The people who work here have some real attitude adjustment issues. Some of the employees are very…read morenice, yet many employees display very poor behavior. I have seen inside the jail where the police bring in the drunks from the community. Rather than showing respect, some of the officers just laugh at them in front of their face. Not a good thing when the poor victim is suddenly placed in an unfamiliar place and about to be locked up in a cage. They can be really rough at times with the detainees. At times they may need to be aggressive if the detainee is resisting. But oftentimes they need to be less aggressive. My friend was once hired to entertain at the annual Christmas party. He called the day before to verify, and the officer who hired him started yelling at him and told him he is not to come. Thus being cancelled without being properly notified in advance. Another friend who worked there was suddenly fired because he had a medical condition affecting his performance. They sent five police cars to his house to tell him he was terminated. They took all his police gear and treated him rudely. The neighbors were all concerned with all the cars. They only needed to send one car. Be cautios dealing with this place.

Just had 3 street thugs surround me to tell me to leave. I tried to leave and then they wouldn't…read morelet me leave. Now they wanted more info from me. I asked them what their RAS was and they claimed trespassing. So I left while they were talking to me threatening to cage me. If you back all the way out from the experience and look back: citizen minding his business, LEO stops citizen to say 'you have to leave' while citizen was trying to leave... see the logic yet? I asked 'Can I do that?' They say 'Do what?' I say 'Leave?' They say ' No ' ...... These were people hired by Monterey County. People who can't see their own actions, who don't realize they created a problem for them to solve. Is that called job security? I'd file a complaint but we all know how that's going to unfold. They are not bright enough individuals to police themselves.

We all know this is a probation department so I didn't have high expectations in the first place…read more However, waiting 2 hours to get an ankle monitor put on was absolutely ridiculous. Hopefully they understand that people get rides here and sometimes someone is waiting for them. Please be mindful.

The lack of service here is astounding. I thought an establishment such as this would at least…read morehave an idea of what professionalism is but most who work here (especially those agents at the front desk) are at a level of basic understanding. I don't know if they put this act on because they see people who are not at the top of their game, but it needs to stop. We are all humans and we don't need to be given your side eye or treated less than. It's despicable. Waiting five minutes for the phone to be picked up is unprofessional, answering the phone will laughing (not soft, but loud) is unprofessional, calling people by their first name is unprofessional. When did everyone become downgraded? Is this really a business of Monterey County and thus a direct reflection of the city of Monterey? this is wrong.

10/10 would go again! Best officers in town. Thank you for your service and protecting the…read morecommunity.

I'm not sure which CHP office Officer Bruch is in…read more He encountered a very difficult situation with my car in the middle of the 3 lane highway. He was professional, kind, and attentive. He was willing to put himself at risk to try and make sure everyone else was safe. He was calm under pressure and the very fast moving situation. He is good at communicating. He can communicate clearly without coming across rude or bossy. He kept me safe. He also kept another young lady safe when a semi-truck hit her car. (So he had one stalled vehicle that couldn't move, then another accident to deal with). Officer Bruch is good at managing priorities under a fast paced, dangerous environment. Thanks so much for keeping me and everyone safe. Thanks for not losing your cool. Thanks for being professional. Thanks for being able to make the best decisions possible when you're under stress. Thanks for putting yourself in harm's way / danger in order to help and protect everyone.

I am horrified at the treatment received by a Marina police officer named Ryan Parra. He has a very…read morebad attitude and used foul language while violating my rights of search and seisure without any probable cause. The more I spoke up about the violations the more angered he became. I'm pretty sure he trained on deescalation but for some reason wasn't exercising it. My friend also complained on the way he was being handled. Just a lack of respect on the departments part as 2 other officers watched on but didn't correct Parra. Guess that's the code of silence many officers are prone to abide by. Long story short, we weren't doing anything wrong but was forced to identify ourselves, step out of vehicle, and both searched against our will. This is not right as we were never committing any crime. A city I used to feel safe in, now concerns me just to drive thru.. I've heard stories of their misconduct but now am a true witness. Shame on Marina PD!

Poor service in every area and aspect never been help by them only thing they do is do not what…read morethey supposed to do to many experience though my life time with the police department and stuff itself

Big Thank you to Sergeant Kelly, Officer Lawson, Chief Ron Langford, Sergeant Joseph Quilenderino…read more (If I missed anyone, or wrote your name or rank incorrectly, just let me know please). This is for Del Rey Oaks Police Department. I think their police vehicles can also say something like "Presidio of Monterey Police." I had different interactions and communications with the Officers. A couple I actually met just at different gas stations. One - I got pulled over (Oops sorry!). And also when I called in to ask some questions and get some info. I initially thought these police were Seaside, but eventually found out they are DROPD. What impressed me about this Department and the Officers is that they are: Professional Friendly Willing to be friendly to the community and talk to people Willing to look into each situation in detail Caring I didn't meet all the officers at the same time (don't worry - I didn't try to steal a Kombucha drink or anything). This was over the course of about 6 months. * A couple days ago, my family went with my dad to the hospital and talked to an Oncologist for the first time. He has advanced stage 4 incurable lung cancer. One aspect I regret is that our family put a lot of money and work into dad and mom's "retirement home." Now, all the remodeling has halted. We won't have money to both take care of dad and continue with the house. The remodeling had gone on a year already. It's a really old house. I was thinking about how sad that was that dad may never - or will only shortly - enjoy the house we intended for him in Seaside. I always try to think about positive things, or the silver lining. So I wondered if there was anything dad enjoyed in our move to the Monterey Area. Then I thought, "Oh yeah, my dad got to experience a really friendly and nice Police Dept." I'm not being sarcastic at all. Our family didn't expect it - but we were really pleased and lucky to come into an area with such a great Police Dept. So this result for my dad motivated me to finally write this review. I was going to earlier - I just... you know, life is so busy. So to sum it up: Big Thanks to Del Ray Oaks Police Dept & Presidio of Monterey Police for being so awesome and kind to the community. We really felt the effort these Departments and Officers took to go the extra mile. If my dad dies soon (and I think he will - unfortunately), I'm going to think about this whole big move we made to Seaside. And I will think, "Dad got to live in an area with really nice Officers (even though we never finished the house for him)." And I'm OK with that. I write this with a lot of gratitude. Thank you Officers.