Reserve Police Officer Mike Quesada has provided dedicated professional service to the Los Alamitos Police Department for the past 24 years. Joining the Department in 1986, Mike could always be counted on to exhibit tireless enthusiasm for helping the citizens of Los Alamitos. Maintaining a stellar attendance record, he would often report for duty after having completed a full day at his regular job. Mike was commended several times throughout the years for his patience, empathy, and understanding of people who found themselves dealing with unfortunate circumstances. For several years Mike assisted with community events such as, Race on the Base and the St. Hedwig’s Autumnfest. Mike was honored as the Los Alamitos Police Department Reserve Officer of the Year in 1992 and 1999, and was a member of a tri-city police task force assigned to track down and bring to justice persons with outstanding arrest warrants. Over the years, Reserve Officer Quesada developed a passion for taking impaired drivers off the streets of Los Alamitos. Taking advantage of training opportunities and applying what he learned, Mike could often be heard on the police radio stopping suspected impaired drivers throughout the night on his patrol shifts. Although Mike has submitted his resignation and will be leaving the Department, it is his friendly disposition and can do attitude that will be forever linked to his legacy and missed the most.