Star & Shield Magazine

Expanding PPOA’s Professional Network

I am ever mindful of our unique membership, whose individuals are committed to a “Tradition of Success.” We support this tradition through the expanding professional network of our association. PPOA proactively works with county employers and other professional groups to fight for the necessary changes in policies and laws. Among the many influential organizations with which we align, PPOA is proud to be a member of the California Contract Cities Association (CCCA). Read More

Honoring the Fallen: Two LASD Names to Be Engraved on National Memorial Wall

Each year in the April issue of Star & Shield, PPOA honors and pays tribute to our California peace officers who gave their lives in the line of duty and who will be memorialized in the month of May at national, state and local ceremonies. In 1962, President Kennedy signed a joint congressional resolution proclaiming May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls as National Police Week. Read More

Contract Facts for Custody Assistants and Unit 621

I hope this finds you and your families all doing well. These are tough times, and under these circumstances many of you maintain a level of attendance and professionalism that is appreciated, if not by your unit, then hopefully by your peers. Negotiations will be coming up in a few months. We will continue to assess the climate leading up to assembling the negotiations team. Here are some facts: A specific ask regarding salary has not been established. The negotiations team has not met, nor has it been assembled. Read More

First-Time Bonus for Unit 614 Members

Criminalists and Forensic Identification Specialists have been serving the County of Los Angeles for decades in the role of crime scene processing. This duty requires lots of hours of training, in addition to discipline and mental toughness. But what this duty requires more than anything else is qualified and motivated individuals to answer the request for service. When the negotiation team for Bargaining Unit 614 set out to closely examine the participation of Criminalists and Forensic Identification Specialists in the Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) program, we were not prepared to see the results we discovered. Read More

Three Decades Strong

Hello, partners. This year marks 30 years that our classification has been part of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. In 1994, the Sheriff’s Department absorbed the Los Angeles County Marshals’ Department and kept the civilian Security Officer position, thus creating the Sheriff’s Security Officer classification. The classification has gone from being exclusively assigned to court entry points in 1994 to now being in courthouses, hospitals, Department of Mental Health facilities, Department of Public Social Services offices, the Hall of Justice, the Sherman Block Building, patrol stations, Aero Bureau, Homicide Bureau, Antelope Valley College, Community College Bureau, Parks Bureau, Probation facilities and Pitchess Detention Center — just to name a few. Read More