Blog 13: 10 Hour Mentorship Check-In

1. My mentorship is at the Walnut/Diamond Bar Sheriff Station.

2. My contact is Deputy Mrad. Deputy Mrad started in 1988. He joined the Compton Police Department and went to the academy, Rio Honda Academy. Upon completion of the academy he had a training officer for six months. After completing his patrol training he worked patrol for about a year and a half and then I was asked to become a undercover narcotics officer. He became an undercover police officer. He worked narcotics for about six months in an undercover capacity and after six months he returned to patrol. He worked patrol for maybe about another year and tested for motor officer. He became a motor officer for a few months. Due to budget cuts he had to come off motors and go back to patrol. At this time he tested for K9 and became a K9 handler for 92 until 2000. In around 95 to 98, the police department formed their first SWAT team and he became part of that time as a K9 handler, because every SWAT team has a K9. So they sent him to K9 SWAT School and became part of that team until 2000. As soon as the sheriff’s department took over, he went to Carson station for about six months and ended up returning to Compton and working there as a Deputy Sheriff for about a year. He transferred over to Industry station and he was there for about a 2 year and he became a training officer and I transferred to Walnut to where he is currently assigned as a training officer. He trains several full time deputies and reserved deputies and became a full time FTO, Field Training Officer.

3. I've done more then 115 plus hours of mentorship

4 .I help with the training of explorers and prepare recruits for the pre academy for the explorer program. I also help with the color guard for the Walnut/Diamond Bar Sheriff Station. Another thing I do is go on ride alongs to get hands on training and experience on what a Deputy does.