Folsom Police Chief Accepts Position with City of Santa Monica

Folsom Distinctive by Nature ^ | March 13, 2018 | None mentioned

[Thommas]

Folsom Police Chief Cynthia Renaud announced she has accepted the position of Police Chief for the City of Santa Monica, effective late April 2018.

Chief Renaud has served as Folsom’s Police Chief since May 2011. During her tenure she has led a full-service police department of 105 personnel and an operating budget of $22 million.

Chief Renaud has developed strategies that reduced crime citywide, built neighborhood policing programs, and guided key initiatives that foster relations between the police department and community. She is Folsom’s first female Police Chief and serves as third vice president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Prior to her seven year tenure at the City of Folsom, she served the Long Beach Police Department for 20 years.

“There are really no words to express my admiration for the Folsom community, my respect for the men and women of the Folsom Police Department and my thanks to the entire city team I have had the pleasure of working with for the past seven years,” said Chief Renaud. “No matter where the future leads me and my family, Folsom will always be in our hearts and we are better people for having been touched by the warmth and genuine character of all those whom I have served and who we have come to call friends."

Upon successful completion of the City of Santa Monica’s hiring process, Chief Renaud will begin her employment at the end of April. She will oversee the Santa Monica Police Department’s 460 personnel with an annual operating budget of $86.6 million.

“On behalf of the City of Folsom, I want to thank Chief Renaud for her capable and dedicated leadership and commitment to the Folsom community over the past seven years. Her expertise, professionalism and character have been of immeasurable value to our community and the organization,” said City Manager Evert Palmer. “The City of Folsom has a long history of attracting and developing some of the finest professionals in municipal government, and I’m incredibly proud of Chief Renaud’s success at the Folsom Police Department. I wish her all the best as she continues to shine as one of the nation’s leading public safety professionals. ”

For more information about the Folsom Police department, visit www.folsom.ca.us/police or call 916-355-7234.

[xp38]

“Folsom Prison Blues”

I hear the train a comin’
It’s rolling round the bend
And I ain’t seen the sunshine since I don’t know when
I’m stuck in Folsom prison, and time keeps draggin’ on
But that train keeps a rollin’ on down to San Antone

When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son
Always be a good boy, don’t ever play with guns
But I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head and cry

I bet there’s rich folks eating in a fancy dining car
They’re probably drinkin’ coffee and smoking big cigars
Well I know I had it coming, I know I can’t be free
But those people keep a movin’
And that’s what tortures me

Well if they freed me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I’d move it on a little farther down the line
Far from Folsom prison, that’s where I want to stay
And I’d let that lonesome whistle blow my blues away

[glorgau]

I remember when I was living in Folsom - the mayor got busted in Sacramento trying to pick up an undercover cop in a prostitution sting. The unique twist was that he tried to pay with crack cocaine.

[Thommas]

Despite any well qualified applicants, who are male, within the Folsom Police Department, the city managers had to search far and wide to find a woman whom they could hire and be politically correct.

This has been seen throughout Northern California. One recent egregious example has been the promotion of a woman, who rode a desk for five years, was out of service due to pregnancy, and then promoted over beat cops of 15 years of service to become their section sergeant.

Politics, not experience, rules the day in promotions.

[bgill]

Did she get the job for her outstanding qualifications or did they just want to give it to a female? Is she going to hold illegals for ICE or not? Does she have a husband or wife?

[Lisbon1940]

Kind of like the lady at Langley.

[Leaning Right]

How can anyone comment on this without a picture of the lady in question? So seeing as most Freepers don't actually read the linked articles, here ya go:

[DIRTYSECRET]

If her accomplishments are that great I say hire her. I had to walk around a homeless person in the Santa Monica McDonald’s doorway to get my happy meal. Hopefully she’ll do something about their lefty politics.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Fine hire her and be politically correct. You don’t think for 1 minute they’d hire a butch do you? Not with Hollywood next door.

[mgstarr]

I’ve lived in Santa Monica for nearly 25 years. My once sleepy city has been turned into a diversity pit with crime out of control. The previous police Chief, Seabrooks, was a disaster but she was a woman of color so she got a pass. Time will tell if this chick does any better. Personally I don’t trust any pick from this sanctimonious city manager.

[Thommas]

I don’t trust any pick from this sanctimonious city manager.

Therein lies the rub. After the candidate's interview, the city manager found a kindred spirit in this woman. The results of her selection, especially over inter-department candidates, alone spells the future of Santa Monica's LEO rules of engagement.

I will be the first to admit bad judgement if she quells homelessness, acceptance of ICE enforcement, and the jailing of illegal alien miscreants.