Monrovia Resident Among a New Class of LA County Sheriff's Deputies

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca presided over the swearing in of 21 female and 64 male deputy sheriffs, including one from Monrovia, Tuesday night.

The graduates also included 17 new officers from other law enforcement agencies across Southern California, according to a news release. The ceremony was at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

Sheriff's Deputy Bryan Cramer, a Monrovia resident, was named the Honor Recruit.  The special award is presented to the recruit who finished with the highest numerical average based on leadership qualities, academics, marksmanship, and physical performance throughout the training period, officials said.

The graduating class offered plenty of diversity.  In addition to English, 30 of those sworn in also are fluent in Spanish, Korean, Romanian, Chinese, and the Filipino language. Eight of them were born in other countries such as China, Korea, the Philippines, Romania, Venezuela, and Mexico.

Los Angeles County Chief Executive Officer William T Fujioka gave the keynote speech to graduates and their guests.

The graduation also include a badge-pinning ceremony, with the new deputies and officers receiving their badges from a family member or loved one, officials said.