The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office welcomed five new sheriff’s deputies, congratulating them on their graduation form the Allan Hancock College Basic Law Enforcement Academy.
The class of 26 recruits completed a comprehensive 22-week course program in California Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), with 862 hours of course instruction.
Among the academy instruction subjects were communication skills, report writing, laws of arrest, search and seizure, firearms, ethics, investigation procedures, patrol techniques, arrest and control, physical training, CPR/First Aid, and emergency vehicle operations.
Sheriff Bill Brown led the swearing-in ceremony for new deputies Hector Andrade Jr., Joshua Janecek, Jack Sevier, Melvin Stovall IV, and Christopher Yu.
The event, attended by the new deputies’ close family members, included a badge-pinning ceremony where recruits have their badges pinned on their uniforms by their mothers, fathers, and significant others.
During the ceremony, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Deputy Sevier was honored with the Emergency Vehicle Operations Course Award for demonstrating the best defensive driving skills.
Readers interested in career in law enforcement or know someone who is, can visit SBSheriff.org to apply.