{"id":1666,"date":"2026-06-04T16:35:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1666"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:35:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:35:42","slug":"doral-to-swear-in-new-police-chief-on-june-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1666","title":{"rendered":"Doral to swear in new police chief on June 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>DORAL \u2014 Matthew Castillo will be leaving his post as Miami Springs police chief to take over the Doral Police Department in about 13 days, city officials announced on Thursday. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1664\">The Latest: Scott Bessent testifies before the House on Treasury Department priorities<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/p>\n<p>Castillo, 42, who is replacing former Chief Edwin Lopez, starts his new job on June 15, before a formal swearing-in ceremony on June 17, according to the city\u2019s announcement. <\/p>\n<p>Doral Mayor Christi Fraga released a statement saying Castillo will be \u201ccombining proactive policing, modern technology, and meaningful community engagement to drive real results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fraga announced Lopez\u2019s departure on May 11 after his hire as Miami\u2019s new police chief to lead over 1,100 sworn police officers. Doral has about 190 sworn police officers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1662\">With Oval Office replica and skyline views of Chicago, Obama\u2019s new museum is political and personal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Zeida Sardi\u00f1as, Doral\u2019s city manager, described Castillo as \u201ca respected law enforcement leader in our region who understands our community and has worked alongside our department through prior collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Castillo started his career with the Miami Springs Police Department as a public service aide in 2009. The Florida International University graduate moved up the ranks and was promoted to chief on Jan. 1, 2025. <\/p>\n<p>Miami Springs, a city department with more than 45 sworn police officers, had yet to announce Castillo\u2019s replacement. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=1660\">Hollywood detectives investigate woman\u2019s death after her body washes ashore<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related stories<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Doral offers police chief job to current Miami Springs Police Chief Matthew Castillo<\/li>\n<li>Miami names \u2018homegrown leader\u2019 as new police chief<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>This is a developing story. <\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Location <\/b><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew Castillo will be leaving his post as Miami Springs police chief to take over the Doral Police Department in about 13 days, city officials announced on Thursday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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