A Sergeant, three Deputies and an Administrative Manager received awards from the Exchange Club of Corona del Mar, which has been honoring Department members for exemplary service for 22 years.
Each received plaques from the club's Crime Prevention Program at a luncheon that was attended by Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and other Department members. The club also donated to the Department sacks of teddy bears. They purchased the bears with the proceeds of their recycling program. The bears are used by deputies to comfort children they encounter when duty takes them to a family crisis.
Five Department employees received awards: Sergeant Mike Anderson, Jail Compliance and Training Team; Deputies Brian Nissen, Centrral Men's Jail; Dave Martin, Marine Operations; Steve Brown, North Operations K-9, and Administrative Manager Tracy Carrol, Inmate Records Bureau.
Here is what their supervisors said of those honored. More...