TOWN OF LOS GATOS

Civic Center
110 E. Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030
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Gre* Larson, To+n Mana*er
To+n o( Los Gatos
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FUTURE POLICE CHIEF SELECTED IN LOS GATOS
Los Gatos, CA Los Gatos To+n Mana*er Gre* Larson anno/nce0 to0a% t1e se!ection o( Matt
Fris2% as Po!ice C1ie( e((ective A/*/st 1, &01'. C/rrent Po!ice C1ie( Scott Sea)an is retirin* on
A/*/st 1, a(ter 1& %ears as C1ie( o( Los Gatos. C1ie( Sea)an3s retire)ent is 39 %ears to t1e 0a%
a(ter 1e 2e*an 1is e4ce5tiona! !a+ en(orce)ent career +it1 t1e Cit% o( San 6ose.
Larson sai0, 7Ca5tain Fris2% 1as 1an0!e0 )an% o( t1e to/*1est cases an0 iss/es (or o/r Po!ice
#e5art)ent, an0 1is !ea0ers1i5 an0 !on*8stan0in* co))it)ent to Los Gatos an0 Monte Sereno
+i!! 2/i!0 /5on t1e Po!ice #e5art)ent3s *oa! o( Getting to Know Everyone in the Community.9
7" a) 1onore0 to 2e se!ecte0 as t1e (/t/re C1ie( o( t1is o/tstan0in* 0e5art)ent servin* t1e (ine
co))/nities o( Los Gatos an0 Monte Sereno. " !oo: (or+ar0 to 2/i!0in* on o/r e4ce!!ent
(o/n0ation o( 5rovi0in* ;/a!it% 5o!ice services, en*a*in* in co))/nit% 5ro2!e)8so!vin* an0
*ro+in* stron* co))/nit% re!ations1i5s,9 sai0 Fris2%.
Santa C!ara Co/nt% #istrict Attorne% 6e(( osen sai0, 7<n0er C1ie( Scott Sea)an=s !ea0ers1i5, t1e
Los Gatos>Monte Sereno Po!ice #e5art)ent 1as 2een a )o0e! !a+ en(orce)ent a*enc%$ 5roactive,
innovative, e((ective, an0 co))/nit%8(oc/se0. C1ie( Sea)an3s s1oes are 1/*e ones to (i!!, 2/t "
:no+ (ro) e45erience t1at t1ere is no one 2etter t1an Matt Fris2% to ste5 /5 as t1e ne4t Po!ice
C1ie( (or Los Gatos an0 Monte Sereno.9
Matt Fris2% 2e*an as a eserve Po!ice O((icer (or t1e Los Gatos>Monte Sereno Po!ice #e5art)ent
&1 %ears a*o an0 1as risen to t1e ran: o( Ca5tain, servin* as Actin* C1ie( +1en necessar%. Fris2%
1as s/5ervise0 a!! Po!ice o5erations, inc!/0in* Patro!, S/55ort Services, an0 "nvesti*ations. ?e%
or*ani@ationa! i)5rove)ents !e0 2% Ca5tain Fris2% inc!/0e esta2!is1)ent o( t1e Cor5ora! ran:,
interna! eva!/ations an0 acco/nta2i!it%, trainin* an0 s/ccession 5!annin*, an0 2/0*et 5rioriti@ation.
Fris2% +as t1e !ea0 investi*ator in t1e s/ccess(/! res5onse an0 5rosec/tion (or t1e &00, )/r0er o(
Los Gatos 2/siness)an Mar: Ac1i!!i. T1e #e5art)ent receive0 t1e Co))ission o( Peace O((icers
Stan0ar0s an0 Trainin* APOSTB "nvesti*ative E4ce!!ence A+ar0 (or t1e 1an0!in* o( t1e Ac1i!!i
1o)ici0e investi*ation, as +e!! as reco*nition (ro) t1e "nternationa! Association o( C1ie(s o(
Po!ice.
INCORPORATED AUGUST 10, 1!
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
Civic Center
110 E. Main Street
Los Gatos, CA 95030
Fris2%3s 5rior assi*n)ents inc!/0e servin* as a Tas: Force A*ent an0 S/5ervisor (or t1e Ca!i(ornia
C/rea/ o( Narcotics, #e5art)ent "nte!!i*ence O((icer, Arrest an0 Contro! S/5ervisor, Terroris)
Liaison O((icer an0 Fie!0 Trainin* Coor0inator. Fris2% is a!so t1e SWAT Co))an0 O((icer an0 an
instr/ctor (or t1e Ca!i(ornia POST )ana*e)ent certi(icate 5ro*ra), 5rovi0in* c!asses in
5er(or)ance )ana*e)ent an0 *enerationa! !ea0ers1i5 (or 5o!ice s/5ervisors t1ro/*1o/t t1e State.
Fris2% 1o!0s a Cac1e!or3s 0e*ree in Cri)ina! 6/stice (ro) <nion "nstit/te D <niversit% in O1io
an0 a Masters3 0e*ree (ro) t1e Ca!i(ornia State <niversit% at Lon* Ceac1. Ee is a *ra0/ate o( t1e
FC" Nationa! Aca0e)% an0 t1e S1er)an C!oc: S/5ervisor% Lea0ers1i5 "nstit/te ASCSL"B, a
5ro*ra) 0esi*ne0 (or !ea0ers1i5 an0 et1ica! 0ecision8)a:in* in !a+ en(orce)ent.
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INCORPORATED AUGUST 10, 1!