Manteca Police Captain Tony Souza is stepping down after 27 years of serving and protecting the city’s residents. Souza — who competes in Iron Man competitions — has been lauded by his peers as an outstanding officer, mentor, for always going the extra mile, and treating those he meets even on the wrong side of the law with respect. Souza got the bug to become an officer while in his freshman year at Delta College when he took an elective course, “Introduction to Criminal Justice” in 1984 and the teacher told them war stories” about police incidents.