Palm Springs Lt. Gustavo Araiza Honored At Memorial Day Luncheon

PALM SPRINGS, CA — Palm Springs Police Lt. Gustavo Araiza was honored Monday at the 18th Annual Memorial Day Awards Luncheon presented by two local veteran organizations in Palm Springs.

American Veterans Post 66 and Jon Castro Chapter 19 of Veterans for Peace presented Araiza with a Special Achievement Award at the Cimarron Golf Resort in Cathedral City.

The award was for his outstanding service to the community promoting diversity, equity and inclusion within the city of Palm Springs, according to the City of Palm Springs press release.

"As the liaison and manager of the Police Department's LGBTQ+ Outreach Committee, Lt. Araiza has shown a steadfast commitment to advancing the city's objectives by supporting LGBTQ+ individuals across various intersections of identity," Chief of Police Andy Mills said.

Mills notably mentioned Araiza's commitment to ban no-knock search warrants and "implement departmental policies to mitigate the risk of excessive force."

City News Service