Fourteen female and seventy male Deputy Sheriffs, as well as three female and twelve male Officers from the Culver City, El Segundo, Gardena, Inglewood, Manhattan Beach, Monterey Park, and Torrance Police Departments, graduated from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Training Academy in Whittier during ceremonies held on Thursday,
April 6, 2006, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
Manhattan Beach Police Chief Rod Uyeda delivered inspirational remarks to the graduates and their guests.
As part of the graduation, a badge-pinning ceremony was conducted, with the new Deputies and Officers receiving their badges from a family member or loved one. After receiving their graduation certificates, the graduates were officially sworn in as peace officers by Sheriff Lee Baca.
In a special segment of the ceremony, Deputy Robert Keffer of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, a resident of Chino, was named the Honor Recruit for Class #346. This award is given to the recruit who achieves the highest numerical average based upon leadership qualities, social relations and personal traits, practical performance, academics, marksmanship, and physical performance throughout the training period. Additionally, Deputy Steve Fernandez Jr. of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, a resident of Laguna Hills, was acknowledged for graduating with the highest academic score.
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