By DPM
Captain Oswald Figueroa was the man of the hour at the city council meeting Tuesday.
The newly promoted captain of the Inglewood Police Department was congratulated by
the council members and praised for his outstanding record of service.
“Captain Figueroa, congratulations on your promotion,” said Councilman Alex Padilla.
“Those captain bars look good on you. You wear them well. You deserve it,” added
Padilla.
Figueroa said his promotion was official last month. A native of Inglewood, Figueroa
said he rose through the ranks, working as a patrol officer, a sergeant, and a lieutenant.
He said he has worked in different fields such as the gang unit and internal affairs with
nearly 20 years at the department.
“The best part about working (for the department) is working in the community I grew up
with,” said Figueroa. “And seeing it now for what it has grown into is amazing. And
having family and friends here is even more of a blessing,” he added.
Mayor James Butts, Jr. praised Capt. Figueroa’s dedication and congratulated him for
“reaching a milestone in his career”
“He’s intelligent,” said Butts. “He has great emotional intelligence. He’s resilient. He’s a
dedicated person, and he’s dedicated to the community, and he’s shown that in every
rank that he’s held in the organization.”
A former police captain, Butts said that the captain role requires a person to “translates
the divisions and the strategies of the chief to an office that you command be it
operations, investigations, and administration. And so, you’re a policy generator As well
as a supervisor manager,” he added.
