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Chief Roberta A. Abner is a 28-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, and is currently assigned as the Executive Assistant to Sheriff Lee Baca. Aside from directly assisting the Sheriff, she oversees the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau, Employee Support Services and the Sheriff's Youth Foundation.
After graduating from the Sheriff's Academy, she held assignments at Sybil Brand Institute for Women, West Hollywood Station, and the Recruit Training Bureau. Upon being promoted to Sergeant in 1987, Chief Abner worked at Temple Station, as an investigator at Internal Affairs Bureau, and as the Commander's Aide at Professional Standards and Training Division. When she was promoted to Lieutenant in 1991, she worked at Pitchess Detention Center's East Facility, West Hollywood Station, Scientific Services Bureau, Internal Affairs Bureau, and Century Station. Upon her promotion to Captain in 1999, she oversaw the operations at Court Services East Bureau, and eventually assumed command of Temple Station. She was promoted to Commander in April, 2003 and to Chief in June 2007. |
Chief Abner serves as the Southern California Law Enforcement Torch Run Director for Special Olympics where she oversees the torch run activities and fundraising efforts for all the law enforcement agencies in the Southern California Region. She assumed the role for the reason law enforcement officers become so actively involved, to "make a difference in the lives of Special Olympic athletes."
Chief Abner has been an athlete her entire life, participating in a variety of sports which included softball, volleyball, and track and field. She currently competes in running events year round and has taken up the game of golf.
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