SDPD Swat Commanding Officer, 1999, holding his oldest son “Troy”
I am Ray Shay and 10-97 is the code law-enforcement agencies in California use to identify when they have “arrived on scene.”
Ray Shay is a retired San Diego Police Lieutenant and former SWAT Commanding Officer with 24 years of service on the SDPD. With leadership experience across three ranks, he served as an SDPD Regional Academy Training Officer and lead instructor for Use of Lethal Force, Taser, and Mobile Field Force. He also contributed to civil disturbance planning and led coordinated task forces related to planned civil disturbances. Ray has managed numerous civil disturbances and protests, both planned and spontaneous. His expertise was instrumental in developing SDPD’s response to major events like the 1996 Republican National Convention, the 2001 Biotech Convention, and the 2003 Super Bowl.
Following his retirement from law enforcement, Ray became a realtor and real estate broker, with 18 years of experience in the industry. For the past six years, Ray has also been visiting riots and natural disasters as part of a self-guided effort to report firsthand on breaking news. A credentialed journalist for the past three years, he is driven by a passion for seeking the truth and covering major events in real time.
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