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On Friday, March 22, 2019, The Monterey County Peace Officer's Association held their annual awards ceremony to recognize law enforcement personnel in Monterey County who had done an outstanding job in 2018. Deputy Sheriff Of The Year Deputy Sheriff Reanna Lilga was given the 2018 Deputy Sheriff Of The Year Award by the association.During the beginning of the summer in 2018, Deputy Lilga saw a vehicle which matched the description of a vehicle burglary suspect. As she followed the vehicle,...

Every day, the brave men and women of the Monterey County Sheriff's Department provide some of the finest law enforcement services to the people of Monterey County. At a recent awards ceremony, a collection of deputy sheriffs received awards for their outstanding performance during critical situations within the last two years. Deputy Saves Life Of Traffic Accident Victim On September 10, 2017, Deputy Reanna Lilga was driving home to South Monterey County after her patrol shift in North Mo...

Frequently, members of the community often ask us what they can do to help with legislation that affects law enforcement. In some cases, some legislative efforts also affect the members of our community, such as SB 230 and AB 392.Support SB 230 Please join the Monterey County Deputy Sheriff's Association and the Peace Officers Research Association of California, in Supporting Senate Bill 230. This bill is a comprehensive way of providing the tools, training, and standards that allow law enforce...

There are firefighters and law enforcement officers who have been working tirelessly at the Camp Fire in Butte County, who unfortunately lost their homes, vehicles and personal belongings to the fire. Imagine continuing your duties to help others, while knowing you yourself have nothing left. Please consider making a donation to one of two organizations who have started fundraising efforts to aid these brave men and women. https://www.nvcf.org/fund/camp-fire-public-safety-family-relief-fund/htt...

Monterey County District Attorney's Office Investigator Guillermo "Bill" Mixer was elected as vice-president of the Monterey County Deputy Sheriff's Association last week. Bill began his career with the Los Angeles Police Department in 1995 and spent 20 years serving the city of Los Angeles before retiring and relocating to Monterey County.In 2014, Bill hired on with the district attorney's office as an investigator. He is assigned to the Monterey office in the environmental and consumer invest...

Michael Josephson is an influential and internationally renowned champion of character education for youth and ethical conduct in business, government, policing, journalism, sports, healthcare, and law. He is credited by many as the person most responsible for reviving and professionalizing the character education in school and youth-serving organizations.Recently, a MOCODSA member found an article written by Michael about some identifying elements of liars, that we wanted to share with the mem...

SFPCU wants to help you pay for college!Each year, SFPCU awards four $1,000 scholarships to support our members with a passion for learning and a desire to make a difference in their communities.Our 2018 application period is open now and continues through December 31, 2017!Candidate RequirementsApplicants must be SFPCU members who have been with SFPCU for at least six months prior to the time of application. Applicants must be accepted to or already attending a full-time undergraduate program ...