A veteran of the Glendale Police Department will say his farewells
today as he retires from a community he served for 28 years.
Sgt. Rich Navarro, a sworn police officer since April 24, 1975,
was commended several times during his tenure with the department.
Glendale Police Chief Randy Adams noted Navarro "excelled as an
investigator and left no stones unturned," in a statement released to
the department regarding Navarro's retirement.
Navarro served as president of the Glendale Police Officer's Assn.
and was credited with helping the group obtain many of the medical
benefits offered to its members.
Navarro was commended in 1986 by then Glendale Fire Chief John
Montenero after he helped 25 occupants trapped on the upper floors of
a burning building.
Navarro, his wife and his children -- who all attended Crescenta
Valley High School -- live in La Crescenta.
Darleene Barrientos
