December 20, 2007
Sheriff’s Deputy Academy Class 366 Graduation Ceremony
Photography by Martin Zamora, L.A. County Chief Executive Office

On Tuesday, December 20, 2007, L.A. County Sup. Gloria Molina gave the keynote speech at the official swearing-in ceremony for the Sheriff’s Deputy Academy Class 366 Graduation Ceremony, attended by 90 trainees, their family, and friends at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. Other jurisdictions are bragging about their hiring efforts. But only L.A. County can say that they’ve hired and trained 1,065 new members in one calendar year—a phenomenal accomplishment. Sup. Gloria Molina was particularly proud of that one of own former employees, Connie Cheng, is part of this academy class—so the supervisor was especially pleased to provide the keynote speech at the swearing-in ceremony Cheng and her fellow rookies participated in. At one point, L.A. County had over 1,200 sheriff’s deputy vacancies. This made is difficult for the Sheriff’s Dept. to effectively patrol our communities and properly staff our jails. But Sheriff Leroy D. Baca and his team—with support from the Board of Supervisors—quickly initiated a major sheriff’s deputy recruitment and retention campaign. The remarkable results speak for themselves. Back to gallery