WMSD Current Feature (June):
Podcast 6: David Bejarano: El Paso Kid becomes San Diego‘s 1ST Latino Modern Times Police Chief
I met David Bejarano when he was a Sergeant with the San Diego Police Dept. I became very fond of this man from El Paso Texas who spoke Spanish and related to my community with very little effort. He reached out to us and soon he was one of us with concern for the community. What experience in his childhood prepared him to work in San Ysidro and Barrio Logan? David was very athletic and had an interest in sports his whole life. Did this influence his life?
At a party he met a very beautiful young woman. Their relationship flourished with phone calls from phone booths and hundreds of letters. After only two dates he asked her to marry him. This very brave open-minded young woman said yes and, when David finished his time in the marines, he came to San Diego. Esperanza and him were married in a church in El Cajon with a reception in Balboa Park. They have now been married 47 years. David refers to Esperanza as his biggest supporter.
Have you ever wondered if there have been cases that had a big effect on David and his work? Let’s be honest- many people do not feel officers/cops have feelings. In this interview David is very open about some of the cases that had a huge affect on him personally and professionally. David applied for Chief of police.
Who told him he had the job? Watch this podcast and you will know how he learned he had been selected. David also talks about his visit to the White House and meeting President Bush.
What is David doing today? He will tell us about how he values his family and the joys of being a grandparent.
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