WATSONVILLE POLICE CHIEF MANNY SOLANO CELEBRATED HIS RETURN TO WORK BY DRIVING THROUGH THE STREETS OF THE CITY ON FRIDAY IN THE DEPARTMENT’S 1968 FORD PATROL CAR. HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY 4 YEAR OLD ROBERTO OROZCO, WHOM HE MET THROUGH JACOB’S HEART, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS CHILDREN WITH CANCER. ROBERTO,WHO IS BEING TREATED FOR LEUKEMIA, HAD BEEN RECEIVING “THUMBS UP” TEXTS FROM SOLANO DURING THE COURSE OF THEIR TREATMENT. AFTER DRIVING AROUND THE CITY WITH THE CHIEF, HE WAS TREATED TO A TOUR OF THE POLICE STATION AND LUNCH AT A LOCAL SUBWAY. SOLANO PLANS TO CUT BACK ON SOME DUTIES AND STAY CLOSE TO HOME, TO CONSERVE HIS ENERGY AND TO FOCUS ON HIS STAFF.
