Local Manhattan Beach detective named city’s Officer of the Year
Manhattan Beach Police Detective Andrew Enriquez was named the city’s Officer of the Year last month. Photo courtesy of MBPD By the age of three, Andrew Enriquez knew he wanted to be a cop. The Manhattan Beach Police detective still remembers the day his mom buckled him into her car and drove down Sepulveda Boulevard, when she became involved in an accident with a motorcycle at the intersection of Manhattan Beach Boulevard. Terrified that he would somehow be in trouble for the incident, Enriquez started crying. “I remember the police officer on scene came up to me. He put me in his police car and turned on the lights for me,” he recalled with a smile. “And that was it. I knew what I wanted to be.” Thirty years later, Enriquez was named the city’s Officer of the Year at a ceremony last month. He was nominated by his peers and selected by a committee representative of the entire department for the honor. “Andrew is a high energy officer with a lot of passion to serve this community,” said MBPD Chief Rod Uyeda, who presented Enriquez with the award. “He has a great attitude and volunteers a lot for tasks that benefit the department and promote teamwork. I was very pleased to see him…
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