SCPD Officers Awarded For Putting the Brakes on Car Thieves

This week, Officer Matt Mulvihill and Officer Jeff Brouillette were recognized with a "10851 Award Pin” for their commitment to arresting car thieves and recovering stolen vehicles.

Double kudos go out to Officer Mulvihill. This recognition is his 2nd MASTERS 10851 Award. It means he achieved this honor TEN times. Officer Mulvihill recovered a total of 93 vehicles between November 2014 and October 2017. The total value of the vehicles is $668,849. Nice work Matt!!

Officer Brouillette was awarded the “10851” pin for the first time. Impressively, he has only been on the force for 2 and a half years. Officer Brouillette recovered a total of 12 vehicles last year. Three of them resulted in the arrest of the occupants. The total value of the vehicles is $130,100.The "10851 Award Pin" program is named after the section of the California Vehicle Code that deals with auto theft.

The “10851 Award” is presented by AAA, and the California Highway Patrol to recognize outstanding achievement in the detection, investigation, and apprehension of automobile thieves.

Join us in congratulating Officer Mulvihill and Officer Brouillette for their hard work and dedication toward finding stolen vehicles.

Two SCPD Officers to Receive Red Cross Hero Award Tomorrow

Two Santa Cruz Police Department officers will be honored by the Santa Cruz County chapter of the American Red Cross at the sixth annual Heroes Breakfast on May 18 at Seascape Golf Club in Aptos. The Department is quite honored to have two of its own receive this prestigious recognition.

Officer Matt Mulvihill will receive the Rescue Professional Hero award for skillfully working with Santa Cruz Firefighters to rescue a woman attempting to jump from a six-story building.

Officer Joe Hernandez will receive Workplace Hero award for his significant work in early youth intervention and prevention of gang violence.

We are extremely proud of the men and women of our department and thank the American Red Cross for their support of our agency!