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Source: Raquel Zick for Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
In two separate and socially distanced ceremonies, Sheriff Bill Brown swore in six custody deputies and six sheriff’s deputies just prior to their graduation ceremonies at the Allan Hancock College Public Safety Academy.
Six custody deputies on Dec. 8, graduated from the CORE Custody Academy along with two other classmates, having completed 220 hours of course instruction.
Some of the instruction included emergency planning in a custody facility, report writing, ethics, investigation procedures, classification of inmates, contraband detection, arrest and control, physical training, and direct supervision training.
Graduates from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office include: Jose Blanco, Wei-Chieh Shih, Salvador Vargas, Samuel Villegas, Lia Welkom and Glenn Williams.