SALINAS
POLICE
Jorge David Alvarado Jr. was born in San Francisco, California on December 29, 1991, to Jorge Rene Alvarado and Marina Lillieth Alvarado. David attended the Epiphany Elementary Catholic School in San Francisco from first through eighth grade. He then attended the Voice of Pentecost Academy High School and graduated a year early, after skipping a grade due to academic achievement.
After graduating high school, David enlisted into the United States Army as an Infantryman. He graduated Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia in 2008 and was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. While with the Screaming Eagles, he attended and graduated from the Sabalauski Air Assault School.
In 2011, David was deployed with the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment (Rakassans), to Afghanistan and earned the prestigious Combat Infantryman Badge for his gallantry during combat operations. David was also promoted to the rank of Sergeant and assigned as a team leader.
After honorably completing his Army enlistment, David joined the ranks of the Colma Police Department on January 11, 2016. He served the citizens of Colma, California for four and a half years. During his time in Colma, he held the position of a Firearms Instructor/Range, Taser Instructor and Bicycle Patrol Officer.
In August 2020, Officer Alvarado joined the Salinas Police Department and completed the Department's training program before being assigned as a patrol officer. In his relatively short time with the Department, he had already received his Drug Recognition Expert certification and was posthumously assigned to the SWAT Team.
David served the Salinas Police Department honorably for nearly two years before he paid the highest price any service member could render while in the line of duty.
David joined his Celestial Father, our God, on February 25, 2022. David leaves behind a loving mother and father, his high school sweetheart, Veronica, three loving brothers, many nephews and nieces, a host of friends, and his military and law enforcement families.
The world is a better place because of JD's selfless
service to his country and community.
He will forever be our hero.
End of Watch
February 25, 2022