National Latino Peace Officers Association Central Valley Chapter

The NLPOA Central Valley Chapter spent the day at the Ruiz Foods Safety Fair in Dinuba, California completing Emergency Identification Kits for children of the employees of Ruiz Foods. We completed fingerprint kits, descriptors, and pictures for all the children. It was a good day. Thank you Ruiz Foods for letting us be apart of the Safety Fair.

Sheriff Boudreaux and the men and women of the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office are asking you to keep our brothers and sisters in Sacramento County in your praye...rs. 27-year-old Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputy Mark Stasyuk was killed in a shooting Monday in Rancho Cordova. This is a heartbreaking reminder of the dangerous job law enforcement officers do every single day. Hold your loved ones close tonight.

The Tulare Police Department is proud to announce that Officer Eduardo Eddie Gonzalez received the Tulare County Latino Peace Officer of the Year for the depa...rtment. Eddie has gone above and beyond in his approach to his work and is very deserving of this award. This annual award is given by the Central Valley Chapter of the National Latino Peace Officers Association, a private organization that offers its members training and education and promotes community service.

OFFICER OF THE YEAR named! Sheriff Mike Boudreaux named Dep. Monserrat Meza Officer of the Year during the Latino Peace Officers Association awards dinner Satur...day at the Wyndham. She was nominated because of her commitment to our youth in Tulare County, he said. Dep. Meza serves as a School Resource Officer for Cutler-Orosi Joint Unififed School District as well as an advisor to both the Sheriff’s Junior Explorer Youth Development Program and the Explorer Program. She is passionate about building community partnerships and improving the quality of life in her community through her involvement with young people.