Crime & Safety

Orange Police Officer Earns Promotion

He has been a police officer since 2005 in Orange.

Monday, July 2, 2018- Today at Orange PD headquarters a ceremony was held to mark the promotion of Detective Peter Kingston to the rank of sergeant.

Sergeant Kingston joined the Orange Police Department in 2005 and was initially assigned to the patrol division. Since then, he has been a Field Training Officer, a Citizen's Academy Instructor, and a member of the Motorcycle Unit.

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As an officer, Pete Kingston was was assigned to the Statewide Narcotics Task Force from 2015-2017, and has been assigned to the Investigate Services Unit since 2017.

Sergeant Kingston had his badge pinned by his wife Nikki, and was sworn into office by Police Commissioner Chris Carveth. Some photos from today's ceremony are shown below:

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