July 9, 2013
Following
the recent retirements of two veteran Police Sergeants, the Los Alamitos Police
Department is excited to announce the promotions of four of its personnel.
Corporals
Chris Karrer and Rick Moore will be promoted to the rank of Police Sergeant, and
will serve as patrol Watch Commanders for their respective patrol teams. Officers
Kain Gallaugher and Paul Barbieri will assume leadership roles in the
organization as they are promoted to the rank of Police Corporal. These four members of our department were
selected for promotion following competitive internal testing processes.
Rick
Moore, who has been with the Police Department since 2000, has worked as a
patrol officer, detective, and in an administrative capacity in which he
coordinated the training of personnel, facilitated the pre-employment process
for new officers, and was the city’s coordinator for emergency preparedness. Rick has also been a field training officer, and
was a member of the West County SWAT team.
Moore was the Los Alamitos Officer of the Year in 2004.
Kain
Gallaugher began his law enforcement career when he became a Los Alamitos
Police Officer in 2006. After working as
a patrol officer, Kain has spent the last four years as the department’s
motorcycle officer, with an emphasis in traffic safety. Kain also serves as a field training officer,
member of the Serious Traffic Accident Response (STAR) team, and is a member of
West County SWAT. Gallaugher was the Los
Alamitos Officer of the Year in 2011.
Paul
Barbieri, a 12-year veteran of the Los Alamitos Police Department, has served
as a patrol officer and detective. Paul
is a field training officer and member of the Serious Traffic Accident Response
team. Barbieri was the Los Alamitos
Officer of the Year in 2009.
An
Oath of Allegiance ceremony will take place in the Los Alamitos City Council
Chambers on Monday, July 15 at 4:30 PM.
Contact:
Captain Bruce McAlpine
(562)
431-2255, extension 420