CLEARLAKE >> On Thursday, the City of Clearlake welcomed three new officers to the Clearlake Police Department during a formal swearing in ceremony at City Hall. Those sworn in were Officer Mauricio Barreto and Officer Jonathon Reynolds as Police Officers and Officer Melinda Wymer as Animal Control Officer.
Several experienced officers recently resigned to take positions with other agencies, which created opportunities to hire new officers.
“We are proud to bring Officers Barreto and Officer Reynolds onto our team as new police officers, and we are very happy to be bringing on Animal Control Officer Wymer as an additional resource for our Animal Control unit,” said acting CPD Chief Tim Celli.
City Manager Greg Folsom and Mayor Russ Perdock were in attendance at the swearing in.
“The Clearlake Police Department does an amazing job with the resources that they have and Officers Barreto and Reynolds will help us with our goal of improving safety in our community,” said Folsom. “Animal Control Officer Wymer will be a great asset as well as we increase our capacity by bringing on a second animal control officer.”
