Sergeant Kyle Baker currently leads the Pittsburg Police Department’s recruiting, hiring, training, and retention program. This role is the perfect fit for Sgt. Baker, as he finds motivation in training, mentoring, and coaching; in fact, he created the first ever Pittsburg Polic Department Recruiting and Retention Team, which is an idea thinktank and production driver consisting of 12 sworn and professional civilian staff members.  

During his 13-year career, Sgt. Baker has served as a patrol officer, detective, patrol sergeant and detective sergeant of the Special Investigations Unit, training instructor, and tactical team leader. He was a member of the Contra Costa County Human Trafficking Task Force and was instrumental in a crime reduction campaign during the summer of 2022 that reduced violent crime by over 50 percent and removed more than 250 firearms from circulation in the city.  Sgt. Baker also has a passion for combating human trafficking and travels the state of California teaching police officers, victim advocates, and district attorneys about human trafficking investigations. 

Sgt. Baker was drawn to a career in law enforcement because of his role model, his father. He grew up in and around police stations and was drawn to the profession because of the connection that it gave him to the community. He is continuing that drive for connection through consistently attending community events, hosting social media Q&As, and working alongside the school resource officers he also supervises. Sgt. Baker is the recipient of several awards and recognitions from his city and department.  

“I have had my share of accomplishments, but I have learned the most from my failures, and have used those to motivate me to grow and adapt.”