NO on Measure J: Protect Essential Workers
October 6, 2020Protect essential workers! Don’t let L.A. County supervisors permanently cut $500,000,000… Read More
Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association
Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association
PPOA News Spotlight
Re-elect Jackie Lacey for LA County District Attorney
• Dedicated public safety advocate • First woman and first African-American to serve as LA County District Attorney • Los Angeles native with proven experience leading the largest prosecutorial office in the nation District Attorney Jackie Lacey has spent most of her professional life as a prosecutor, manager and executive in the Los Angeles […] Read More
PPOA Endorsements for November 2020 Elections
Attention PPOA members: please be advised that all California voters will receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 3, 2020, General Election. County elections officials will begin mailing vote-by-mail ballots to all active registered voters by October 5, 2020. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked by November 3, 2020; ballots returned at a secure ballot […] Read More
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Star & Shield Magazine
President’s Message
October 2020
Bravery Has Many Faces
While I was sitting at home with my family on the evening of Saturday, September 12, 2020, my cellphone started blowing up. Within 20 minutes, numerous reports, most of them incorrect, had flooded my phone regarding the ambush of two deputy sheriffs in Compton. Read More
PPOA Endorsements for November 2020 Elections
October 6, 2020Attention PPOA members: please be advised that all California voters will receive… Read More
TWO CRUCIAL WINS FOR PPOA MEMBERS
September 3, 2020NO LAYOFFS! Today, Director Lisa Garrett of the Los Angeles County Department of… Read More
Fallen Officers Tribute
Sergeant Damon Gutzwiller
Santa Cruz Co. Sheriff's Office
At approximately 1:30pm on Saturday, June 6, 2020, the Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office received a call reporting a suspicious van in a turnout near Jamison Creek Road in Boulder Creek. The caller reported... Read More
Deputy Deputy Terrell D. Young
Riverside Sheriff's Department
In the early morning hours of April 2, 2020, Deputy Terrell Young, a 15-year veteran of the Riverside Sheriff’s Department, passed away from complications related to the COVID-19 virus. Deputy... Read More
Deputy Brian Ishmael
El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office
In the early morning hours of Wednesday, October 23, 2019, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office received a request for service for suspected theft at a residential marijuana grow in the area of Sand... Read More
Officer Andre Moye, Jr.
CHP – Riverside Area
At approximately 5:37pm on Monday, August 12, 2019, Officer Andre Moye, Jr., of the CHP Riverside Area Office conducted a traffic stop on a white GMC truck in the area of Box Springs Boulevard and Eastridge... Read More
Officer Tara O’Sullivan
Sacramento Police Department
On Wednesday, June 19, 2019, Sacramento Police Department Officers received reports of a domestic disturbance between a man and a woman at a home in north Sacramento near Edgewater Road and Redwood Avenue. ... Read More
Sergeant Steve Licon
California Highway Patrol, Riverside
At approximately 4:26pm on April 6, 2019, Sergeant Steve Licon, a CHP motorcycle officer from the Riverside Area Office, was conducting a traffic stop on the 15 Freeway near Nichols Road in Lake Elsinore... Read More
Officer Natalie Corona
Davis Police Department
At approximately 6:45pm on January 10, 2019, Officer Natalie Corona of the Davis Police Department responded to a traffic collision near 5th and C Streets in downtown Davis. A suspect approached the scene... Read More
Corporal Ronil Singh
Newman Police Department
At approximately 12:57am, on Wednesday, December 26, 2018, Corporal Ronil Singh with the Newman Police Department called in a traffic stop at Merced Street and Eucalyptus Avenue in the city of Newman... Read More
Deputy Tony Hinostroza III
Stanislaus Co. Sheriff’s Department
At approximately 9:48 p.m., on Sunday, November 25, 2018, Riverbank Police Services deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Oakdale Road and Patterson Road in Riverbank for a report of a driver... Read More
Sergeant Ron Helus
Ventura Co. Sheriff’s Office
At approximately 11:20pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, emergency 911 dispatch received multiple calls of an active shooter in the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks. By 11:26pm Ventura County... Read More
Deputy Mark Stasyuk
Sacramento Co. Sheriff’s Department
On September 17, 2018, at 1:44pm, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Communications Center received a 911 call regarding a disturbance at a local business located at the 10000 block of Folsom Boulevard... Read More
Officer Armando Gallegos, Jr.
California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation
On the afternoon of April 21, 2018, Officer Gallegos and another officer were attempting to search an inmate in the day room of the Kern Valley State Prison’s Minimum Support Facility when the inmate... Read More
Officer Kirk Griess
CHP – Solano Area Office
Officer Griess was a highly respected 19-year veteran of the California Highway Patrol, with the past 16 years served at the Solano Area Office. The post Kirk Griess appeared first on California Peace... Read More
Deputy Sheriff Ryan Zirkle
Marin County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Ryan Zirkle was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 1, north of Point Reyes Station, while responding to a 911 hangup call shortly after 12:00 am. The post Ryan Zirkle appeared first... Read More
Officer Greggory Casillas
Pomona Police Department
He later completed the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department academy and was sworn in as an officer in September of 2017. He just completed his field training when he was killed. The post Greggory... Read More
Deputy Steven E. Belanger
Los Angeles Co. Sheriff’s Department
The post Steven E. Belanger appeared first on California Peace Officers' Memorial Foundation. Read More
Officer Andrew Camilleri, Sr.
CHP – Hayward Area Office
On the evening of December 24, 2017, California Highway Patrol Officer Andrew Camilleri and his partner, Officer Jonathan Velasquez, were parked on the shoulder of I-880 near Whipple Road in Hayward as... Read More
Deputy Sheriff Robert “Bob” French
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
On August 30, 2017, at approximately 9:30am, members of the Sacramento County Auto Theft Task Force were conducting an investigation near the Ramada Inn located in the 2600 block of Auburn Boulevard in... Read More
Deputy Sheriff Robert Rumfelt
Lake Co. Sheriff’s Department
On August 22, 2017, at approximately 7:55pm, Lakeport Police units were dispatched to the 900 block of Boggs Lane in Lakeport for a report of 4-5 subjects physically fighting. The post Robert Rumfelt appeared... Read More
Deputy Jason Garner
Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department
On Saturday, May 13, at approximately 8:20 a.m., Deputy Jason Garner and civilian Community Service Officer Raschel Johnson of the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department died in a solo vehicle crash while... Read More
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