Captain Nicole Alberca will head the LAPD, Pacific Division as of 15 March. Prior to this she was in charge of the patrol, Pacific Division.

Captain Nicole Lynn Alberca was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. She was graduated from the University of Arizona in 1993 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a minor in Sociology. As a part of her curriculum, she completed an internship in the Victim’s Advocate Section of the Pima County District Attorney’s Office.

In 1996, Captain Alberca was hired by the Los Angeles Fire Department where she worked as a firefighter in the Wilshire Area before her career modification and transition to join Los Angeles Police Department in 1996, becoming a second-generation Angeles Police Department legacy. As a police officer she worked diverse assignments including patrol, Domestic Violence Response Team (DART), gang suppression and as a Field Training Officer, training probationary officers.

In 2003, she was promoted to Detective and transferred to West Valley Area, where she investigated Major Assault Crimes and was responsible for investigating crimes against persons, primarily domestic violence cases. Later that same year, she was promoted to Sergeant and worked as a field supervisor in both Mission and Devonshire Areas before her assignment to Professional Standards Bureau, Criminal Section.

In 2008, Captain Alberca was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and was selected as a member of the Topanga Area Transition Team to prepare for and coordinate the successful opening of the Department’s twenty- first geographic community police station. After Topanga became operational January 4, 2009, Captain Alberca remained and contributed to the command in the capacity of a Watch Commander, Gang Impact Team Officer In Charge (OIC) and Assistant Detective OIC. In 2012, she was upgraded to Lieutenant II and assigned as the Commanding Officer of 77th Street Area Detectives. Captain Alberca transferred to Operations Valley Bureau as a bureau adjutant to the Deputy Chief in 2013. In June 2014, she was promoted to Captain and transferred to Pacific Area as the Patrol Commanding Officer.

Captain Alberca is a graduate of the FBI National Leadership Academy and a member of the Los Angeles Women Police Officers and Associates (LAWPOA) as well as the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

Captain Alberca is a lifetime health, fitness and sports advocate and is the recipient of gold and bronze medals in Department sponsored weight lifting competitions. She and her husband, a Sergeant with the Department, compete in philanthropic 5K and 10K obstacle races and adventure runs and also enjoy waterskiing and hiking. Captain Alberca is an animal lover and is involved in local dog rescues.