Livermore Police Announce Officer of the Year

Announcement, photo submitted by Livermore Police:

The Livermore Police Department would also like to recognize Officer Traci Rebiejo, the Officer of the Year for 2014.

Officer Traci Rebiejo began the 2014 year assigned to Patrol and worked tirelessly to include her Traffic Unit responsibilities while still meeting her Patrol duties. She was also assigned as a Public Information Officer during the year, and she included these duties in her daily work efforts as well.

Officer Rebiejo coordinated, planned, and implemented the very successful Every 15 Minutes program in May of 2014. This anti-drunk driving program is a huge undertaking for the Department, and while Officer Rebiejo had a lot of help from her peers, she was the driving force that made the program a success. The number of hours, meetings, phone calls, emails, and last minute adjustments that Officer Rebiejo put into the program are innumerable. In the end, the program was one of the best ever with nearly 2400 students and staff taking part in the two day program.

Officer Rebiejo is acutely aware of the importance of traffic safety around Livermore schools. She made a personal commitment to the safety of students being dropped off and picked up from school, as well as the safe flow of traffic around the schools during school hours. In 2014, Officer Rebiejo met with representatives from the school district and the City of Livermore Traffic Engineering Office and coordinated their visiting and evaluating each and every school in the City.

Together with school staff, they reviewed the traffic issues at each school and made necessary changes and recommendations to improve the traffic flow and drop off/pickup procedures. This included new striping, signage, and programs at some of the schools. Due to Officer Rebiejo’s vision and leadership, each school has a safe and orderly process in place. In addition to all of the above, Officer Rebiejo has always had a strong commitment to occupant safety and specifically to child passenger safety.

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Even while assigned to Patrol, Officer Rebiejo was able to conduct monthly car seat checkups at the Police Department. Officer Rebiejo is also very active as a (PIO) Public Information Officer. LPD launched its social media platforms in August of 2014. Officer Rebiejo saw the value of social media and the ability to communicate with and engage the community. Officer Rebiejo’s efforts are one of the reasons that LPD’s social media engagement has been so positive.

One example of Officer Rebiejo’s efforts was the “Virtual Ride-a-long” she conducted. The response from the community was extremely positive, and Officer Rebiejo was able to share with the community what a typical Friday evening of law enforcement in Livermore entails. Officer Rebiejo is recognized as the Officer of the Year for 2014 due to her outstanding efforts during the year, her commitment to the Department, and her commitment to the community.