New Chief Of Police Services Announced In Dana Point

DANA POINT, CA — A new chief of police services has been selected for the City of Dana Point, the Orange County Sheriff's Department announced this week.

Capt. Todd Hylton has been selected to head the department after serving Orange County residents for almost twenty years, after joining the OCSD in 2004.

Hylton got his start with the department when he worked as a deputy in Custody Operations and Patrol Operations, serving unincorporated North Orange County and then the City of Yorba Linda, where he started the city's first Explorer Division for youth interested in law enforcement careers.

He was promoted to lieutenant in 2022 and was assigned to the Theo Lacy Jail as the Watch Commander. Most recently, Hylton served as the jail's Special Projects Lieutenant.

He also has extensive specialized law enforcement training in Critical Incident Response, Mobile Field Force, and Incident Command Systems.

Hylton has a bachelor's degree in legal studies from the University of California, Berkeley and currently serves as an instructor at Rancho Santiago Community College.

He will assume the position of Chief of Dana Point Police Services on Friday, Feb. 24, replacing current chief Capt. Kirsten Monteleone, who is being promoted to Commander of Southeast Operations. She will oversee the cities of Lake Forest, Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita starting Feb. 24.