Denise Keith and Heriberto Gutierrez have assumed their command roles and are expected to be introduced at the March 4 city council meeting, according to a statement on the city’s website.
Keith began her law enforcement career in Texas in 2005. She has more that 14 years experience in law enforcement, including a year and half with the Denton County Sheriff’s Department and more than 12 years with the Addison Police Department.
She was promoted to lieutenant in 2015.
Gutierrez began his career in law enforcement at the age of 14 when he joined the Police Explorer in South Gate. In 2000 he joined the South Gate Police Department, where he served as a patrol officer, gang officer, field training officer, SWAT officer, and narcotics detective.