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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

Lieutenant

Art Paez

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

Lieutenant Michael Mouat is the Hemet Police Department’s Community Services Division Commander. He currently supervises:

Professional Standards (Internal Affairs)
Multidiscipline Team
School Resource Officers
Special Operations Unit (SOU) & Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT)
Post Release Accountability Team (PACT)
Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)

Lieutenant 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

Graduate of the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute, Class #403
California Peace Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Basic, Intermediate, Advanced and Supervisory Certificates
Bachelor of Science in Organizational Learning, Innovation & Development from Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Lieutenant 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
Field Training Program
Recruitment
Gang Task Force
Investigations Bureau
Honor Guard

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

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

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