The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has announce the graduation of four Santa Barbara County Deputy Sheriff Trainees from the Allan Hancock College Law Enforcement Academy.
After 21 weeks of instruction, the graduates received their certificates of completion at a formal ceremony held June, 6 at the Allan Hancock College Public Safety Training Complex in Lompoc.
The graduates are among 18 total recruits in the academy who range in age from 20-39. They come to the Sheriff’s Office with a variety of backgrounds and life experiences including a former Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office human resources background investigator, a former San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office custody deputy and a U.S. Air Force veteran.
The graduates completed the California Peace Officers Standards and Training basic course, which included more than 850 hours of instruction. Some of the instruction included:
Leadership, Professionalism and Ethics, Crimes against Persons and Property, Laws of Arrest, Emergency Vehicles Operations, Report Writing, Arrest and Control techniques, Lifetime Fitness and Firearms training.
The Law Enforcement Academy is designed to prepare students mentally, morally, emotionally and physically to continue their training within the Field Training Program.
Prior to the ceremony, the deputy sheriff trainees were sworn in by Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown.
“Class 117 bonded quickly, and they were a fun class to work with,” said recruit training officer, Sr. Deputy Vincent Buck. “Each one of the recruits were provided with a solid foundation to build their competency as peace officers.”
From the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, the graduates include: Janette Reynoso, Travis Fultz, Justin Oropeza and Nicholas Piecuch.
The Sheriff’s Office congratulates Deputy Sheriff trainee Reynoso for receiving the Leadership Award. The Sheriff’s Office also recognizes Deputy Sheriff trainee Travis Fultz for receiving the Doug Odom Firearms and ARCON awards and for being selected to receive the Footprinter Scholarship.
Those interested in a career with the Sheriff’s Office can visit www.sbsheriff.org to learn how to apply.
— Kelly Hoover for Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office.