Six Corpus Christi Police Department Senior Officers were promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in a ceremony Monday morning at the Police Headquarters building.

The six Corpus Christi Police Officers endured a battery of examinations and practical exercises to be selected for promotion to the rank of lieutenant. The rank of lieutenant in the Corpus Christi Police Department is a supervisory grade in which they are responsible for the management of officers.

The new lieutenants are, William Broyles, James Lerma, Brandi Moss, Alberto Villarreal, Mark Tuley, and Jay Clement. Lieutenant William Broyles started his law enforcement career in 1998. He was promoted to the rank of Senior Officer in 2003 and has taught written communications to the cadets in the Corpus Christi Police Academy. He spent much of his time as an advisor to the Law Enforcement Explorers Post #133 and served on the Narcotics/Vice Investigations Division since 2011.

New Lieutenant James Lerma started his career in the Nueces County Sheriff’s Department in 1994 until he was hired by the Corpus Christi Police Department in 2000. He spent 9 years on patrol and served on the SWAT team for 6 years. Lieutenant Lerma spent the past several years as a detective in the Criminal Investigation Division.

Lieutenant Brandi Moss graduated from Texas A&M Corpus Christi with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry. Lieutenant Moss started in the Corpus Christi Police Department as a Crime Scene Investigator until two and a half years later, she became a police officer on patrol. Lieutenant Moss was transferred to the Criminal Investigations Division in 2007 where she served as a detective.

Lieutenant Alberto Emilio Villarreal graduated from King High School and joined the Navy where he served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Southern Watch aboard the USS Nimitz. Lieutenant Villarreal received his bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M Corpus Christi in 2001. Lieutenant Villarreal was hired on the Corpus Christi Police Department in 2002 and served the majority of his tour on patrol.

Lieutenant Mark Tuley has served in the Corpus Christi Police Department for 13 years. He served on patrol and on the SWAT team.

Lieutenant Jay Clement was hired with the Corpus Christi Police Department in 2001 and spent his time assigned to the patrol division. Lieutenant Clement has been selected as “Officer of the Month” on a number of occassions and was the highest scoring officer on this current promotional process.

Corpus Christi Police Chief Floyd Simpson pinned the rank onto the new supervisors and said this was a happy time for the Police Department. Congratulations to the new lieutenants and good luck in the new assignment as a supervisor!