In September, 76 recruits started a sheriff’s training program. There were recent college graduates, military veterans four from the Marine Corps and some in search of a career change. They made up Class 464. On Nov. 16, the recruits were on a four-mile training run when an SUV plowed into them.
The recruits returned to STARS Center in South Whittier, their numbers smaller, their schedules filled with well-wishers, their lives getting back on track