The public is invited to a community celebration of Deputy Chief Rick Martinez, who is retiring after a 30-year career with the Santa Cruz Police Department, according to the department’s community invitation to the event.
Deputy Chief Martinez’s retirement reception is scheduled to begin at 4:00 pm on December 18, at the Santa Cruz Police Department community room.
“Santa Cruz has been very fortunate to have Deputy Chief Martinez on our SCPD executive team,” Police Chief Andy Mills said. “This send-off event is a great opportunity for the Santa Cruz community to come out and say Thank You for what Rick has done for our department and our city.”
Chief Martinez was earlier this year given a lifesaving award for preventing a suicide on a Santa Cruz bridge.
