Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association
Los Angeles County Professional Peace Officers Association
The third episode in the new PPOA video podcast series is now online. Click here to watch the video. This episode features an informative discussion between PPOA President Steve Johnson and San Dimas […] Read More
Attention Active PPOA Members: We are very pleased to report that active PPOA members will be eligible to enroll in a new 401(k) Savings Plan for Los Angeles County employees, […] Read More
The first episode in a new series of PPOA video podcasts is now online. CLICK HERE TO WATCH This enlightening interview with J.P. Lonné (senior partner with Strausser, Sherman, Lonné, […] Read More
On 9/9/25, the LA County Board of Supervisors adopted the new Choices medical/dental premiums and life insurance rates for next year, beginning 1/1/26. Click here for details and plan charts: […] Read More
2026 PPOA Scholarship Applications and Retirement Planning Workshop for PPOA Members
Look for details in the PPOA Week in Review email every Saturday and in the February issue of Star & Shield!
YOUR VOTE! YOUR VOICE! June 2025: The PPOA Board of Directors has contracted with Integrated Labor Solutions to conduct future membership voting online.
SCVNews.com 12/17/25 The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was awarded a… Read More
On July 18, 2025, we tragically lost three dedicated members of LASD's Arson Explosives… Read More
Click here to read Los Angeles Magazine Story Gretchen Deutsch / May 21, 2025 As… Read More
We extend our sincere condolences to the families and friends of the following PPOA members who passed between September and December 2025:
Retired Deputy Steven Jimenez — 9/6/25
Began career with LA County Marshal’s Department in 1975
Rio Hondo academy class #31
LASD ret. 2003
Last assignment: Citrus Court
US Army veteran
Retired Lieutenant Steve Maggiora — 9/18/25
LASD 1973-2010
Academy class #166
Last assignment: PDC South
US Army veteran
Retired Lieutenant Joe Jones — 9/25/25
Hired 1967
Retired 2004 from Office of Public Safety
US Marine Corps Veteran
Retired Sergeant Richard Rosito — 10/5/25
LASD 1983-2003
Last assignment: Metro
US Marine Corps veteran
Retired Deputy Alfonso Medina Jr. — 11/18/25
LASD 1961-1988
Last assignment: Ranch Facility Jail
US Army veteran
Retired Deputy IV Charles Engelbart — 12/12/25
LASD 1961-1995
Academy class #89
Last assignment: Communications and Fleet Management Bureau
US Navy Veteran
Retired Deputy IV Joe Quintana Jr. — 12/15/25
LASD 1960-1992
Last assignment: Homicide Bureau
Retired Sergeant Raymond Osterhues — 12/17/25
LASD 1957-1990
Academy class #65
Last assignment: Advanced Training Bureau
US Army veteran
Retired LADA Sr. Investigator James Bell — 12/17/25
Began career with LA County Marshal’s Department in 1973
LADA retired 1995
US Air Force veteran
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We’re grateful to our partners from the firm of Lewis, Marenstein, Wicke, Sherwin & Lee for joining PPOA directors today during lunch at our board meeting. Your commitment to PPOA members is truly appreciated!
We’re really proud of more than 60 new sergeants reporting for duty this week! #publicservice #leadership
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Please keep their families in your prayers.
The deaths occurred in Riverside, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, and include shootings, explosions and on-duty traffic collisions.
Remembering the Southern California law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty in 2025
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It’s not every day we get to talk shop with a four-legged friend in the office
At approximately 3:00am, Thursday, November 20, 2025, Officers from the Alhambra Police Department were in pursuit of a gray SUV with three occupants in the San Gabriel Valley. Near Valley Boulevard and... Read More
At approximately 12:37pm on Monday, October 27, 2025, San Bernardino Co. Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 12300 block of Hollyhock in Rancho Cucamonga for a domestic violence call with an armed... Read More
At approximately 10:25pm on Monday, October 20, 2025, Officer Lauren Craven with the La Mesa Police Department was returning from the San Diego Central Jail in her marked patrol vehicle when she stopped... Read More
Shortly after 7:30 a.m., on Friday, July 18, 2025, an explosion occurred at the Los Angeles Co. Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Training Facility in East Los Angeles where, tragically, three Detectives... Read More
Shortly after 7:30 a.m., on Friday, July 18, 2025, an explosion occurred at the Los Angeles Co. Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Training Facility in East Los Angeles where, tragically, three Detectives... Read More
Shortly after 7:30 a.m., on Friday, July 18, 2025, an explosion occurred at the Los Angeles Co. Sheriff’s Department’s Biscailuz Training Facility in East Los Angeles where, tragically, three Detectives... Read More
At approximately 12:50pm on Thursday, July 17, 2025, Parole Agent Joshua Byrd of the Oakland Division of Adult Parole Operations (DAPO) was shot inside a parole office at the corner of Edgewater Drive... Read More
At approximately 1:58 a.m. on Monday, June 23, 2025, Sergeant I Shiou Lih Deng of the Los Angeles Police Department was traveling south on the 405 in his marked patrol vehicle when he witnessed a collision... Read More
At approximately 7:12 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, 2025, Baldwin Park Police Officers Samuel Riveros and Anthony Pimental responded to a call of a male suspect firing a rifle in the street and an unresponsive... Read More
In the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 26, 2025, multiple law enforcement agencies executed a series of over 20 search warrants across Yuba, Sutter, Tehama, and Butte counties as part of a years-long... Read More
Shortly after 11:00am on March 17, 2025, Deputy Hector Cuevas, Jr. initiated a pursuit of a stolen vehicle that had been reported to the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department just minutes earlier... Read More
At approximately 5:30am on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, Riverside County Deputy Sheriff Timothy Corlew had just cleared a traffic stop on CA 91. While traveling westbound in the HOV lane east of La Sierra... Read More
Shortly after 11:30pm on Monday, August 26, 2024, officers from the San Diego Police Department witnessed a vehicle traveling at an excessively high rate of speed on surface streets and initiated a traffic... Read More
At approximately 10:31am on Thursday, July 11, 2024, Vacaville Police Officer Matthew Bowen was conducting a traffic stop near the intersection of Leisure Town Road and Orange Drive when he was struck... Read More
On October 10, 2023, Deputy Alfredo “Freddy” Flores of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was training with a fellow deputy inside the mobile shooting range at the Pitchess Detention... Read More
Long before Officer Tuan Le became a peace officer, he exhibited a kind and generous spirit. Born in Vietnam, Le moved to Oakland when he was a child. At Tuan’s memorial service, his cousin, Jennifer... Read More
On October 4, 2023, Officer Chad Swanson of the Manhattan Beach Police Department was killed in a motorcycle crash on the 405 Highway at Del Amo Avenue. At approximately 5:15am, a vehicle struck his department... Read More
Growing up, Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer was the type of kid other parents wished they could call their own. He was selfless, he always wore an infectious smile, and he wanted to serve his community. He... Read More
Officer Gonzalo Carrasco, Jr. grew up in Reedley, California as a proud son to farmworkers who dreamed of becoming a police officer. He took the initiative to pursue his education. Gonzalo served as a... Read More
Deputy Darnell Calhoun was a committed and dedicated peace officer. He was a committed and dedicated family man – a husband, father, son, and brother. His loved ones say he was “an inspiration.”... Read More
