Gustafson Takes Reins at Orange Police Department
A 25-year veteran of the Orange Police Department was sworn in Monday as the chief of the 158-officer department.
Robert H. Gustafson is the city’s 33rd police chief.
Gustafson, 49, joined the Orange department in 1979.
He worked his way to captain of the patrol division by 1998.
He has earned degrees from Cal State Pomona and Cal State Northridge.
“It just seems like a natural step for me, and I’m very excited about the opportunity for the Police Department and the city,” Gustafson said.
Gustafson’s wife and three children joined nearly 200 people -- including police chiefs from neighboring cities -- at the ceremony, which also commemorated the retiring chief, Andy Romero.
Romero, a 27-year veteran of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, was Orange’s top police official for the last six years.
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