Weekly Crime Summary

The new Weekly Crime Summary is available for January 17 to January 23, 2016.

The most recent Weekly Crime Summaries will be listed on the homepage of our website, http://www.losalamitospolice.org/

Oath of Allegiance Ceremony

A ceremony to welcome Chief Eric R. Nuñez and administer the Oath of Allegiance will be held on Tuesday, January 26th at 4:30 PM at the Los Alamitos Community Center, 10911 Oak St., and will be open to the public.

Chief Nuñez has been appointed as the next Chief of Police of the Los Alamitos Police Department and began today, January 25th, 2016.  Chief Nuñez brings a wealth of leadership experience and police futuring interests which will be instrumental in propelling this organization into the future.

To learn more about our new leader and this great addition to the City management team, see this City of Los Alamitos press release.

Welcome Chief Eric R Nuñez

Eric R. Nuñez has been appointed as the next Chief of Police of the Los Alamitos Police Department and is set to begin Monday, January 25th.  Chief Nuñez brings a wealth of leadership experience and police futuring interests which will be instrumental in propelling this organization into the future.

To learn more about our new leader and this great addition to the City management team, see this City of Los Alamitos press release.

A ceremony to welcome Chief Nuñez and administer the Oath of Allegiance will be held on Tuesday, January 26th at 4:30 PM at the Los Alamitos Community Center, 10911 Oak St., and will be open to the public.

Find Your Area

Visit our Area Command page and learn what team is working with your area of interest. Whether it is your home, business, non-profit organization, or school, you can determine on the maps which officers are dedicated to addressing your long-term public safety issues which impact your quality of life. If you have any questions do not hesitate to email or telephone any of the supervisors listed.

Los Alamitos Police Area Command Information

Thank You, Chief Mattern

Service – Professionalism – Ethics 

Three powerful words often extolled and set as a standard of conduct for those in the Public Safety profession  

One man who has without a doubt lived up to this standard during his nearly 30 year sworn police career is Chief Todd Mattern.

Yesterday, Los Alamitos City staff and his family gathered to honor his long-time public service to the community which will end this week as he enters retirement.

Thank you for your service, Chief Mattern

Walk of Honor

Did You Know? Area Command

Did you know that the Los Alamitos Police Department is utilizing a different method of managing our community policing and problem solving called Area Command?

It creates four smaller areas, each supervised by a patrol sergeant and a team of officers.  A more responsive method of problem solving, accountability and communication was envisioned by Chief Mattern and the result of the management team's efforts is this strategy.  The Area Command complements the every day community policing activities undertaken by our patrol officers and detectives and is intended to address ongoing issues impacting quality of life issues in our community.

We are adding information to the Police Department website about these efforts so check back often. Click here.

New 2016 Traffic Laws

With the new year comes new traffic laws.  Review new traffic laws and regulartions for 2016 at the DMV website.


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Weekly Crime Summary

The new Weekly Crime Summary is available for January 10 to January 16, 2016.

The most recent Weekly Crime Summaries will be listed on the homepage of our website, http://www.losalamitospolice.org/

Weekly Crime Summary

The new Weekly Crime Summary is available for January 3 to January 9, 2016.

The most recent Weekly Crime Summaries will be listed on the homepage of our website, http://www.losalamitospolice.org/

Did You Know? Animal Control

Did you know that the City of Los Alamitos contracts with and utilizes Animal Care Services and Animal Control with the City of Long Beach?

Residents can report animal issues to Long Beach Animal Care Services by calling:

562-570-PETS (7387)

Long Beach Animal Care Services offers apps for smart phones, too!



Learn more on the City of Los Alamitos website about Animal Control services.

City of Los Alamitos Names New Chief of Police

At its January 19th meeting, the Los Alamtios City Council voted 5-0 to approve the appointment of Eric R. Nuñez to replace retired Police Chief Todd Mattern.  Chief Nuñez has served with the La Palma Police Department since 1991 and has been their chief for the past five years.  He will take over the top position of the Los Alamitos Police Department on Monday, January 25th.

See Press Release

Weekly Crime Summary

The new Weekly Crime Summary is available for December 27, 2015 to January 2, 2016.

The most recent Weekly Crime Summaries will be listed on the homepage of our website, http://www.losalamitospolice.org/