HPD Motor Sergeant Anthony has recently been promoted to the rank of Sergeant and has been reassigned to the Patrol Bureau. However, as a collateral assignment, he is currently still the Ride to Live coordinator and the lead instructor for the program.

Anthony was a full time motor officer and the department’s Accident Investigator for 8 1/2 years. He handled simple traffic collisions to investigating and filing vehicular manslaughter / homicide cases. Anthony scored well on his ASVAB exam and wisely enlisted in the United States Air Force. Anthony is a proud veteran and he credits his military service with influencing him into a life of public service. He is married with three grown adult children. But, he decided to do life over again. He is also now father to a toddler baby girl. After a 12 year hiatus, Anthony recently started surfing again and has been enjoying the struggle to stay up on a surf board. He is so tired of construction work. For the last 14 years, it has been Anthony’s hope to one day be done renovating and fixing things around his house.

HPD Motor Officer Pedro is the newest motor officer with the Hawthorne Police Department. He has been with the Traffic Bureau since October 2019 and has been a police officer with the department since 2013.  Aside from being a Motor Officer, Pedro is a part of the department Honor Guard and South Bay Platoon.  Pedro enjoys riding his personal motorcycle, singing and dancing to Mexican music and spending time with his children.

TPD Motor Sergeant Dave has over 32-year experience as a police officer with the Torrance Police department. Dave has served in a number of assignments including, uniformed patrol, CSI, Motor Officer, Research and Training, and as a field training officer before being promoted to Sergeant.

After promoting to the position of Sergeant in 2005, he has worked assignments as a Patrol Sergeant, Internal Affairs Sergeant, and Motor Sergeant. Dave started riding motorcycles at 9 years old, and has over 11 years of experience as a Motor Officer. Dave has held several positions as an instructor with the department, and is a certified Motor Instructor. David is married and enjoys spending time with his family and three adult children.

TPD Motor Officer Jason is a 16 year veteran of the Torrance Police Department and has been a Motor Officer for approximately 8 years.  He achieved a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Cal State Los Angeles where he also played baseball all 4 years.  Prior to becoming a Police Officer he played a few seasons of professional baseball until he settled in with TPD.  Jason has been riding dirt and street motorcycles for over 25 years and is a Certified Motor Instructor.  He enjoys spending time with his family riding dirt bikes and flopping around like a duck on the lake. 

CHP Motor Officer Andrew has been with the California Highway Patrol for 9 years and has been riding his departmental motorcycle for 7 years. Andrew has held a number of duties with his department including a Field Training Officer, Defense Tactics Instructor, and a Certified Motorcycle Training Officer. He was born and raised in Southern California but has worked as a Motorcycle Officer with CHP in Solano and San Francisco, along with the West Los Angeles area which is where he is currently stationed. He enjoys hiking, working out, and spending time with his family.

ESPD Motor Officer Kaitlin has been with the Traffic Bureau since 2020 and with the department since 2018. Kaitlin is also the department’s Traffic Investigator and on the SWAT Team. Kaitlin came from Oregon and found her new home in California. She enjoys spending time in the gym, working out and coaching others. In her spare time, she loves playing with her dogs.