Pedro (Pete) Gomez Jr.
Seaside
Summary
Emergency threat and investigations professional with 17 years of law enforcement experience and 8 years as a Detective, currently a Homicide Detective with the Salinas Police Department. Former U.S. Army Ranger (75th Ranger Regiment, 2nd Battalion). Advanced POST certified and deputized as a U.S. Marshal. Extensive experience in imminent threat assessment, search warrants and legal process, cellular/digital investigations, and complex violent-crime cases. Skilled at working with prosecutors and multi-agency partners, handling sensitive content, and operating independently in high-pressure, information-sensitive environments. Strong analytical skills, keen attention to detail. Focused on team collaboration, achieving results, and adaptable to changing needs. Known for reliability, strategic thinking, and effective problem-solving.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Homicide Detective, Investigations Bureau
Salinas Police Department
01.2018 - Current
- Lead and assist investigations into homicide, attempted homicide, kidnappings, armed robberies, aggravated assaults, and other serious crimes involving imminent threats of serious physical harm.
- Triage critical incidents, assess risk, and determine investigative and legal courses of action under urgent timelines.
- Author and execute search warrants and court orders for electronic/telephone data; authored ~25 warrants and assisted in 75+.
- Apply DOJ-certified lawful interception training and advanced cellular technology mapping and analysis (Hawk Analytics) to evaluate threats, identify suspects, and reconstruct events.
- Conduct complex interviews and interrogations of victims, witnesses, suspects, and gang members, and produce clear, defensible reports used by prosecutors and partner agencies.
- Process and manage major crime scenes (including ~40 homicide scenes), ensuring strict evidence handling, documentation, and chain-of-custody.
- Regularly handle graphic and sensitive content (homicides, sexual assaults, trafficking, gang violence) while maintaining professionalism, empathy, and confidentiality.
- Collaborate with prosecutors, federal partners, and task forces, communicating complex fact patterns and investigative findings in concise written and verbal form.
Patrol Officer / Crime Scene Investigator / Field Training Officer
Salinas Police Department
01.2010 - 01.2018
- Responded to and triaged high-risk calls, including shootings, threats, and assaults, making rapid threat assessments and escalation decisions.
- Served as Crime Scene Investigator for three years, collecting and preserving physical and digital evidence for serious cases.
- Trained and evaluated new officers as a Field Training Officer, emphasizing report quality, evidence protocols, and officer safety.
Manager / Chief of Guards
Doyon Government Group
01.2008 - 01.2009
- Supervised up to 25 security officers, managed security incidents, and ensured compliance with security and privacy protocols at critical facilities.
Team Leader / Supervisor
U.S. Army – 75th Ranger Regiment, 2nd Battalion
01.2001 - 01.2007
- Led a squad of 7 soldiers in special operations missions requiring rapid threat assessment, disciplined execution, and strict operational security.
Education
A.S. - Criminal Justice
Monterey Peninsula College
01.2010
B.S. - Criminal Justice
Union Institute & University
Cincinnati, OH06-2021
Skills
- Digital evidence and cell phone/computer forensics (Cellebrite training)
- Cellular mapping and analysis tools (eg, Hawk Analytics)
- Case management / RMS and digital evidence systems
- Strong written and verbal communication; extensive court/testimony experience
- Ability to work with sensitive/offensive content and under strict confidentiality
- Interviewing witnesses
- Case report development
- Courtroom testimony
- Emergency investigations
- Maintaining compliance
- Incident investigation
- Information gathering
- Researching skills
Accomplishments
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets of a case with multiple search warrant requests for phone tracking and cellphone data sites.
- Collaborated with team of 10 in the investigation of Multi agency task force investigating a crime spree that saw accuracy and efficiency of documenting search warrants, evidence and testimony
- Monterey County Medal of Valor and Award of Merit (Monterey County Peace Officers Association)
- Collaborated with team of 15 in the investigation "Black Hawk".
- Achieved the transition of the RMS system by introducing and training the departments on Mark43, Axon Investigate for investigateive tasks.
Certification
- Advanced POST Certificate, State of California
- Deputized U.S. Marshal
- ICI Core Investigations – 80 hrs (crime scenes, evidence, interviews, search warrants, cellular & electronic investigations, courtroom testimony)
- ICI Homicide Investigations – 80 hrs
- ICI Human Trafficking – 40 hrs
- ICI Officer-Involved Shooting/Death – 40 hrs
- ICI Sexual Assault – 40 hrs
- Cellular Technology, Mapping & Analysis (Hawk Analytics) – 40 hrs
- Search Warrant Investigations – 24 hrs
- DOJ Lawful Interception of Electronic/Telephone Communication – 8 hrs
- Interview & Interrogation – 32 hrs
- Basic Gang Investigations & gang conferences (CGIA and CA DOJ)
Timeline
Homicide Detective, Investigations Bureau
Salinas Police Department
01.2018 - Current
Patrol Officer / Crime Scene Investigator / Field Training Officer
Salinas Police Department
01.2010 - 01.2018
Manager / Chief of Guards
Doyon Government Group
01.2008 - 01.2009
Team Leader / Supervisor
U.S. Army – 75th Ranger Regiment, 2nd Battalion
01.2001 - 01.2007
A.S. - Criminal Justice
Monterey Peninsula College
B.S. - Criminal Justice
Union Institute & University