Career Changers & A Sense of Calling

The biggest compliments that I ever get is kids saying they wanna be just like me when they grow up and I tell them, it is an amazing job. I love my job you know, I wouldn't trade it for the world. I started out on different career path and realized that was not what I wanted to be doing. I enjoyed the outdoors. I enjoyed an active lifestyle, so something more than just business worth sitting behind a desk it really wasn't fitting for me. Paid the bills. Talking to being a a law enforcement, serving the community is the best part of this. Job. I responded to emergency calls, my best battery calls, treble calls, calls for service. It's something that I loved. There can be definitely tough days, but it's super, super rewarding. We're stepping up and saying, I'm gonna do everything I can to bring about a positive change. Over the radio. A three month old was choking, turning blue. I saw it pop up on the CAD before I was even dispatched, got there, started doing CPR and back close, and if I would've been a minute later, that kid would've passed away so to me, I mean, saving a three months old life is, it's, it's key it was one time where it was a couple and they had two kids they were being kicked out of the house by some other family members, and we actually all came up with enough money, put this family in a hotel, and I think about three or four months later, he's like, man, what you guys did for me really changed my life you know, you can see the difference that you make. There's two types of people in the world, one that darkens the room when they walk in, and one that lightens the room and then when I walk in. I meet people at sometimes when they're at their worst, I'm there to help them. Regardless. Whether you're working on the street, you're working in investigations, you're working in a drug unit, K nine bomb SWAT negotiations team we have so many different opportunities because there's always potential to move. Up at the end of the day, you know that you made a difference going to work that day, and sometimes you may have saved a life the biggest benefit of serving the community is just being part of something that's bigger than yourself. Go to your local agencies and do ride alongs. I've always had it in the back of my mind. I knew I, this is what I wanted to do. I hope you join the team and step up and serve step up and serve step up and serve with your heart, with your mind that is what we need in law enforcement every day, 24 7.

The biggest compliments that I ever get is kids saying they wanna be just like me when they grow up and I tell them, it is an amazing job. I love my job you know, I wouldn't trade it for the world my aspiration in life really is to help out in any way that I can. That's why I chose this line of work. Serving the community is the best part of this job you know, what do you want to do really at the end of the day? Because there's a lot of different things that we do. Whether you're working on the street, you're working in investigations, you're working in a drug unit, we have. A boat team, a dive team, canines, drones, traffic reconstructionists you know, we have a civilian staff and there's support staff we have a correctional division. I did three years as dispatch. I honestly think that has made me a better deputy we welcome. Any type of background if you seek this career, we're gonna provide you with all the tools and resources in order to be extremely successful and do more things than you could ever think of. We're stepping up and saying, I'm gonna do everything I can to bring about a positive change those are the people that we need in this profession, that are driven to help others and to protect others. Every time you put the uniform on, it is a gift at the end of the day, you know that you made a difference going to work that day, and sometimes you may have saved a life. I'm proud to be there, proud to be working, proud to be serving, and we need more dedicated people who's willing to protect and serve this. Country you never know, this might be the one thing you wanna do for the rest of your life this might help you go to the next step of what you wanna do in your life. Law. Enforcement is an honorable profession. I hope you join the team. I hope you join the team and step up and serve and step up and serve. This. Is where you belong step up and serve. It's a wonderful profession to be a part of and to help your community.

When I got outta the military, the camaraderie, the kind of structure, I missed it too much that kind of lifestyle, being a part of law enforcement, it gives you that. It's a rewarding career, just like the military so I was in the military for 10 years. I came back, I was driving truck it really wasn't fitting for me. I looked at what else could I do to serve our community? And I applied to be a deputy sheriff of Lake County my aspiration in life really is to help out in any way that I can. That's why I chose this line of work. Being able to put that uniform on every day, feeling proud of yourself it was an easy transition for me into corrections for me, I'm on our SWAT team. It's ERT we have a boat team, a dive team, canines, drones, traffic reconstructionist we literally have everything for what you want to do. We're looking for somebody who doesn't want to just come in and do a job we wanna look for somebody who has a passion for doing this type of work. Aside from serving the military, there really isn't another profession that at the end of the day when, when we do that job, we're able to actually make a difference. No, you're proud of yourself your family's proud of you my kids look up to me every day and you know, they, they wanna be like daddy or you know, stuff like that the people you're serving with are your family away from your family we support one another and pick up one another when we need to. You've got people that'll work with you. You've got opportunities. Even with like training, it's there. I mean, I've never been told no to training. Every day is different you don't know what you're going to get. Being able to adapt quickly to that, to that structure that law enforcement brings. I have not met a veteran who does not meet that example. I have been in law enforcement almost 50 years this what I love to do. I don't know how to do anything else other to protect and serve and we need more dedicated people who's willing to protect and serve this country. Law. Enforcement is an honorable profession. I hope you join the. Team. I hope you join the team and step up and serve and step up and serve with your heart, with your mind that is what we need in law enforcement every day, 24 7.

The biggest compliments that I ever get is kids saying they wanna be just like me when they grow up and I tell them, it is an amazing job. I love my job. You know, I wouldn't trade it for the world. I started out in different career path and realized that was not what I wanted to be doing. I enjoyed. Something more than just business worth sitting behind a desk. I actually got stopped by a Illinois state trooper. You never would've thought Trooper would talk into being a a law enforcement. Serving. The community is the best part of this job. We're stepping up and saying, I'm gonna do everything I can to bring about a positive change. It's something that I loved. There can be definitely tough days, but it's super, super rewarding. And sometimes you might have saved a life. Over the radio. A three month old was choking, turning blue. I saw it pop up on the CAD before I was even dispatched, and if I would've been a minute later, that kid would've passed away. You. Know, you can see the difference that you make. Whether. You're working on the street, you're working in investigations, you're working in a drug unit, K nine bomb SWAT negotiations team. We have. So many different opportunities. I hope you join the team and step up and serve. Step. Up and serve. Step up and serve with your heart, with your mind. That is what we need in law enforcement every day, 24 7.

The biggest compliments that I ever get is kids saying they wanna be just like me when they grow up and I tell them, it is an amazing job. I love my job. You know, I wouldn't trade it for the world. My aspiration in life really is to help out in any way that I can. That's why I chose this line of work. Serving the community is the best part of. This job. You know, what do you want to do really at the end of the day? Because there's a lot of different things that we do. Whether you're working on the street, you're working in investigations, you're working in a drug unit, we have. A boat team, a dive team, canines, drones, traffic reconstructionist. You know, we have a civilian staff and there's support staff. We have a correctional division. I did three years as dispatch. I honestly think that has made me a better deputy. We welcome any type of background. If you seek this career, we're gonna provide you with all the tools and resources in order to be extremely successful and do more things than you could ever think of. We're stepping up and saying, I'm gonna do everything I can to bring about a positive change. Those are the people that we need in this profession, that are driven to help others and to protect others. Every time you put the uniform on, it is a gift. At the end of the day, you know that you made a difference going to work that day, and sometimes you may have saved a life. I'm proud to be there, proud to be working, proud to be serving. And we need more dedicated people who's willing to protect and serve this country. Law enforcement is an honorable profession. I hope you join the team. I hope you join the team. And step up and serve.

When I got outta the military, the camaraderie, the kind of structure, I missed it too much. That kind of lifestyle, being a part of law enforcement, it gives you that. It's a rewarding career, just like the military. So I was in the military for 10 years. I came back. I was driving truck. It really wasn't fitting for me. I looked at what else could I do to serve our community, and I applied to be a deputy sheriff of Lake County. Being. Able to put that uniform on every day, feeling proud of yourself. It was an easy transition for me into corrections. For me, I'm on our SWAT team. It's ERT. We have a boat team, a dive team, canines, drones, traffic reconstructionist. We literally have everything for what you want to do. We're looking for somebody who doesn't want to just come in and do a job. We wanna look for somebody who has a passion for this type of work. The people you're serving with are your family away from your family. We support one another and pick up one another when we need to. I have been in law enforcement almost 50 years, just what I love to do. I don't know how to do anything else other to protect and serve. I hope you join. The team. I hope you join the team. And step up and serve with. Your heart, with your mind. That is what we need in law enforcement every day, 24 7.

I was in college still, and we actually witnessed a crash. My mom, my dad, my brother, everyone stops. They get out. My dad's directing traffic. My brother and my mom are checking on victims, making sure everybody's okay, and I'm just sitting there in awe. I don't ever wanna sit there and not be able to do something like that or help them. Serving the community is the best part of this job. You have to want to be there. You wanna help people. That's really what it is. I hope you join the team and step up and serve.

Something I love is I am bilingual, so I speak Spanish. I can help people who do not speak English when they need help the most. I've had some of them tell me, you know, "It's a, it's a blessing, you know, that you're able to help people out these days and translate when needed." Touches me.

A lot of females think, "Oh, I can't do this." I'm one of the smallest people in the jail. I have no problem. 20-plus years later, I'm still with this fantastic profession. At the end of the day, you know that you made a difference going to work that day, and sometimes you may have saved a life. I love my job. I wouldn't trade it for the world. You never know. This might be the one thing you wanna do for the rest of your life. This might help you go to the next step of what you wanna do in your life. I hope you join the team and step up and serve. This is where you belong.