Orlando Martinez
Detective, Los Angeles California Police Department
2023
Detective Orlando Martinez has been a sworn police officer for 29 years, and he is currently assigned to the prestigious Robbery-Homicide Division of the LAPD. He has been a detective for more than 20 years, during which he investigated murders for 15 years. He has spent the past several years analyzing and investigating hate crimes in the City of Los Angeles. He has authored training for law enforcement and community groups; conducted and overseen hate crime and hate incident investigations; and assisted the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), which sets minimum selection and training standards for California law enforcement, complete a Hate Crime Model Policy and training videos. He was awarded the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Helene and Joseph Sherwood Prize for Combating Hate and was recognized by the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism for excellence in his efforts during the fight against hate
The catalytic power of this Summit in bringing together those who are devoting their lives to pushing back and working to confront, understand and work towards solutions around hate in our society is a noble and difficult task. The Summit not only energized those who attended but led to connecting the dots in a global network of those doing this work. The stories of the victims of hate were painful to witness but their courage in coming forward was inspirational. Those who attended left energized with the hope that by working together solutions can be forged.
