Left to Right: Capt. Jeffrey Scroggin, Deputy Aaron Scheller and Lieutenant Anthony Tachias
By K.P. Sander Diamond Bar – The City of Diamond Bar contracts with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for all law enforcement services, and currently has more than 20 full-time personnel assigned to serve the city. In addition, the Diamond Bar Volunteer Patrol has 25 individuals dedicated to helping assist the department by observing and reporting crimes and suspicious activity. The Sheriff’s team is involved in drug and crime awareness programs, as well as their regular responsibilities. Lieutenant Anthony Tachias, Team Sergeant Marc Saunders, and Deputy Aaron Scheller are the core of the Diamond Bar team under the direction of Captain Jeffrey Scroggin. A recent retirement and department reorganization welcomed Captain Scroggin, Lieutenant Tachias and Deputy Scheller to their new positions. Jeffrey Scroggin, who has a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati, recently became captain for the Diamond Bar/Walnut station. He has been with the Sheriff’s Department for 28 years. He started his career back in 1984, working his way to sergeant at the Industry Station in 2000. Five years later he was promoted to Service Area Lieutenant for the City of Bellflower at the Lakewood Station, and then Lieutenant for the Norwalk Station in 2008. In 2012, Captain Scroggin was the Undersheriff’s Executive Aide for the Executive Offices of the Sheriff. Anthony Tachias, a U.S. Navy veteran, was appointed this past May to Service Area Lieutenant, and will oversee the Diamond Bar Law Enforcement Team and the Diamond Bar/Walnut Station. He also began his career with the Sheriff’s Department in 1984, working in various capacities. Lieutenant Tachias was promoted to the position of sergeant in 1996, and lieutenant in 2003. His most recent position was as Detective Bureau Lieutenant at the Lakewood Station. Deputy Aaron Scheller recently was assigned to the Community Relations/Crime Prevention position focusing on special projects for the community, including Neighborhood and Business Watch Programs, and the promotion of Disaster Preparedness. He completed the Sheriff’s Academy in 2000, and began his career at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles. Deputy Scheller has been working at the Diamond Bar/Walnut Station as a Patrol Specialist since 2006. . For more information regarding the Diamond Bar Sheriff’s Department, contact the Diamond Bar/Walnut station at 21695 E. Valley Boulevard, Walnut, CA, 91789; (909) 595-2264 or (626) 913-1715, or visit http://www.Walnut.DiamondBar.lasd.org.
