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King City City Council Meeting recap



At the King City City Council meeting on Tuesday night, January 14 at City Hall Police Chief Bob Masterson swore in Officer Jace Bernal who is the son of County Sheriff Steve Bernal. Officer Bernal returns to work for the King City Police Department after spending the last couple of years working for the Salinas Police Department. Police Chief Masterson also presented an award and commendation to Officer Kip Bowen for assisting with an accident that occurred at Pinnacles National Park in September of 2019 while he was off duty. Officer Dominic Mercurio was presented with a lifesaving medal by Police Chief Masterson for performing CPR and rescue breathing on an elderly woman in the winter of 2017 until emergency personnel arrived. Officer Yvonne Texis-Flores was also honored with a lifesaving medal for performing CPR on a man off and on for up to 30 minutes until emergency personnel arrived during a drowning incident in June of 2019.  Officer Christian Wood was also presented with a lifesaving medal for tending to a fatal 2 vehicle head on collision west of Paso Robles in September of 2019 when he was off duty. Sergeant Steven Kennedy was recognized with a medal of commendation for all of the work he has been doing for the Major Crimes and Investigations Unit by helping reduce the amount of crime in King City and Greenfield.

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