Two Additional Sheriff’s Deputies Appointed to the Resident Deputy Program

Sheriff Gary Kuntz announced the appointment of two additional resident deputies to his resident deputy program, bringing the total to four deputies assigned to the program. The newest resident deputies are Deputy Kyle Johnson and Deputy John Alfred. Deputy Johnson will be assigned to the communities of Arnold and Murphys, where he will work from the Arnold sheriff’s substation. Deputy Alfred will be assigned to the West Point/Mokelumne Hill/Mountain Ranch communities, working out of those respective substations. Earlier in his term Sheriff Kuntz appointed Corporal Rudi Leon as the resident deputy for Valley Springs, where he works out of the new Valley Springs substation, and Deputy Wayne Newnam for the Copperopolis area and substation. The goal of the resident deputy program is to have specific deputies identified and available to work as a liaison between their assigned communities and the sheriff’s office in order to address crime and other concerns of the residents. This is part of Sheriff’s Kuntz’s commitment towards having an effective approach to community and problem oriented policing...



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