SAN ANDREAS CHP GETS
A NEW COMMANDER
SAN ANDREAS -
Lieutenant Dewayne Lewis, a 25 year veteran of the CHP has been named the new
Commander of the San Andreas Area CHP Office.
A resident of the Sacramento
area, Lieutenant Lewis will be responsible for 27 personnel and 2000 square
miles the office currently serves.
As an
officer, Lewis worked in Santa Barbara,
Indio, and at
the CHP Academy in West
Sacramento. In 2002, Lewis
promoted to a sergeant, working in Los Banos, Napa, and Woodland Areas, the CHP’s Emergency
Notification and Tactical
Alert Center,
which is responsible for AMBER Alerts, and in the Office of Internal Affairs. Lewis promoted to Lieutenant in 2008 and was
assigned to the CHP
Academy overseeing cadet
training, and has worked in the Contra Costa and South Sacramento CHP Areas.
Lewis looks
forward to being engaged in the communities in which he serves and welcomes
interaction and feedback from the county’s residents.
Outgoing
Lieutenant Josh Ehlers transferred to the Office of the Commissioner in the
Sacramento Area.
Press release
