Former Sheriff John Anderson passes away

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The Madera County Sheriff's Office has announced the decease of erstwhile Sheriff John Anderson, per a station connected Facebook.

In 1998 Mr. Anderson was elected arsenic the Sheriff of Madera County, wherever helium remained for 16 years until helium retired successful 2014.

While successful office, the section says helium launched the Madera County Narcotic Enforcement Team (MADNET), Save Our Seniors (SOS-911), and helped make the MC-Alert strategy for region residents to usage during emergencies. 

Additionally, the section says, erstwhile Sheriff Anderson besides established the Citizens connected Patrol (COP) program, and helped modernize the sheriff's bureau arsenic a full by updating the department's policies and procedures arsenic good arsenic its technology.

Following his status arsenic sheriff, helium was appointed to service arsenic the 12^th District Law Enforcement Liaison by Senator Anthony Cannella and represented Madera and Fresno counties from 2015 to 2018.

Prior to predetermination into the presumption of sheriff, Mr. Anderson archetypal served successful the United States Army, and went connected to statesman his instrumentality enforcement vocation arsenic a constabulary serviceman successful Williams, California. From there, the section says, helium served arsenic a Deputy Sheriff successful Stanislaus County.

After that, helium joined the California Highway Patrol (CHP) successful 1964, and among different important roles, was a Division Commander of some the Northern and Central Divisions and was a Commander of the CHP Academy.

Mr. Anderson passed distant Saturday nighttime astatine his location successful Nipomo, California.