Captain Adams joined the Rialto Police Department in May of 2019. He is assigned as the commander overseeing the department’s Support Services Division, which includes budget, administration, communications, records, personnel & training, property & evidence, logistics, community outreach, technical support, and animal control.

Captain Adams began his law enforcement career in 1995 with the Los Angeles Police Department. He was hired by the Baldwin Park Police Department in 2000.

Captain Adams’ experience includes gangs, narcotics, general investigations, SWAT team scout, sniper, team leader, and team commander. He was also a pistol and rifle instructor and department range master. He was awarded the Medal of Valor for preventing the murder of a police officer by a gang member in 2006.

Captain Adams proudly served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves from 1993 to 2000 as an anti-tank missile operator in a light armored reconnaissance unit. He obtained a Master of Science in Law Enforcement and Public Safety Leadership from the University of San Diego. He is a Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute graduate, holds a POST Management Certificate, and graduated from the FBI’s National Academy, Session 283.