Professional Merit Medal for local police officer Juan de Dios Pérez

The Mayor of Toledo, Carlos Velázquez Romo, has awarded the Medal for Professional Merit in its Silver category to local police officer Juan de Dios Pérez Ángel, for having performed an especially meritorious professional service in the fulfillment of his duties. The award is listed in the resolution published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Toledo number 187, dated September 30, 2026, with verification code 2026.00004466 and insertion number I.- 4466. The agreement was signed in Toledo on September 28, 2026.

The measure is supported by Article 100.1 of the Regulations of the Local Police Coordination Law of Castilla-La Mancha, approved by Decree 110/2006, of October 17, which empowers city councils to establish prizes, distinctions, and decorations for members of the force. The local implementation is the Regulations of Honors, Decorations, and Distinctions, approved by the Plenary of the Toledo City Council in an ordinary session on February 28, 2025, and published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Toledo number 54, dated March 20, 2025.

The proposal for the award corresponds to the President of the Honors Commission, in her capacity as Delegated Councilor for Citizen Security and Civil Protection, pursuant to Article 37 of the aforementioned regulations. Article 12 regulates the conditions and requirements for obtaining the medal.

Ten Silver medals in the same resolution

The distinction awarded to Juan de Dios Pérez Ángel is not an isolated agreement: the same official document records nine other medals for Professional Merit in the Silver category, all for especially meritorious professional services.

• Rubén Jiménez Ortiz-Vega, Officer of the Toledo Local Police.
• Elsa Pérez García, Toledo local police officer.
• Juan Santiago Moreno Sánchez, Sub-inspector of the Toledo Local Police.
• Antonio Manuel Nadales Rubio, Captain of the Civil Guard.
• Sergio León González, Toledo local police officer.
• Fernando de la Cruz García-Asenjo, Toledo local police officer.
• Víctor Manuel García Arellano, Officer of the National Police.
• Hugo Gómez Carrasco, Toledo local police officer.
• José Jesús Soriano Moriano, Toledo local police officer.

Gold Category and medals for Police Merit

In the Gold category, the resolution awards the Medal for Professional Merit to Miguel Fernández Arévalo, Inspector of the Toledo Local Police, and to Antonio Fernández Pérez, Chief Intendant of the Puertollano Local Police.

The Medal for Police Merit, also in the Silver category and regulated in Article 9 of the regulations, is awarded to:

• Francisco Sánchez Benítez, Officer of the Toledo Local Police, for a particularly meritorious singular police service.
• Javier Rodríguez Poyales, firefighter of the Provincial Fire Extinguishing and Rescue Consortium of Toledo, for outstanding notoriety and perseverance in the fulfillment of his duties.
• Víctor Manuel Cádiz Campos, agent of the Civil Guard, for the same reason.

Honorary mentions and dedication to service

The agreement also includes the Individual Honorary Mention to José Luis del Álamo García, for his concrete and continued collaboration with the force, and the Collective Honorary Mention to the School Security Unit of the Toledo Local Police, for actions of special relevance that cannot be individualized among its members.

Finally, decorations for Dedication to Police Service are granted, recognizing tenure within the force:

• Cross category, for twenty-five years of active service: Miguel Ángel Ferrer Rodríguez (Officer) and Jesús López Tendero (Police Officer).
• Plaque category, for thirty-five years: Miguel Ángel Romero Aranda (Sub-inspector), Juan Carlos Gutiérrez de la Cruz, Francisco Redondo Hernández, Miguel Ángel Aguirre Carrasco, Antonio Lozano Casado, and José Jesús Soriano Moriano, all of them police officers.

The publication in the official bulletin validates and publicizes a package of seventeen decorations that recognize both singular actions and complete service careers. For the readers of the province, the document records that the distinction awarded to police officer Juan de Dios Pérez Ángel is part of a broad recognition of the Toledo Local Police and the collaboration of the Civil Guard, the National Police, and the provincial firefighters’ consortium with the city’s security.

Source: Official Bulletin of the Province of Toledo, number 187, September 30, 2026, section I (City Councils), page 20 (official reference: 2026.00004466).