Promotion results in commander departing Fallbrook Sheriff’s substation

Pat Gardner, who took over as commander of the Fallbrook Sheriff’s substation Jan. 6, served his final day in that capacity July 20 after being promoted from lieutenant to captain in the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

Gardner’s replacement is Lt. Mark Moreno, who has been with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department for 26 years. Most recently based at the North Coastal Station in Encinitas, Moreno took over in Fallbrook July 21.

Gardner has been assigned to the court services bureau in downtown San Diego, where he’ll be in charge of the old courthouse, the new courthouse that's bein...