Meet NPD’s Newest Officers, Sergeant, Lieutenants and Records Supervisor!
Earlier this week Chief James Leal officially welcomed your Police Department’s newest members and promoted personnel to the community in front of their friends, family and fellow employees at a swearing in ceremony.
These six fine individuals were either recently hired or have been promoted. Please welcome new Officers Oskar Reyes and Andrew Musantry, newly promoted Sergeant Jolie Macias, Records Supervisor Jeremy Beck and new Lieutenants Jonathan Arguello and Chomnan Loth.
Meet Officer Reyes
Officer Reyes was hired as a Newark Police Officer on March 17, 2014. Officer Reyes was hired as a lateral from Alameda County Sheriff’s Department.
Officer Reyes grew up in Southern California in the City of Fontana. He graduated from Fontana High School. Officer got his interest in law enforcement from his father who was also a law enforcement official. Officer Reyes served in the US Navy where he held the rank of Petty Officer 3rd class at the time of his discharge.
Officer Reyes comes to our department with 12 years sworn officer experience from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department. He held many assignments during his time with Alameda County including Coroner Investigator assigned to the Coroner’s Bureau; Patrol Deputy assigned to the Eden Township Substation; Gang Detective assigned to the Gang Suppression Unit; SWAT operator with the Special Response Unit; and Narcotics Detective assigned to the Alameda County Narcotics Task Force.
Meet Officer Musantry
Officer Musantry was hired as a Newark Police Officer on May 5, 2014. He was hired as a lateral officer from San Jose Police Department.
Officer Musantry grew up in Yorktown, New York and Bethel, Connecticut. After high school, he attended college at California State University, Northridge where he graduated with a B.A. in Sociology with a concentration in Criminology and Criminal Justice.
After college Andrew moved to the Bay Area and worked as an Intelligence Analyst at Facebook until he was hired with San Jose Police Department. Andrew graduated from the San Jose Police Academy and was a police officer with San Jose Police Department until he was hired with our department.
Meet Sergeant Macias
Jolie Macias was promoted to the rank of sergeant on July 16, 2014 and has been assigned to the patrol division in that capacity.
Sergeant Macias has been with Newark Police Department for almost ten years. She just completed three years as a detective for the Southern Alameda County Major Crimes Task Force. She has been a member of our SWAT team since 2006 with responsibilities as an entry team member and Fitness Coordinator. Additionally, she has been a Field Training Officer and an Explorer Advisor.
Meet Lieutenant Arguello
Jonathan Arguello was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on July 16, 2014, where he will work as an Operations Lieutenant overseeing Patrol, Traffic, Animal Control, Vehicle Abatement, the Reserve Officers, the Explorers/Cadets, and the Honor Guard.
Lieutenant Arguello joined the Newark Police Department in February 1995 as a Police Cadet. In 1996, he was hired as a Police Officer and assigned to the Patrol Division where he trained newly hired police officers as a Field Training Officer. In 2005, he was assigned to the regional Southern Alameda County Narcotics Enforcement Team (SACNET) where he served as a Narcotics Detective. Jonathan has been a member of the department’s Hostage Negotiation Team and spent several years as a member of the department’s S.W.A.T. team, most recently serving as a Team Leader.
Jonathan was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 2007 and served as the department’s Traffic Division Sergeant from 2007 through 2012 before being selected to supervise the department’s Special Enforcement Team where he remained through 2013. Jonathan is a long time member of numerous professional organizations, including the California Association of Tactical Officers (CATO) and the California Narcotic Officer’s Association (CNOA). He has received numerous awards including the department’s Silver Award on five occasions, has been recognized as Employee of the Quarter on three occasions, as well other commendations from the department and outside organizations. His continued dedication to the betterment of the law enforcement profession led his peers to elect him as President of the Newark Police Association, where he served as a board member from 2003 through 2007. Jonathan is a 2012 graduate of the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute and recently earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice Management.
Meet Lieutenant Loth
Lieutenant Loth was promoted to Police Lieutenant on July 16, 2014, where he will work as an Operations Lieutenant overseeing Patrol, the K-9 program, the Special Enforcement Team, the Major Crimes Task Force and SWAT.
Lieutenant Loth was hired as a Police Officer for the City of Newark in 2002. During his time as an officer, he worked Patrol and as a Detective with the Gang Violence Suppression Task Force and the Major Crimes Task Force. During his time in the task force, he specialized in gang enforcement and investigations. He is a court recognized expert in the area of gangs and has testified numerous times as an expert in Alameda and San Mateo County Superiors Courts.
He was promoted to Police Sergeant in 2011, where he worked as the Patrol Sergeant, Support Services Sergeant and the Special Enforcement Team Sergeant.
Lieutenant Loth has a diploma with honors and received a scholarship from Milpitas High School, an AA and an AS degree from Ohlone College, A Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science degree from California State University Long Beach and is currently a doctoral candidate with California Southern University majoring in business. Lieutenant Loth is also a member of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi which is the nation’s largest, oldest and most selective collegiate honor society founded in 1889.
Meet Records Supervisor Beck
Jeremy Beck was promoted to Records Supervisor on April 16, 2014. Jeremy was raised in Newark and is a graduate of Newark Memorial High School.
Jeremy began his career in law enforcement as a Police Explorer the week he turned 14 years old. As an explorer he reached the position of Sergeant before being hired as a Police Service Aide where he worked in Property & Evidence as well as Patrol for eight years. Jeremy was hired as an Administrative Support Specialist II in 2007 assigned to work in Police Records. After having his position eliminated and a being laid off briefly, Jeremy was hired back with the department as a Public Safety Clerk in July 2008 where he served until his promotion to Supervisor.
Throughout his years of service with the department, Jeremy has received numerous Department Blue Awards and City Pride Awards.
Address/Location
Newark Police Department CA
37101 Newark Blvd
Newark, CA 94560
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 510-578-4237