A SOUTH MONTEREY COUNTY POLICE CHIEF IS BEING HONORED. SOLEDAD POLICE CHIEF ERIC SILLS IS BEING HONORED AS THE 2014 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR FOR HIS SUCCESS IN REDUCING THE CITY’S CRIME RATE. THE CITY OF SOLEDAD WAS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS 1 OF THE TOP 100 SAFEST CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.