Santa Cruz Police Department officer Joe Hernandez won the United Way Community Hero award this week. Nominations fall into a list
of six categories: economy, education, health, natural environment,
public safety, social environment.Officer Hernandez won in the public safety category for his work with the PRIDE Program, Citizen's Police Academy and his work on community outreach.
This is not the first time that Officer Hernandez has been recognized - he has also won the Jim Howes award for community service and the Red Cross Hero award.
