Maricella Harris,Alyssa Wilcox, Eric Ulloa

Maricella Harris,Alyssa Wilcox, Eric Ulloa

Period 4

Fred A. Tredy

US Navy, Jersey City Police Department, Los Angeles Police Department, United States Coast Guard,

California State Military Reserves

1966-Present

Fred A. Tredy

Fred A. Tredy was born in Jersey City, New Jersey1947. He graduated from William L. Dickinson High School in June of 1965. After high school, he then worked in New York City until he joined the U.S. Navy in January of 1966. He was motivated to join the navy because this was his father’s branch of service and many other relatives had been previously involved in WWII. He first completed Basic Training in Great Lakes, Illinois and then went to Key West Florida for one year of Sonar School. After this training, he attended a Submarine School in Groton, Connecticut for six weeks. Once fully trained, Mr. Tredy was assigned to the Fast Attack Submarine USS Bonefish (SS 582) stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii. He served four and a half years on the USS Bonefish. While in the navy, he served three tours of duty to the Western Pacific during Vietnam War and was deployed for three months to the West Coast of the United States. During this time, he visited Japan, Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Guam, Hong Kong, and Vietnam. During Tredy’s U.S. Navy service from January 1966 to December 1971, he maintained millions of dollars of electronic equipment, was responsible for training and system readiness, and became a Second Class Petty officer and the Leading Sonarman. After six years in the service of the U.S. Navy, Mr. Tredy left the USS Bonefish in 1971.

After Mr. Tredy’s time in the U.S. Navy, he joined the New Jersey City Police Department in February of 1973. He worked on many patrol assignments until assigned to a plain-clothes unit, he patrolled the nine Federal Housing Projects Units in Jersey City. Mr. Tredy continued with this line of work for three and a half years, which included many intense and violent criminal investigations. Having worked for an East Coast Police Department, he was motivated to move to Los Angeles to pursue his career. Mr. Tredy states, “This work experience allowed me to develop exceptionally strong strategic planning, analytical, and organizational leadership skills.”

In February of 1977, Mr. Tredy joined the Los Angeles Police Department. In his fifth year of service, he was elected to be a full time police union director. During this time, he worked with California governors, senators, city and local politicians, as well as President George Bush. During the time of Mr. Tredy’s Police service, he joined the United States Coast Guars Reserve unit in San Pedro, California in March of 1981. In this branch of service, he worked and trained various assignments such as law enforcement boarding, dangerous cargo boarding, and facilities inspections. He was assigned as a Federal-Law enforcement officer in the Coast Guard Investigative Service in 1986. In this branch, he mainly conducted narcotics and background in investigations

In 1995, he was promoted to sergeant of the LAPD. As sergeant of the Field and assistant, he directed, planned, and coordinated the activities and operations of Hollywood Patriot Officers. He was also responsible for evaluating information involving field training, tactical training, maintenance of equipment, health and physical procedures and investigations. Also, he interviewed all arrestee’s and assured that the correct procedures for probable cause was followed in each case. During his years of serviceas a sergeant in the LAPD, he met Judi, who was a lieutenant during that time, and is now his wife. They have five children together. Mr. Tredy also conducted and coordinated numerous in field operations as it related to homicides, robberies, narcotics, grand theft auto, and other major violations of the California Penal Code.

After the terrorist attackon the United States, on September 11, 2001, Mr. Tredy was recalled to active duty in the United States Coast Guard Reserve and received training in terrorist activities in the U.S. After this training, he became a member of the FBI’s Joint Terrorist Task Force and the U.S. Customs Task Force, where he remained a member for two years. After this, Mr. Tredy completed Personnel Protection Training and was then assigned as personal security protection detail for the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard in Washington DC for a year. During this time he conducted threat assessments, accompanied the Commandant in 24/7 both in and outside of the U.S., and worked with various units of the FBI, Homeland Security, DOD, and the Presidential Secret Service Task Force. After 25 years in the service, he left this branch of service. Fred Tredy retired as a Los Angeles Police Sergeant in February 2006.

In December of 2007, Mr. Tredy joined the California State Military reserves. He has been the California State Director for the Military Emergency Management Specialist (MEMS) since 2009. He has been on active reserve for over seven years and has been deployed to Sacramento on three emergency operations. Once for Operation Lightning Strike for a period of 45 days then activated to full day. He also received the master level award for the MEMS and completed 32 hours of training. He is one of the four members in the State of California to receive the Master MEMS level of achievement. Mr. Tredy has been awarded the CA SMR Meritorious Achievement Medal and Ribbons such as CA state service ribbon and the CA SMR emergency service ribbon. In 2011-2012, he was appointed as the Western regional Director for State Guard Association of the United States with the responsibility of oversight for MEMS State Directors for the state of Washington, New Mexico, California, Oregon, and Alaska. Mr. Tredy is still in the military reserves.

Altogether, Fred A. Tredy has served his country for more than 40 years, serving in many different divisions, and continues to serve his country today. Throughout his career, he has worked with the leading law enforcement organizations in the United States, became a dynamic public speaker, and provided the resources required to support multi-million dollar law enforcement agencies. He retired from the United States Coast Guard with a background of over 26 years as a Federal Law Enforcement Officer and 32 years of total military service. When he retired from the military, he did so with active Top Secret Clearance. After 29 years, he retired from the Los Angeles Police Department as a working field sergeant in the Hollywood Division. Today, he continues to work for the California State Military Reserves.