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Dimas Sheriff's Station is located in the eastern portion
of Los Angeles County, adjacent to the cities of La Verne
and Pomona. The station serves the City of San Dimas and
the unincorporated communities of Covina, Azusa , Glendora,
La Verne, and Claremont. The station also provides law enforcement
for the Azusa Canyon and Mount Baldy areas of the Angeles
National Forest (State Route 39).
In the summer of 1927, Sheriff William I. Traeger assisted
in the establishment of the original San Dimas Sheriff's
Station to serve the fruit growers and poultry raisers in
the eastern section of Los Angeles County. The first station
consisted of a large frame house located on San Dimas Avenue
near downtown.
On May 25, 1950,
a new "modern" Sheriff's station
opened on the same site. On August 4, 1960, San Dimas became the
70th city to incorporate, and contracts with the Sheriff's
Department and the Los Angeles County Fire Department for law
enforcement and fire services.
On September 23, 1987, the Walnut Sheriff's Station opened
in the City of Walnut (located approximately 8 miles S/W
of San Dimas). The command of San Dimas Sheriff's Station
was then consolidated with that of Walnut Sheriff's Station.
In 1994, San Dimas Sheriff's Station implemented the Senior
Volunteer Patrol Program. This program involves senior citizen
volunteers in non-hazardous tasks and patrol functions in
support of the Sheriff's Department. They have become our
extra "eyes and ears" in the community, performing
vacation and other patrol checks of both businesses and residences.
In 2006, San Dimas Sheriff's Station opened a new station and it is currently under the command of Captain Joseph Hartshorne .
San Dimas Sheriff's Station is noted for its outstanding
Mountain Rescue Team, established in 1955, which performs
technical rescues and searches in the rugged terrain of
the nearby Angeles National Forest. This unit, located
at 114 E. First Street, consists of highly trained and
dedicated men and women volunteers and Reserve Sheriff's
Deputies. They currently respond to an average of seven
rescue calls per month involving lost hiker searches and
rescues of injured persons. The station is also supported
by Patrol and Posse Reserve Units.
San Dimas Sheriff's
Station has a fully staffed Detective Bureau which investigates
burglaries, assaults, and many
other crimes.The city of San Dimas contracts for three Special
Assignment Deputies who are also bicycle patrol certified.
They provide specialized "problem-oriented policing," which
addresses quality of life issues within the city of San Dimas.
A crime prevention officer coordinates Business and Neighborhood
Watch Programs, in addition to youth and school programs.
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