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Mission Statement

The mission of the Hemet Police Department is to enhance the quality of life and public safety through excellent service, protection, and partnerships with our community.

Vision

We envision a city in which the police department, community members, businesses, and visitors are active and proud partners in creating a safe, thriving community.

hemet police department values leadership Partnerships collaboration Honor Integrity Innovation Excellence Pride

Leadership

Meet our command staff

The Hemet Police Department cultivates leaders through career development, coaching, and mentoring. The department is lead by the chief of police.

Michael Arellano

Chief of Police

Glen brock

Captain

Michael Mouat

Captain

Art Paez

Lieutenant

Josiah Douglas

Lieutenant

Gonzalo Alvarez

Lieutenant

Derek Maddox

Lieutenant

DALE DIGIAMBATTISTA

Support Services Manager

Chief Michael Arellano is the current chief of police for the Hemet Police Department.

As chief of police, he is responsible for the direction the department takes into the future, overall management of the command staff, and reporting to the city manager.

He was promoted to the rank of chief of police in 2023.

After serving 9 years in the United States Marine Corps, Captain Arellano began his law enforcement career with the San Diego Police Department in 2003. While at the SDPD, he was assigned to the southeastern division where he worked patrol and the crime suppression team.

Captain Arellano transferred to the Hemet Police Department in 2006, and has held the following assignments:

2006 - Patrol officer
2008 - Canine handler
2009 - Field training officer
2009 - Special operations unit (SWAT) as an operator, breacher, sniper, and assistant team leader
2012 - Promoted to corporal and assigned as a patrol field supervisor
2014 - Promoted to sergeant as a watch commander
2014 - Honor guard member and coordinator, field training program coordinator, crisis negotiations team leader, asset forfeitures
2017 - Selected to supervise the restoring our community strategy (ROCS) team
2020 - Promoted to lieutenant and assigned to the operations division
2022 - Promoted to captain and assigned to the operations division
2023 - Promoted to Chief of Police
Past board member of the Hemet Police Officer's Association (HPOA)
Current board member of the Hemet Police Management Association

Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration, from California Coast University
Graduate – California Peace Officer Standards & Training (P.O.S.T.) Management
Graduate – The Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute - Class #435
California Peace Officer Standards & Training (P.O.S.T.) certificates – Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Supervisory, and Management.

Chief Michael Arellano
450 E Latham Ave
Hemet, California 92543
951.765.2400
marellano@hemetca.gov

Captain Glen Brock is the Hemet Police Department’s support services captain and oversees:

Communications Bureau
Records Bureau
Professional Standards Bureau
Traffic Bureau
Community Services Bureau
POST Release Accountability Team (PACT)

Captain Glen Brock began his law enforcement career with the Los Angeles Police Department in 1998. While at the LAPD, Captain Brock worked in various assignments such as patrol, crime suppression, and juvenile narcotics.

Captain Brock transferred to the Hemet Police Department in 2006, and has held the following assignments:

2006 – Selected as explorer advisor
2007 – Selected as a field training officer
2008 – Assigned as a school resource officer
2011 - Promoted to corporal and assigned to patrol
2013 - Promoted to sergeant and assigned as a patrol watch commander
2017 - Promoted to lieutenant and assigned to the support services division
2018 - Promoted to captain and assigned to the support services division
2021 – Assigned as captain to the operations division • Past board member of the Hemet Police Officers’ Association
2022 – Assigned as captain to the support services division
Defensive tactics unit supervisor
Certified master TASER Instructor
Pepperball and tactical communications instructor
Crisis negotiations team leader
Command post team leader
Certified advanced force science specialist

Master’s Degree in Public Administration with an emphasis on Government Policy, Grand Canyon University
Graduate - California Post Command College Class #68
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Administration, Columbia Southern University
Graduate - California POST Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute Class #389
California POST Management Certificate

Captain Glen Brock
450 E Latham Ave
Hemet, California 92543
951.765.2400
gbrock@hemetca.gov

Captain Michael Mouat is the Hemet Police Department’s Operations Captain and oversees:

Patrol Bureau
Professional Standards Bureau
Traffic Bureau
Personnel and Training

Captain Mouat began his law enforcement career when he enlisted into the United States Marine Corps as a Military Police Officer in 1995. While serving 9 years in the Marine Corps, Michael Mouat was a Canine Handler and a Special Reaction Team (SWAT) member.

In 1999, Michael Mouat was hired as a Deputy Sheriff by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. While at the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Michael Mouat was assigned to the Men’s Central Jail and spent 2 years on active-duty service in the Marine Corps.

Michael Mouat transferred to the Hemet Police Department in 2004, and has held the following assignments:

Patrol
Field Training Officer (FTO)
Training Review Board member
Special Operations Unit (SWAT) – 14 years
Operator, Point, Assistant Team Leader, and Team Leader
Ranger Master – 14 Years
Firearms Instructor, Active Shooter Response Instructor, Armorer, Less Lethal Instructor, and Force Options Simulator Instructor
2007 – Assigned to the Crime Suppression Unit as a Detective
2010 – Assigned to the Riverside County Regional Gang Task Force, Region 3, as a Detective
2011 – Promoted to Corporal and assigned to Patrol as a Field Supervisor
2014 – Promoted to Sergeant and assigned to Patrol as a Watch Commander
SWAT Team Leader
Range Master Supervisor
2017 – Assigned to the Crime Suppression Unit as a Supervisor
2019 – Assigned to the Office of Professional Standards / Internal Affairs as a Supervisor
2020 – Assigned to the Community Services Bureau as a Supervisor
Training Review Board Supervisor
2022 – Promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to Investigations
2023 – Assigned to Community Services Division
2024 – Promoted to Captain and assigned to Operations

Master of Public Safety (In-progress) from the University of Virginia
Graduate Certificate in Criminal Justice from the University of Virginia
Bachelor of Science in Organizational Learning, Innovation & Development from Southern Illinois University – Carbondale
Associate of Science Degree in Science of Aeronautics, from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Graduate of the FBI National Academy, Session #290
Graduate of the California Peace Officer Standards & Training (P.O.S.T.) Management Course
Graduate of the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute, Class #403
California Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Supervisory, and Management Certificates

Captain Michael Mouat
450 E Latham Ave
Hemet, California 92543
951.765.2400
mmouat@hemetca.gov

Lieutenant Art Paez is the Hemet Police Department’s Operation Bureau Commander. He currently supervises:

Patrol Operations
Special Operations Unit (SOU) & Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT)
Field Training Program
K-9
Recruitment
Honor Guard
Fleet

Lieutenant Paez graduated from the Riverside County Sheriff's Academy in 2011 and has held the following assignments:

2011 - Patrol
2013 - Field Training Officer (FTO)
2016 - Assigned to the initial Restoring Our Community Strategy (ROCS) team as a Detective
2016 - Assigned to the Crime Suppression Unit as a Detective
2018 - Promoted to Corporal and assigned to the Investigations Bureau
2019 - Assigned to Patrol as a Field Supervisor
2020 - Promoted to Sergeant and assigned to Patrol as a Watch Commander
2020 - Field training program & recruitment coordinator
2021 – Assigned to the Riverside County Regional Gang Task Force, Region 3, as a Commander
2023 – Promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to the operations division

Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration, California Coast University.
California Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, Supervisory, and Management Certificates.

Lieutenant Art Paez
450 E Latham Ave
Hemet, California 92543
951.765.2400
apaez@hemetca.gov

Lieutenant Josiah Douglas is one of the Hemet Police Department’s Operations Lieutenant’s and oversees:

Patrol Bureau
Professional Standards Bureau
Traffic Bureau

Lieutenant Josiah Douglas began his law enforcement career in 1999 when he graduated from the police academy and was hired by the Hemet Police Department. Lieutenant Douglas has spent the entirety of his career with the Hemet Police Department and has held the following assignments:

Patrol
Field Training Officer (FTO)
Detective Bureau
Master Taser Instructor and Force Options Simulator Instructor
Field Training Officer Program Coordinator
Training Review Board Supervisor
Board Member for REACH (Formally Known as CASA)
2007 – Assigned to the Detective Bureau as a Detective
2012 – Promoted to Corporal and assigned to Patrol as a Field Supervisor
2012 – Assigned to the Detective Bureau as a Corporal
2014 – Assigned to Patrol as a Field Supervisor
2016 – Promoted to Sergeant and assigned to Patrol as a Watch Commander
2020 – Assigned to the Professional Standards Bureau as a Supervisor
2024 – Promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to Patrol

Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice (In-progress) from Columbia Southern University
Associate Degree in Criminal Justice from Riverside City College
Graduate of the California Peace Officer Standards & Training (P.O.S.T.) Management Course
Graduate of the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute, Class #455
California Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Basic, Intermediate, Advanced and Supervisory Certificates
Force Science Institute Certificate

Lieutenant Josiah Douglas
450 E Latham Ave
Hemet, California 92543
951.765.2400
jdouglas@hemetca.gov

Lieutenant Gonzalo Alvarez is the Hemet Police Department’s Investigations Bureau Lieutenant and oversees:

Investigations Bureau
Gang Task Force (GTF)
Post Release Accountability Team (PACT)
Gang Impact Team (GIT)
Cannabis Regulation Task Force (CRTF)
Property and Evidence
Crime Scene Technicians

Lieutenant Alvarez was hired by the Hemet Police Department in 2006 and graduated from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Academy in 2007. Lieutenant Alvarez has held the following assignments:

2007 – Patrol
2014 – Field Training Officer (FTO)
2016 – Assigned to the Investigations Bureau as a Detective
2018 – Promoted to Investigator and assigned to the Investigations Bureau
2019 – President of the Hemet Police Officer’s Association (HPOA)
2020 – Promoted to Corporal and assigned to the Investigations Bureau
2020 – Assigned to Patrol as a Field Supervisor
2021 – Promoted to Sergeant and assigned to Patrol as a Watch Commander
2021 – Field training program coordinator
2022 – Assigned to the Investigations Bureau as a Sergeant
2024 – Promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to the Investigations Bureau

Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology, Humboldt State University
California Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and Supervisory Certificates

Lieutenant Gonzalo Alvarez
450 E Latham Ave
Hemet, California 92543
951.765.2400
galvarez@hemetca.gov

Lieutenant Derek Maddox is the Hemet Police Department’s Community Services Lieutenant and oversees:

Community Services Division
School Resource Officers
Active Engagement Response and Outreach for our Community Team
Organized Retail Theft Team
Crisis Behavioral Assessment Team
Real Time Information Center
Air Support Unit
Volunteer and Explorer Programs

Lieutenant Maddox is third generation from Hemet and a Hemet High School Graduate. He began his law enforcement career as a volunteer Explorer for the Hemet Police Department in 1989 until 1994. In 1991 Lieutenant Maddox was hired as a Police Cadet for the Hemet Police Department and held the position until 1992. After pursuing another career in the private sector, Derek Maddox was hired by the City of Hemet in 2004 as a Police Officer, and has held the following assignments:

Patrol
Field Training Officer (FTO)
Recruiting Team
Traffic Collision Investigation Team
Peer Support Team, and Team Leader
K-9 Unit Patrol Dog Handler
Department Terrorism Liaison Officer
K-9 Unit Coordinator
Established the Chaplain Team and served as Team Coordinator
Crisis Negotiation Team, Assistant Team Leader
Established and Facilitated the Departments first Citizens Academy
K-9 Unit Detection Dog Handler
2014 – Promoted to Corporal and assigned to Patrol as a Field Supervisor
2017 – Promoted to Sergeant and assigned to Patrol as a Watch Commander
2018 – Assigned to Community Services Bureau as a Sergeant
2020 – Assigned to the Post Release Accountability and Compliance Team Taskforce as a Supervisor
2024 – Promoted to Lieutenant and assigned to Community Services Division

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration (In-progress) from California Coast University
Graduate of the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute, Class #495
California Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and Supervisory Certificates

Lieutenant Derek Maddox
450 E Latham Ave
Hemet, California 92543
951.765.2400
dmaddox@hemetca.gov

Mr. Dale Digiambattista is the public safety support services manager for the Hemet Police Department. He supervises the:

Emergency Communications Center
Records Bureau

Mr. Digiambattista was a dispatcher for the Riverside County Sheriff's Department for about 16 years.

He has taught dispatch-related public safety courses as an adjunct instructor with Riverside Community College. Since 2015, he has served on the executive board for the Southern California Chapter of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO).

Bachelor's Degree - Creative Writing from the University of California, Riverside

Mr. Dale Digiambattista
450 E Latham Ave
Hemet, California 92543
951.765.2400
DDigiambattista@hemetca.gov

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Mission Statement

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hemet police department values leadership Partnerships collaboration Honor Integrity Innovation Excellence Pride

Meet our command staff

Michael Arellano

Glen brock

Michael Mouat

Art Paez

Josiah Douglas

Gonzalo Alvarez

Derek Maddox

DALE DIGIAMBATTISTA

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