San Diego police transform old Chargers training building into officer wellness center

It was the training ground for San Diego Chargers legends like LaDainian Tomlinson and Phillip Rivers, but now serves as a recruitment and wellness-rehabilitation center for San Diego police officers.

On Wednesday, a host of local law enforcement and community leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Police Plaza, a Kearny Mesa facility complete with retrofitted training grounds, a gym and personal wellness spaces at the same address that once housed the Chargers before their move to Los Angeles eight years ago.

“Since the Chargers broke my heart and moved out of San Diego several years ago, this building has taken on more and more responsibility with the Police Department,” Lt. Steve Shebloski said. “It went from housing one division in 2018 with our current chief, who was a captain here, Scott Wahl, to now housing (multiple divisions) and over 200 officers.”

Police Plaza is now home to the department’s community and youth services division, the neighborhood policing division, the training division, the operational support unit and the administrative offices for SWAT. Additionally, the recruiting unit also uses the space for its CAMP program, which prepares recruits for the police academy.

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