By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY
Senior Writer
The March 14 Shredding with a Cop at Snow Valley lured dozens of local law enforcement personnel from the sheriff’s Twin Peaks Station, the Running Springs Highway Patrol office and officers from the California State Park police rangers and lifeguards at Silverwood Lake to enjoy a morning of skiing on a Santa Ana wind-driven, below-freezing day.
Lt. Hurtado has some coffee while other law enforcement personnel mingle and chat.
But first, they loaded up on energizing carbs from donuts washed down with coffee that was available inside one the resort’s dining areas, while greeting and mixing with one another, as well as greeting some local residents who showed up to see what the affair was all about.
Sheriff’s trainee David Garcia (R) brought his wife and other family members to the March 14 event.
Lake Arrowhead resident David Garcia, who brought family members with him, said he was training to be a sheriff’s deputy. When asked why he was interested in a law enforcement career, Garcia replied, “Everything the sheriff’s deputies do is aimed at helping the community, and they do an outstanding job.”
When Capt. Craig Harris, the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station commander, was asked what types of crimes were trending in the local communities, he cited illegal drug offenses, burned-out headlights and taillights, and drivers not stopping at stop signs. Noting that these are all cite-and-release offenses, Harris said, “We check for outstanding warrants and, if they have any, we take them to jail.” When he was asked whether they use license plate readers on their patrol units, he responded, “It’s hard to get permission and we don’t have a big enough budget, like they do have down in Rancho Cucamonga.”
Following the meet-and-greet session, sheriff’s deputies and CHP officers were ready to ski.
CHP Public Affairs Officer Jacob Griede said the agency’s officers have been pulling over a lot of drivers for excessive speed and running stop signs. He cautions drivers to “take it slow, you never know what’s coming around the next curve.”
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