Officer Hector Carranza
Over the past year, Officer Carranza has shown extraordinary dedication to traffic enforcement, above and beyond his normal duties as a patrol officer. He actively conducts traffic enforcement between calls for service and he never hesitate in helping with any portion of a DUII investigation, no matter how many reports he is down. He is always the first volunteer to help with a blood draw or SFST's.
Hector also participates in the DUII Enforcement Grant, volunteering to work on holidays such as New Year’s Eve and Superbowl Sunday. A fellow officer on his shift noted that they would be severely impacted if Officer Carranza wasn’t on it.
While on patrol, Hector responded to 34 traffic crashes, conducted 329 traffic stops, and made 34 DUII arrests. It should be emphasized that all these traffic related activities were done on top of Officer Carranza’s regular duties, of which he is also very active. In 2018, Hector worked the greatest number of days in the patrol division (191), he made the third highest number of arrests (137), and he was fourth in the most case reports written (328). Also, in 2018 Officer Carranza was selected to become a member of the Vehicular Crimes Team, which includes over 80 hours of training in crash scene reconstruction and the use of related tools and equipment. Hector has also expressed interest in becoming a Drug Recognition Expert.
Officer Carranza’s hard work and focus on conducting traffic/DUII enforcement has undoubtably made the roadways of Gresham safer for the community.