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Captain Hiltner
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Captain Sutton was
born in Burbank, California, in 1957. He grew up in the San
Fernando Valley and received his B.A. degree in English in
1979 from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Captain Sutton was appointed to the Department in August
1980. He was promoted to sergeant in September 1990, to
lieutenant in February 1998, and captain in December 2000.
As an officer, his assignments have included North Hollywood
Area, Jail Division, Newton Area (patrol and vice), Planning
and Research Division, and Metropolitan Division. As a
sergeant, his assignments were in West Los Angeles Area,
Southwest Area, Internal Affairs Division, and
Operations-South Bureau. After promoting to lieutenant, he
was assigned to Harbor Area and later served as the adjutant
to the Chief of Staff. Upon his promotion to Captain, he was
assigned to West Valley Operations Support Division. In
January 2002, he was assigned to Continuing Education
Division, where he oversaw the approximately 100 sworn and
civilian personnel responsible for coordinating the many
in-service schools and training programs offered by the
Department. On October 31, 2004, Captain Sutton became the
Commanding Officer of South Traffic Division. Captain Sutton
is currently assigned to Pacific-LAX Area.
In 1998, Captain Sutton received his Master of Public
Administration Degree from the University of La Verne. As a
member of the Department's Career Development Peer Network
and Mentor Program, he routinely encourages other employees
to continue working toward their professional and
educational goals. Additionally, he is a member of the San
Gabriel Valley Peace Officers Association, the Peace
Officers Association of Los Angeles County, and the
International Association of Chiefs of Police. |
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