The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce was proud to help organize the 2018 Annual Police Awards, where we recognized local law enforcement for going above and beyond in the line of duty. 

This year's award recipients included:

EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER
1^st Quarter Officer Zachary Robbins
2^nd Quarter Officer Rafael Carrasco (not present)
3^rd Quarter Officer Philip Dix
4^th Quarter Detective Jesus Caro
 
CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION
School Resource Officer Sylvester Swain
Officer Zackary Robbins & Timothy Sutcliffe, Senior Criminalistics Technician
Officer Mathew Silver (note: one “t” in Mathew)
K9 Officer Amanda Ricker (not present)
 
MARK RIDDERING AWARD
Officer Cole Whitney
 
DISTINGUISHED TEAM AWARD
SWAT Team
 
Distinguished Service Award
Timothy Sutcliffe, Senior Criminalistics Technician
 
Lifesaving Award
Officer Daniel Bridges (now works for Roseville PD)
 
Support Employee of the Year
Kristina Aguilar, Office Assistant I
 
Dispatcher of the Year
Michael Balcorta, Dispatcher II
 
Law Enforcement Officer of the Year
Det. Jesus Caro 

Congratulations to all of this year's recipients, and thank you to all local law enforcement for keeping our community safe!