persons Detective for 4 years
• At Seal Beach she has served in many capacities, including
• FTO
• Drug Recognition Expert
• Explorer Advisor
• Honor Guard member
• Emergency Services Coordinator