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In the Line of Duty

El Centro, California - On August 13, 2008, Imperial County Deputy Probation Officer Irene Rios was killed in a solo vehicle rollover traffic accident on I-8 Mountain Springs Grade.  Officer Rios had been with Imperial County Probation for six years.  She started her career as a counselor at the Receiving Home.

 In 2005, her first assignment as a deputy probation officer was to the Juvenile Unit where she was assigned to the El Centro Community School. In 2008, Officer Rios was assigned to the Placement Unit, where she provided supervision and services to minors in out-of-home placements.  She was on her way to a placement visit when the accident occurred.

             Donation may be made to the Irene Rios Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Sun Community Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 4210,El Centro, CA92243.

Irene Rios 1980-2008

Imperial County Probation Department

Los Angeles County Probation Department

Date of Birth: May 6, 1935
Date Appointed: August 16, 1974
End of Watch: April 4, 1994

It is a thankless and often perilous job, one that Arnold Garcia performed without a gun, baton, chemical spray or personal alarm.

About 1 a.m. on April 4, a teenager knocked on a bedroom door from inside. He asked to be let out to use the bathroom. As soon as Garcia unlocked the door, he was struck in the head with a desk leg. The alleged assailant then fled with another teenager, but the two boys, ages 16 and 17, were captured a short time later.

"Arnold Garcia was not a highly visible figure, as are many officers in our department who service courts and supervise probationers. Nor did he patrol our streets in uniform, as Police officers and sheriffs do. He was an almost 'private' - but no less important - peace officer. He did his duty with selfless dedication for 17 years until, on April 4, the peace he sought to assure for others was shattered so violently and senselessly for him."

Officer Arnold C. Garcia  1935-1994