New Clearlake Police officer and dispatcher sworn in
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The city of Clearlake welcomed its newest police officer and dispatcher at Thursday night’s city council meeting.
During the meeting, Clearlake Police Chief Andrew White administered the oath to Officer Britanya Shores and dispatcher Taylor Mackey.
Officer Shores is a Clearlake native. Early on, she set her goal to becoming a law enforcement officer.
She was initially hired as a Community Services Officer with the Clearlake Police Department in 2017 and in the meantime attended the Basic Police Academy at the Santa Rosa Junior College Public Safety Training Center.
“Ms. Shores is a valuable member of this organization and we look forward to seeing her serve in her new capacity as police officer,” said Chief White.
After Shores took the oath, her mother pinned on her new badge.
Mackey was born in Santa Rosa and grew up in Middletown. She graduated from Middletown High School and was active in softball, soccer, baseball, volleyball and cheerleading.
After high school, Mackey took college courses and worked several jobs, including in a restaurant, as an instructional aid and a medical assistant.
“Taylor became interested in the career field of dispatching and did several sit-alongs with the Clearlake Police Department. We are excited to have Taylor join our dispatch team,” White said.
City Manager, Greg Folsom, added, “We continue to add quality personnel to our police department and we are pleased to have Officer Shores and Dispatcher Mackey join our Clearlake team.”