Well, Well.

This morning this email was sent out to everyone in my district from my Lt. I appreciate it. I really do and I am surprised by it. I am still transferring though.

"I want to clarify a point from last night’s meeting. First and foremost I want everyone to understand that the example of Deputy Adela's call for service where another deputy’s face was bitten by a dog and requiring that deputy to be transported to the hospital for treatment was in no way intended to question Adela’s actions. In fact, her performance was reported to me by the scene sergeant to be equal to that of any deputy in a similar situation. She followed the directions of the supervisor, helped her partner through the medical process and completed her shift.

Under the normal circumstances at that time that would be the end of the story however the than incoming and now current leadership has shown a much greater interest in the welfare of the deputies and through some miscommunications was informed that the injured deputy was a reserve from our district. A member of the sheriff-elect’s transition team contacted me to inquiry as the status of the deputy and the events surrounding the incident. I was unable to answer the questions and it required a number of telephone calls and some time before I was able to determine that it was not a reserve deputy that was injured.

The sole reason I brought this example to the group was to demonstrate that we, as a group, need to understand that events which in the past would not normally require any notification to the reserve supervisors now require notification. If you are not sure if the event requires a notification call than you should call your supervisor for guidance.

Let me reiterate that Deputy Adela's performance should not be questioned or seconded guessed as she did her job and followed the correct protocol that was in place at the time this occurred.

Please contact me if you have any questions or wish to discuss this further."