(Officer Acevedo recognized for his extraordinary commitment)....He was recognized at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in Denver Colorado.

In 2009, an El Centro Custody battle ended with the father being granted full custody of the child. Except it did not end there. The mother kidnapped the child and was never seen again. In 2024 Officer Acevedo was investigating a traffic collision, when he recognized the name of one of those involved. He ran the name and date of birth. It turned out the woman was the suspected kidnapper and their was still an active warrant for her arrest. The officer convinced the suspect to go to the El Centro CHP office to discuss the collision. She went and during the discussion, she admitted to the kidnapping.  It also turned out the kidnapped daughter was now 24 years of age and she was alive and well. The mother was convicted in the kidnapping