Lieutenant Arana began his law enforcement career at the age of 15 at South Gate Police Department as a Police Explorer.
He was became a Police Officer for the City of South Gate in 1997. As an officer he served as:
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Crime Impact Team Officer
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General Investigations Detective
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Field Training Officer
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Narcotics Detective
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SWAT Officer
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SANE Officer
• Community Relations Officer
In 2011 he was promoted to Sergeant and supervised:
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The Narcotics and Special Problems Unit
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DEA Task Force
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Community Relations Team
In 2017 he was promoted to Lieutenant. Lieutenant Arana is currently the weekend graveyard Patrol Watch Commander and his responsibilities of:
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SWAT Team •
K9 Program
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Range Program
• Recruitment Team
• Special Events