Noel Carpenter Raised in Los Angeles, Noel attended UCLA and after marrying his college sweetheart, Kathleen, settled on L.A.'s west side.  There they began publishing a trade magazine for the growing hot rod industry.  They also founded an automotive trade show, which later became the SEMA Show.  Noel became interested in Real Estate in the '70's and soon got his license.  It wasn't long before he was a practicing realtor that saw the need to have a Broker's license.  Since then, Noel has been helping many fellow officers become happy homeowners.  He is always there for you to ensure that you are getting the highest quality service.

Law Enforcement History

Appalled in 1965 by the Watts Riots, Noel watched with intense interest as the Los Angeles Police Department began making preparations to launch a Police Reserve Corps.  Finally in 1968, L.A.P.D. began accepting applications and Noel was one of the first to sign up.  Following a series of oral interviews, written tests, physical and psychological examinations, and an extensive background check, Noel was placed in Class II since Class I was nearly filled with former L.A.P.D. Auxiliary Officers who were invited to return to the Police Academy for new Reserve Training since the Department was discontinuing the Auxiliary Program.

Following graduation from the new Reserve Academy training in February of 1969, and receiving his P.O.S.T. Certificate, Noel was assigned to the Venice Division.  There for the next dozen years, he worked a wide variety of assignments including Front Desk, Patrol, Vice, Narcotics, Special Problems, Community Relations and the Juvenile Car.  He was also the only Reserve Officer assigned to "Team 28," a Federally funded one-year experiment in crime suppression.  During his years in the Venice Division, Noel received many commendations for arrests he made and other outstanding service to the community.

In 1981, Noel became the first Reserve Officer to become assigned to West Bureau C.R.A.S.H.  For three years, Noel worked nearly full-time, still as a volunteer, in the pro-active gang detail.  In order to get into the gang unit, Noel had to attend the three-week L.A.P.D. Detective School, where he graduated near the top of his class.  The training proved essential as the CRASH Officers worked at least 50% of the time following up as Detectives on the gang crimes they first investigated as uniformed Patrol Officers. Most of the case load was, of course, homicides committed by gang members, so Noel worked side-by-side with the other CRASH Officers as a Homicide Investigator from the crime scene to the Coroner's Office and, usually, to the serving of search warrants and subsequent arrests.

In 1984, Noel transferred to the West Los Angeles Division, where he first worked the "Hype" car, then after a year of arresting addicts, transferred to Patrol.  He has remained in WLA Patrol ever since, with an occasional loan to Vice.  During this period, Noel joined the California Reserve Peace Officers Association  (CRPOA), and attended their annual training conferences (ARPOC).

In 1994, Noel was named "Reserve Officer of the Year" for the West L.A. Division.  He was also appointed R-7, the 2nd highest internal rank in the LAPD Reserve Corps, and given responsibility for liaison between the Reserve Officers in the West Bureau and the Department.  That same year, Noel was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the CRPOA.   He became Chairman of the 1995 ARPOC Conference.   ARPOC 95 was held at  the Universal Sheraton Hotel and was co-hosted by CRPOA and the L.A.P.D. Reserve Foundation.  Noel traveled each week for nearly a year visiting Reserve meetings at Police and Sheriff's Departments throughout California promoting CRPOA and the ARPOC 95 Conference.  Not surprisingly, the Conference was one of the most successful Conferences the CRPOA had ever held in their 20-year history.  The following year, Noel was honored at ARPOC 96 as one of the CRPOA's "Reserve Officer of the Year" for meritorious service.  Today you can still find Noel working in a black & white in the West LA Division.  He is proud of his 34 years of service and has no plans for retirement in the near future.