New sheriff in town

Rod Hoops, who led Rancho's police department for five years starting 1997, was picked to fill the remaining two years of Sheriff Gary Penrod's term. The county supervisors made the unanimous vote earlier today.

"I couldn't think of anyone more prepared to step into Sheriff Penrod's shoes than Rod Hoops," said Supervisor Paul Biane, who was on the City Council when Hoops was captain. "I saw the day-to-day, top-to-bottom way he ran the police department for the city of Rancho Cucamonga."

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