Sheriffʼs Department gets new leadership

Deputy back a er three years, to protect and serve.

decrease in the population of students.

This does not necessarily mean he doesn’t have his work cut out for him, according to Guerrero.

It’s not just the tan uniform, so distinct from the white uniform of others, that gives him away.

It is the commanding presence and burliness he possesses that leaves little doubt that he holds a position of prominence on campus.

Sheriff’s Deputy Alfred Guerrero has been the team leader of the security officers at the Pierce College Sheriff’s Station since August 2012.

Guerrero, who also worked as the p.m. deputy at Pierce College from 2006 to 2009, isn’t a new face on campus.

“It’s a great place to work at,”

Guerrero said. “I actually put in a request to come back here when the opening came up.”

One of the main differences he noticed when he started working on campus again was the significant

“All it takes is one [student] to cause a problem,” he said. “You get the same problems any city has. That’s what [Pierce] is; it’s a small city.”

As team leader, Guerrero supervises all the security officers on campus. He is also the liaison between the Sheriff’s Department and Pierce College.

Perhaps his biggest challenge is overcoming the elimination of all non-federal work study student workers this semester—including the cadets—due to budget restraints.

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