Department of Public Safety Commissioner Santiago F. Tudela announced on Friday his retirement after 31 years of service in the government.<\/p>\n
Tudela said after serving more than three decades in the department he would surely miss the personnel whom he considers his second family.<\/p>\n
He is glad and thankful that in his long years of service, he never had to \u201cuse\u201d his service firearm, said Tudela during a simple ceremony at the DPS police academy attended by Gov. Juan Babauta, key officials in the department and personnel.<\/p>\n
The commissioner also thanked the department heads and other government agencies for supporting him during his term at DPS.<\/p>\n
Tudela started serving as acting commissioner beginning Friday until Jan. 9 when the new administration will be sworn in.<\/p>\n
In Nov. 2005, Tudela promoted 51 police officers and firefighters who have already been in service for more than five years.<\/p>\n
It was the first time in many years that DPS initiated such a massive promotion with accompanying salary increases for the change in ranks.<\/p>\n
In Oct. 2004, Babauta nominated Tudela as DPS commissioner. <\/p>\n
Tudela started as a patrolman in 1982 and rose from the ranks until he became a colonel. He was the deputy commissioner for operations when Edward Camacho resigned as DPS commissioner in Oct. 2004.<\/p>\n
Early in 2004, the Hawaii-based Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies commended Tudela for displaying \u201coutstanding leadership\u201d during the regional security course conducted in Honolulu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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