The Santa Clara Police Department honored its Adult Crossing Guards with a holiday brunch, following a safe and successful kick-off to this school year.
At the event, Police Chief Nikolai thanked the Adult Crossing Guards for their dedication and commitment to the safety of our youngest residents, and presented service pins awards to:
Carlton Smith (substitute), 5 years
Manual Santos (Washington Open), 10 years
Maria Gonzalez (Central Park), 10 years
Anna Castaneda (Bowers), 15 years
Theta Baltazar (Don Callejon), 15 years
In addition, after 17+ years with SCPD as an Adult Crossing Guard Tan Nguyen (Scott Lane) is retiring.
SCPD’s Adult Crossing Guards are responsible to staff approximately 32 locations, with 36 employees staffing those locations, throughout the city. Their primary responsibility is to guide children safely across the street while traveling to and from school, alone or accompanied by their parents, in designated crosswalks. Crossing Guards also control the flow of traffic in school zones and report motorists violating traffic safety laws.
