Three New Officers Join Pleasanton Police Department

From the Pleasanton Police: The City of Pleasanton and the Pleasanton Police Department are excited to welcome three new lateral Police Officers. Officers Jason Swick, Brandon Soto and Mario Guillermo were sworn in on Wednesday, April 26th, 2017 and will begin patrolling Pleasanton as solo officers once they complete an approximate sixteen week field training process.

Officer Swick grew up in Antioch, California and graduated from Deer Valley High School, where he was a two-sport athlete competing in both Baseball and Football. He went on to attend San Francisco State University where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice. Officer Swick has worked as a patrol officer for the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety for the last nine and a half years. His assignments included working as a Burglary and Gang Detective, as a member of the Gang Enforcement Team, as a member of the Santa Clara County Gang Task Force and most recently as a Vice and Human Trafficking Detective.

Officer Soto was born and raised in Merced, California and graduated from Merced High School. He possesses an Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice from Merced College and a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice Management from Union Institute & University. Prior to coming to Pleasanton, Brandon worked as a Deputy Sheriff for the Merced County Sheriff’s Office, a position he has held for the last ten years. During his time at the Sheriff’s Office, Brandon worked as a Defensive Tactics Instructor, Field Training Officer, Patrol Deputy and was a member of their SWAT team. In addition, Brandon is a Defensive Tactics Instructor for the Merced College Police Academy.

Officer Guillermo was born and raised in San Ramon, California. He graduated from California High School and attended Diablo Valley College, earning an Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice. Mario attended the Contra Costa County Law Enforcement Training Center and then joined the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office where he has worked as a Deputy Sheriff for the last two years. He also was a member of their Special Emergency Response Team.

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