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SHERIFF
RAYMOND LOERA
Sheriff Raymond Loera is the 14th
Sheriff of Imperial County, California. He also serves as the County Coroner and
Marshall. He assumed Office in January, 2007. Prior to being elected to his
present Office, Sheriff Loera served as Chief of Police for the City of El
Centro, California, the County seat of Imperial County.
Sheriff Loera is a 34 year law
enforcement veteran. He promoted through the ranks of the El Centro Police
Department and served in various capacities. He graduated from Central Union
High School, in El Centro, Imperial Valley College, San Diego State University.
He holds Advanced, Supervisory, Management and Executive Certification from the
California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training. He is a graduate
of the California Peace Officer Standards and Training Supervisory Leadership
Institute, California Command College and Executive Development Course, the
F.B.I. National Academy and Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminars, in
Quantico Virginia.
Enlisted in the U.S. Army August 1970
served with the 82nd Airborne Division until 1973.
Employed by the Imperial County Sheriffs
Office as a Deputy Sheriff, 1974-1976.
Employed by the City of Calexico Police
Department, 1976-1978.
Employed by the City of El Centro Police
Department, 1978-2006. Served in the ranks of Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain.
Appointed Acting Chief of Police of the
El Centro Police Department,1999. Appointed permanent Chief of Police, 2000.
Retired in that position in July of 2006.
Elected to the Office of Sheriff for the
County of Imperial June 2006. Took Office January 2007.
Attended Imperial Valley College
receiving an A.S. in Law Enforcement.
Attended San Diego State University
receiving a B.A. in Criminal Justice Administration.
Graduate of Class #8 of P.O.S.T.
Supervisory Leadership Institute.
Graduate of Class #174 F.B.I. National
Academy
Graduate of F.B.I. Law Enforcement
Executive Development course
Graduate of Class # 24 California
P.O.S.T. Command College
Graduate of California P.O.S.T.
Executive Development Course
Sitting member of the Board of
Directors:
- Red Cross San
Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter since 2009
- San Diego
State University/IV Campus Foundation since 2008
- Imperial
Valley College Foundation since 2008
Member of the California State Sheriff’s
Association since 2007.
Member of the Southwestern Border
Sheriff’s Coalition since 2007.
UNDERSHERIFF FRED MIRAMONTES
Undersheriff Fred Miramontes was appointed by Sheriff Raymond Loera in July
2007. Undersheriff Miramontes retired from the California Highway Patrol with
27 years of service, with the last seven years as Lieutenant Commander of the
Calexico Command in Imperial County.
Undersheriff Miramontes is a 30 year law enforcement veteran. He started his
career in law enforcement career with the Brawley Police Department as a
part-time records clerk and radio dispatcher. In May 1977, he was hired as a
Police Officer for the City of Brawley. He worked patrol and investigations.
In January 1980, he was hired by the California Highway Patrol where he worked
for the next 27 years. His duty stations of assignment included Sacramento,
Los Angeles County Santa Fe Springs Area, San Diego Border Division
Headquarters, and the El Centro Office in Imperial County. He promoted through
the ranks to Lieutenant Commander, and retired as the Commander of the Calexico
Command in June 2007.
Undersheriff Miramontes is from Imperial Valley, graduated from Brawley Union
High School, Imperial Valley College, and attended Chapman College, National
University, and San Diego State University Calexico campus. He holds Advanced,
Supervisory, and Management certificates from the California Peace Officer
Standards and Training. He is a graduate of the California Highway Patrol
Command course, and the F.B.I.’s Law Enforcement Executive Development course.
He
attended the California Highway Patrol Academy, January-June 1980, and the
Riverside Sheriff’s Academy May-August 1977.
Employed
by the Brawley Police Department as a Police Officer, 1977-1980.
Employed
by the California Highway Patrol, 1980-2007.
Appointed
as the Undersheriff for the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office, July 2007.
Attended
Imperial Valley College receiving an A.S. in Law Enforcement and Social
Science. Attended Chapman College, National University, and San Diego State
University working towards a B.A. in Criminal Justice and Public Administration.