President's Message
I am honored to serve as President of Placer County LEMA
I am honored to serve as President of Placer County LEMA. Our organization is comprised of dedicated men and women who make up Placer County Sheriff’s Office Captains and Lieutenants as well as Lieutenants within the Placer County District Attorneys Investigators. Our goal is to provide our members with the most competitive wages, best working conditions, and compensation commensurate with our dedication to public safety and leadership within our Sheriff’s Office. Read More
Tribute to Fallen Officers
Detective Michael David Davis Jr.
On October 24th, 2014, a resident of the City of Auburn called the Sheriff's Office after seeing a suspicious vehicle, occupied by a man and woman,...
Reserve Deputy Timothy Ruggles
On February 9, 1986, Deputy Timothy Ruggles was killed in an automobile accident on Laird Road in Loomis while he and his partner were responding to...
Deputy Sheriff James E. Machado
On July 13, 1978, Deputy James Machado was shot and killed with his own service weapon during a struggle with an escaped mental patient in Auburn...
Deputy Sheriff Arden Webster
Deputy Arden Webster died during the early morning of July 14, 1965. He had made a traffic stop on Interstate 80 in Roseville when he was struck and...
Constable Charles Henry Carter
Placer County Constable Charles Henry Carter was killed in an automobile accident while pursuing burglary suspects on April 15, 1956.
Deputy Sheriff Richard Alfred Sheppard
Placer County Deputy Sheriff Richard A. Sheppard was killed in an automobile accident on September 6, 1955, while pursuing a stolen vehicle in Tahoe...
Sheriff William Elam
Sheriff William Elam was killed on October 1, 1951 when his vehicle left the roadway and plunged down a 100-foot embankment near Dollar Hill in the...
Deputy Sheriff Frank H. "Big Dip" Dependener
On February 20, 1928 the Placer County Sheriff’s Office lost one of its most famous law men when Deputy Frank H. “Big Dip” Dependener was...
Deputy Sheriff George Moorman Martin
Deputy George Martin was murdered in the line of duty on July 11, 1859. Several deputies, including Deputy Martin, came under fire from the infamous...
Police Officer Houston Ryan Tipping
Police Officer Houston Tipping succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier during a training scenario at the Elysian Park Police Academy. He...
Detective Michael David Davis Jr.
On October 24th, 2014, a resident of the City of Auburn called the Sheriff's Office after seeing a suspicious vehicle, occupied by a man and woman,...
Reserve Deputy Timothy Ruggles
On February 9, 1986, Deputy Timothy Ruggles was killed in an automobile accident on Laird Road in Loomis while he and his partner were responding to...
Deputy Sheriff James E. Machado
On July 13, 1978, Deputy James Machado was shot and killed with his own service weapon during a struggle with an escaped mental patient in Auburn...
Deputy Sheriff Arden Webster
Deputy Arden Webster died during the early morning of July 14, 1965. He had made a traffic stop on Interstate 80 in Roseville when he was struck and...
Constable Charles Henry Carter
Placer County Constable Charles Henry Carter was killed in an automobile accident while pursuing burglary suspects on April 15, 1956.
Deputy Sheriff Richard Alfred Sheppard
Placer County Deputy Sheriff Richard A. Sheppard was killed in an automobile accident on September 6, 1955, while pursuing a stolen vehicle in Tahoe...
Sheriff William Elam
Sheriff William Elam was killed on October 1, 1951 when his vehicle left the roadway and plunged down a 100-foot embankment near Dollar Hill in the...
Deputy Sheriff Frank H. "Big Dip" Dependener
On February 20, 1928 the Placer County Sheriff’s Office lost one of its most famous law men when Deputy Frank H. “Big Dip” Dependener was...
Deputy Sheriff George Moorman Martin
Deputy George Martin was murdered in the line of duty on July 11, 1859. Several deputies, including Deputy Martin, came under fire from the infamous...
Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard
Deputy First Class Glenn Hilliard was shot and killed in Pittsville while attempting to arrest a man wanted on multiple felony warrants from several...
Detective Justin Terry
Detective Justin Terry was killed when a steel height-restriction beam fell onto his department vehicle on U.S. 95, near Route 215, at about 7:00 am...
Senior Investigator Kyle Patterson
Senior Investigator Kyle Patterson succumbed to injuries sustained in a head-on collision on Okeechobee Road, near South Header Canal Road, in Fort...
Police Officer Kennis Croom
Police Officer Kennis Croom was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call at the 2400 block of 51st Avenue in Meridian at 5:30 pm...
Police Officer Christopher Fariello
Police Officer Christopher Fariello was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on at the intersection of Capital Circle NW and Northwest Passage...
Deputy Sheriff Thomas E Baker III
Deputy Sheriff Tom Baker was shot and killed after he and another deputy responded to a domestic disturbance in the Birch River area of the county. ...
Officer Adrian Lopez Sr
Officer Adrian Lopez was shot and killed during a traffic stop on East Fork Road in Whiteriver, Arizona, at about 7:10 pm. An altercation occurred...
Police Officer Houston Ryan Tipping
Police Officer Houston Tipping succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier during a training scenario at the Elysian Park Police Academy. He...
Officer Trainee Cody Alan Olafson
Officer Trainee Cody Olafson died after suffering a medical emergency while training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Brunswick,...
Senior Correctional Police Officer Daniel Sincavage
Senior Correctional Police Officer Daniel Sincavage was killed in a vehicle crash on Route 47 in Maurice River Township at about 10:45 pm. He and...
Supervisory Police Officer Yiu Tak Louis Tao
Supervisory Police Officer Louis Tao died as the result of cancer that he developed following his assignment to the search and recovery efforts at...
Border Patrol Agent Daniel Salazar
Border Patrol Agent Daniel Salazar was killed in a single-vehicle crash on the Bell Valley Truck Trail near Campos, California. He was responding to...
Chief Deputy Sheriff Jody Wayne Cash
Chief Deputy Jody Cash was shot and killed in front of the Marshall County Sheriff's Office at 52 Judicial Drive in Benton at 2:10 pm. Marshall...
Deputy Sheriff Robert Adam Howard
Deputy Sheriff Robert Howard was killed in a vehicle crash when his patrol car struck the back of a tractor-trailer that was parked on the left...
Deputy Sheriff Walter Donald Jenkins Jr
Deputy Sheriff Walter Jenkins was struck and killed at about 9:30 pm while directing traffic at the intersection of Highway 138 and Highway 212. He...
Sergeant Nicholas W Tullier
Sergeant Nick Tullier succumbed to injuries sustained six years earlier when he was ambushed by a subject outside a convenience store at 9611 Airline...
K9 Mina
K9 Mina succumbed to a rattlesnake bite sustained the previous day while she and her handler were searching for a group of illegal aliens along the...
Deputy Sheriff Nicholas D Weist
Deputy Sheriff Nick Weist was struck and killed by a vehicle as he deployed spike strips during a vehicle pursuit of an armed subject. Officers from...
Police Officer Roy Andrew Barr
Police Officer Drew Barr was shot and killed as he and other officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at a home on Rossmore Drive at about...
Deputy Sheriff James Jerry Critchelow
Deputy Sheriff Jerry Critchelow died five days after suffering a heart attack while directing traffic on Route 231 in front of Ohio County High...
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