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
