Tricia Navarro-Caraballo

Tricia Navarro-Caraballo enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 2005 and
served her Nation until 2017.

Born in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Ms. Navarro-Caraballo moved to
the United States at the age of nine and attended Martin Luther King Jr. High
School in Manhattan. Ms. Navarro-Caraballo joined the Marine Corps and
recounts that, as a youngster in Brooklyn, her interest to join was sparked by
their uniform and their slogan, “The Few. The Proud. The Marines.”

In 2008, Ms. Navarro-Caraballo was deployed to Iraq. For her service and
dedication, she earned numerous awards, including the NAM/Navy and Marine
Corps Achievement Medal.

The life lessons Ms. Navarro-Caraballo learned, while serving in the military, were
the true meaning of teamwork. Her most memorable event while in the Marine
Corps was the training that she received, which led to her deployment. She knew
she was part of something bigger than herself.

Growing up in Brooklyn, she had very positive interactions with police officers
in her community. For her, the New York City Police Department (NYPD)
officers’ uniform projected a sense of respect. After leaving the Marine Corps,
Ms. Navarro-Caraballo decided to join one of the world’s greatest police
departments, the NYPD. She had lived her dream as a United States Marine, and
she was now ready to become a police officer.

Officer Navarro-Caraballo is currently assigned to the 63rd Precinct in Brooklyn
as an NCO/Neighborhood Coordination Officer. Her duties include bridging the
gap between the police department and the community at large by providing
crucial support and services to the residents.

She is a strong believer in, “If you can dream it, you can achieve it.”

Ms. Navarro-Caraballo is married and the proud mom to three beautiful, bossy
people: nine-year-old twin girls and a seven-year-old boy.