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Los Santos Police Department
Los Santos, San Andreas
Los Santos: On the 21st of August, Deputy Chief Victor Einhart, a veteran law enforcement officer and a staple of the Department's special operations, tendered his resignation, citing an intent to retire. Deputy Chief Einhart leaves big shoes to fill, after a remarkable career of 6 and a half years of service with and dedication to the Los Santos Police Department.
Deputy Chief Victor Einhart began his career with the Los Santos Police Department in the middle of February 2019, upon his successful completion and graduation from the Los Santos Police Academy. Making quick work of the Department's field training program, designed to prepare and train recruits for the job and the challenges they may face in the field, Victor graduated from the training program and was promoted to Police Officer I, becoming a full-fledged officer with the Department, on March 4, 2019.
In that same month, on March 27th, Einhart advanced to Police Officer II. Not long after, he found his footing within the Department and pursued a career with the Special Weapons and Tactics team, with his acceptance into SWAT on March 30, 2019. This is where Deputy Chief Einhart initially came into first contact with the tactical elements and special operations of the Department, and where he would later build his career as a police official, eventually leading the very division and later bureau that held his interest.
In July 2019, Einhart made it into the supervisor training program, and in September of that same year, he was promoted to Sergeant. In his early career, Deputy Chief Einhart was part of the divisional command team behind the geographical patrol division that was then named the "Vinewood Precinct", together with Assistant Chief Dezzy Bala. Eventually, Einhart moved to the newly formed Metropolitan Division as his primary assignment.
For the next years, Deputy Chief Einhart continued to serve with the Metropolitan Division as the Commanding Officer, pushing the division beyond the boundaries previously believed as insurpassable, inevitably resulting in his appointment as Commanding Officer of the then-Special Operations Bureau, following an upper-level restructuring in the Department on August 17th, 2023. On December 27 of that same year, Einhart was promoted to Deputy Chief and inducted as a Staff Officer.
Since then, Deputy Chief Einhart has continued to serve as the Commanding Officer, Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau, being responsible for overseeing the Metropolitan Division, which houses SWAT and K9, the Air Support Division, and the Traffic Enforcement Division.
During his tenure and under his leadership, the Metropolitan Division saw extensive development, such as the formation of the K9 Platoon, which was merely an idea and an untested theory prior to Deputy Chief Einhart's drive to see it implemented, something to which he devoted countless hours of his own. In other areas, such as the Traffic Enforcement Division, Deputy Chief Einhart installed strong leadership teams he entrusted to run and operate the divisions that make up the special operations of the Department, and continued to push initiatives, such as the "RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) program", which targeted impaired driving through coordinated roadblocks and field sobriety tests.
We thank Deputy Chief Einhart for the great service and dedication he has done and shown to the Los Santos Police Department, its next generations, and the City of Los Santos, and we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors. We hope retirement finds him well and in good health, and he spends his days pursuing only that which he enjoys.
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Los Santos, San Andreas
News Release
NR077-25ef
August 22, 2025
Retirement of Deputy Chief Victor Einhart
Los Santos: On the 21st of August, Deputy Chief Victor Einhart, a veteran law enforcement officer and a staple of the Department's special operations, tendered his resignation, citing an intent to retire. Deputy Chief Einhart leaves big shoes to fill, after a remarkable career of 6 and a half years of service with and dedication to the Los Santos Police Department.
In that same month, on March 27th, Einhart advanced to Police Officer II. Not long after, he found his footing within the Department and pursued a career with the Special Weapons and Tactics team, with his acceptance into SWAT on March 30, 2019. This is where Deputy Chief Einhart initially came into first contact with the tactical elements and special operations of the Department, and where he would later build his career as a police official, eventually leading the very division and later bureau that held his interest.
In July 2019, Einhart made it into the supervisor training program, and in September of that same year, he was promoted to Sergeant. In his early career, Deputy Chief Einhart was part of the divisional command team behind the geographical patrol division that was then named the "Vinewood Precinct", together with Assistant Chief Dezzy Bala. Eventually, Einhart moved to the newly formed Metropolitan Division as his primary assignment.
For the next years, Deputy Chief Einhart continued to serve with the Metropolitan Division as the Commanding Officer, pushing the division beyond the boundaries previously believed as insurpassable, inevitably resulting in his appointment as Commanding Officer of the then-Special Operations Bureau, following an upper-level restructuring in the Department on August 17th, 2023. On December 27 of that same year, Einhart was promoted to Deputy Chief and inducted as a Staff Officer.
Since then, Deputy Chief Einhart has continued to serve as the Commanding Officer, Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau, being responsible for overseeing the Metropolitan Division, which houses SWAT and K9, the Air Support Division, and the Traffic Enforcement Division.
During his tenure and under his leadership, the Metropolitan Division saw extensive development, such as the formation of the K9 Platoon, which was merely an idea and an untested theory prior to Deputy Chief Einhart's drive to see it implemented, something to which he devoted countless hours of his own. In other areas, such as the Traffic Enforcement Division, Deputy Chief Einhart installed strong leadership teams he entrusted to run and operate the divisions that make up the special operations of the Department, and continued to push initiatives, such as the "RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) program", which targeted impaired driving through coordinated roadblocks and field sobriety tests.
Chief of Police Elena Flores wrote: Deputy Chief Einhart is the embodiment of LSPD's special operations, a section of the Department that would undoubtedly be nowhere near its current state of success and efficiency if it weren't for Deputy Chief Einhart's dedication and developments through the years.
Six and a half years of service is pure excellence, and I thank him for his dedication, not only to the Department as an entity, but primarily to the City, and also importantly, the officers under his command. While it may not be known to most, Deputy Chief Einhart would do nearly anything for his officers and command staff, and has gone to bat for them on numerous occasions, whether to stand up for what he believed to be right, to fight for his people, to secure his people new equipment or tools, or otherwise.
Having been allowed to witness his entry to the Department and his growth since then, and eventually welcoming him as a Deputy Chief under my administration, has been fantastic, and his journey and progress nothing short of admirable. Victor, as a person and a leader, is one who inspires and boosts morale, especially in times when this was difficult to come by, and for that, I will be eternally grateful.
I hope that he finds peace, fulfillment, and joy in retirement and whichever hobbies he chooses to pursue. He will always have a home with the Los Santos Police Department, and we wish him nothing but the best in his future endeavors.
Assistant Chief Scott Dunbar wrote: I have had the pleasure of working with Deputy Chief Einhart since we were both patrol officers. I served as his Assistant Commanding Officer back in the days when the Metropolitan Division was still known as Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT). He has been a constant fixture within the Counter-Terrorism & Special Operations Bureau of the department for as long as I can remember, and his contributions and dedication will never be forgotten.
I wish him the best of luck in his retirement.
Deputy Chief Gareth Longford wrote: Throughout my career in the LSPD, I have had to learn and deal with the ever-changing environments and assignments in which I have worked. These changes often come with uncertainty when you are growing into your new responsibilities, and more often than not, there will be growing pains as you do. With this in mind, I am extremely grateful to have been fortunate enough to have Deputy Chief Victor Einhart guiding me along the way in every new experience I have had in my roles within the LSPD, the majority of which Chief Einhart once occupied. With his selfless leadership, his almost infinite wisdom, and his unwavering willingness to help, Victor Einhart will not only be missed by myself, but all.
We thank Deputy Chief Einhart for the great service and dedication he has done and shown to the Los Santos Police Department, its next generations, and the City of Los Santos, and we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors. We hope retirement finds him well and in good health, and he spends his days pursuing only that which he enjoys.
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69 Sinner Street • Los Santos • San Andreas • 90013
Emergency Hotline: 911 • Public Inquiries • Email: [email protected]
"to protect and to serve"
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