A police captain with nearly a quarter-century’s law enforcement experience will serve as Murrieta’s new police chief when the current one steps down at the end of the year.
Murrieta police Capt. Matt Henry, who had a stint with the San Diego Police Department, was selected to fill the slot that the city’s current top cop, Anthony Conrad, will leave when he retires, effective Dec. 30.
“Capt. Henry has a wide range of law enforcement experience within our police department,” Summers said. “He has shown his ability to effectively manage and build relationships, not only within the department but at City Hall. I know he will foster those same relationships with the community in his new role as police chief.”
Conrad agreed with the selection, saying he’d worked closely with Henry for four years.
“He was the first captain I promoted when I was appointed as chief,” Conrad said. “He places a strong emphasis on building trust with staff and officers. I know that he will lead this department with professionalism and integrity.”
Henry, a father of four, has been with the department since 2005, after roughly five years with the San Diego police. Like Conrad, he was a lateral transfer, a sworn peace officer who applied to join the Murrieta department after already working elsewhere in law enforcement.
As a Murrieta policeman, the incoming chief worked patrol assignments, SWAT, internal affairs and administration.
“Henry spent the last four years … managing both the operations and support sides of the department,” according to a city statement.
Henry holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from San Diego State University and a master’s degree in management from the University of Redlands.
– City News Service
