ROSEMEAD — Officials Wednesday announced the selection of Los Angeles County sheriff’s Deputy Patricia Ruiz as the 2009 Deputy of the Year in Rosemead.
Ruiz racked up 93 arrests this year — many of them for serious felonies — and solved many cases, sheriff’s officials said in a written statement.
“She is well-known for her dedication to community outreach and for her ability to approach situations with extreme compassion,” according to the sheriff’s statement.
The deputy commonly makes extraordinary efforts to help homeless and drug-addicted community members, officials added.
Ruiz has been a sheriff’s deputy for eight years and has served the Rosemead community for three of them.