Hutchins joins Lakeport Police as newest officer
- Elizabeth Larson
LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Lakeport Police Department is welcoming another new officer to its ranks.
The agency introduced Officer Katie Hutchins as its newest officer on Thursday.
Hutchins is a local Lake County resident and a graduate of Middletown High School, Lakeport Police reported.
She graduated from the Santa Rosa Junior College Public Safety Training Center Police Academy and went on to work as an officer for the Calistoga Police Department before being hired by the Lakeport Police Department.
Hutchins’ hire makes her the fourth female officer now working for the department. That’s the most in its history.
In addition to a growing number of female officers, the department is becoming more diverse in other ways, adding more Spanish-speaking officers and announcing last week the hire of officer trainee, Nicholas Steward, who is black.
“We are excited to have Katie on our team serving the Lakeport community,” the department said in a Thursday statement.
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