{"id":5401,"date":"2021-02-24T13:30:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T20:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=5401"},"modified":"2021-02-24T17:21:24","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T00:21:24","slug":"kelly-martinez-becomes-first-female-undersheriff-in-san-diego-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=5401","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Martinez becomes first female Undersheriff in San Diego County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by Joey Brasil<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the retirement of Undersheriff Mark Barnett, Assistant Sheriff Kelly Martinez has been promoted to the position by Sheriff Bill Gore. She has officially become the first woman to hold the position.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s exciting, I think, for the women in our department, but also the women in the region,\u201d she said in an interview.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martinez was a member of the regional law enforcement agency for 36 years. She started as a Sheriff\u2019s Deputy, working at the Descanso and Las Colinas detention facilities. Later, in 1988, she was assigned to the Fallbrook Sheriff\u2019s Substation as a Patrol Deputy. After being promoted to Sergeant in 2007, she worked her way all the way up to Assistant Sheriff in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She has substantial experience from her numerous endeavors over the last three decades.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sheriff Bill Gore made his confidence in Martinez clear after appointing her to the position.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cKelly brings to the position exceptional work ethic and commitment to the mission of the department,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cI am confident her wealth of experience and passion for community outreach will keep San Diego the safest urban county in the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He further claimed that he is certain that Martinez\u2019s experience and passion for serving the community will ensure that San Diego County keeps its nationally regarded reputation for safety. The risks that come with working in law enforcement bring out the courage and resilience in deputies and officers. Martinez&#8217;s tenure of 36 years in law enforcement clearly represents her desire to protect the citizens of San Diego county.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The County Sheriff&#8217;s Department protects over 1,000,000 people across 9 cities and 4,500 square miles. The department also operates a network of jails and crime labs and also provides security for seven of the county&#8217;s court facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Photo via San Diego County Sheriff&#8217;s Department<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Joey Brasil Following the retirement of Undersheriff Mark Barnett, Assistant Sheriff Kelly Martinez has been promoted to the position by Sheriff Bill Gore. 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