The
Santa Cruz Police Department is proud to announce the promotion of Sergeant
Carter Jones.
Sergeant
Jones is an 11 ½ year veteran of the police department. Carter has served in a variety of assignments
and is a recognized expert in a number of disciplines. He was most recently assigned as a Field Training Officer in
patrol.
In addition to his Patrol and
Field Training duties, Carter takes on a number of additional
responsibilities. He serves as a rescue
diver on the police department’s dive team and an operator on the Emergency
Services Unit Tactical Team (SWAT). Over
his tenure at the police department, Sergeant Jones has served in the Street
Crimes Unit, as a peer counselor, K-9 agitator, firearms instructor, and is
also a member of the Santa Cruz County Tactical Medical Task Force.
Sergeant Jones has earned the department’s DUI Award
on two different occasions. He was also
a recipient of the prestigious Lifesaving Award stemming from an incident where
he helped a family get out of a burning vehicle before it was fully engulfed in
flames.
Carter was born and raised in Santa Cruz, where he
graduated from Soquel High School. He attended
Sonoma State University where he received his bachelor’s degree in American
multicultural studies.
Carter is an avid
travel enthusiast and also spends his free time volunteering as a faculty
member at the John O. Moseley Collegiate Leadership School.
Sergeant Jones was featured in our "Get to Know" blog post from 2011, here:
Sergeants serve as the first-line supervisors for specialized units and
patrol teams. Their role is incredibly
important in the day to day operations and the delivery of service to the
community. Daily, they are called upon
to teach, train, mentor and direct Police Officers, as well as strategize,
problem-solve and direct the team’s activities.
Carter’s leadership, experience and character will serve the community
well in his new position.
Congratulations to Sergeant Carter Jones.
