There’s a new sheriff in town for San Diego now that Kelly Martinez has officially taken office.
Martinez has been with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department since 1985, beginning her career as a deputy working in county jails. Her first patrol assignment was in Fallbrook, where she was an investigator and worked several assignments, including drug and gang enforcement in the North County and the Criminal Intelligence Detail.
As a sergeant, Martinez supervised a patrol team in San Marcos before being selected to supervise investigators in the Criminal Intelligence Detail. Her next assignment involved investigating employee misconduct in the Sheriff's Internal Affairs Unit before being promoted to lieutenant. As a lieutenant, she also oversaw the Sheriff's Department's participation in the Drug Enforcement Administration's Narcotics Task Force.
Martinez served in the cities of Encinitas, Del Mar and Solana Beach, as well as the communities of Rancho Santa Fe and Valley Center.As a captain, Martinez served in unincorporated Alpine and the rural areas of San Diego County. She was promoted to commander and led the Sheriff's Investigation Units.
In 2021, Martinez was appointed as the Undersheriff. In that capacity, she was in charge of the day-to-day operations of the Sheriff's Department. As Sheriff, Martinez will lead a department that is responsible for providing law enforcement services to 4,200 square miles of unincorporated San Diego County, nine contract cities, seven jails and security for the courthouses. She is also responsible for the Sheriff's Department's $1.65 billion budget and more than 4,700 employees.
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