San Pedro’s Michael Oreb New Harbor Area LAPD Commander

San Pedro’s Michael Oreb New Harbor Area LAPD Commander. He’ll have his hands full but being local is sure to add a boost to getting the job done. Being familiar with the Harbor area community, its’ families and businesses brings a dimension that will provide immediate trust in his ability to communicate effectively and build coalitions to fight criminal activity while retaining integrity for the department

City of Los Angeles Officials announced Captain Michael Oreb, a San Pedro native was named commander of the LAPD’s Harbor Division station,. He begins on March 20, 2016.

“If we were a football team, I feel like we got Vince Ferragamo as quarterback,” said Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino, a former LAPD officer who has known Oreb through the years.

Captain Oreb brings experience in working with the homeless on Skid Row as commanding officer of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Division following stints with the department’s Hollywood Area Gang Impact Team, which brought him a meritorious unit citation from the LAPD. He went on to become commanding officer of Hollywood detectives and was promoted to captain of Central Patrol Division in 2012.

San Pedro’s Michael Oreb New Harbor Area LAPD Commander willl receive a warm welcomed by Harbor area residents.