Officer Carlos M. Gutierrez, a member of the Amherst Police Department since 2008, has returned from his military deployment in Afghanistan.
Amherst police officer Carlos Gutierrez recently returned from his fourth deployment to Afghanistan. AMHERST - A local police officer who has served the nation through several military deployments over the past 13 years has returned to serve and protect his community.
Carlos M. Gutierrez, an officer with the Amherst Police Department, recently returned from his fourth tour of duty; this time serving in Afghanistan.
A member of the Amherst Police Department since 2008, Guitierrez was deployed in Aug. 2010 with his Massachusetts Army National Guard Unit, the Alpha Co. 1-181 Infantry based out of Agawam.
He currently holds the rank of sergeant and served as a team leader during his deployment.
His most recent military venture overseas was his fourth deployment, which includes two deployments while serving in the United States Marine Corps between 1998 and 2002.
"The entire Amherst Police Department family is very thankful that Carlos has made it home safely from Afghanistan," said Amherst Police Chief Scott P. Livingstone. "Carlos is a dedicated Amherst police officer and I am confident that he was an important asset to his military unit in Afghanistan. The Amherst community is fortunate to have a police officer of his caliber."
Gutierrez is a 1998 graduate of Charles H. McCann Technical High School in North Adams. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1998 and concluded his active duty status with that branch of the military in 2002.
He is a 2006 graduate of Southern Vermont College, Bennington, Vt., where he earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice. Gutierrez joined the Massachusetts Army National Guard in May of 2006 and currently lives in Granby with his wife Jessica.
Gutierrez graduated from the 44th Municipal Police Officers Training Academy in Springfield and is assigned to the patrol division and bicycle patrol in Amherst.