Promotions, rotations and departures make for big changes at the Long Beach Police Department

LONG BEACH -- The Long Beach Police Department is making some big changes with the rotation of most of the department's commanders, including the promotion of two lieutenants to the position of commander, and the promotion of more than a dozen other officers.
Two of the promotions are the result of the recent departures of two LBPD commanders for other departments; Cmdr. Gary Morrison is now Chief of Police for the Carlsbad Police Department and Cmdr. Jorge Cisneros, who was one of several internal candidates for the LBPD Chief position, is now Chief of Police for the Huntington Park Police Department.
The new commanders, who will be officially promoted to their new posts on June 10, are Lt. Josef Levy and Lt. Lisa Lopez, who will lead the West and East patrol divisions, respectively, according to the LBPD.
The up-coming rotations, traditionally done every few years according to department officials, are:
Chief of Staff - Commander Laura Farinella
Emergency Operations Division - Commander Jay Johnson
Training Division - Commander Jeff Johnson
Detective Division - Commander Cynthia Renaud
Gangs & Violent Crimes Division - Commander Billy Quach
Field Support Division - Commander Robert Luman Jr.
South Patrol Division - Commander Joe Stilinovich
Cmdr. Richard Meyer, Internal Affairs; and Cmr. David Hendrick, North Patrol Division, will remain in their posts.
The remaining promotions are:
Lieutenant:
Sgt. Christopher Morgan
Sgt. Richard Farfan
Sergeant:
Officer Paul Baum
Officer Greg Brown
Officer Michael DePrete
Officer David Faris
Officer Scott Jenson
Officer Ryan LeBaron
Officer Bruce Lee
Officer Melvin McGuire
Officer Michael Richens
Officer Robert Titus
Officer Abram Yap
Confidential Secretary:
Police Services Specialist Cynthia Dominguez