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Published on: 6/4/2008
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Sanchez has extensive experience in law enforcement
Daily News Staff Report
Capt. Trisha Sanchez has been promoted to assistant sheriff, and will begin her new post July 1, San Mateo County Sheriff Greg Munks announced Tuesday.
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Sanchez will replace current Assistant Sheriff Greg Trindle, who is retiring at the end of this month.
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As assistant sheriff, Sanchez will be responsible for detention operations as well as the new Jail Planning Unit.She will report directly to Undersheriff Carlos Bolanos.
"Trisha Sanchez has a combination of experience and leadership qualities that will make her a great assistant sheriff," Munks said.
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While working full-time as a patrol deputy covering Redwood City, East Palo Alto, Woodside and the coast, Sanchez attended school and earned both a bachelor's degree in management and a master's degree in leadership.
Given her diverse interests, Sanchez worked in specialized units including the traffic investigation team, the cliff rescue unit and the sheriff's ceremonial unit.After three years she became a detective working the general crimes unit.Continuing her rise up the ranks to sergeant and then lieutenant, she became commander of the detective bureau.
She was then appointed to command the county's narcotics and vehicle theft task force.In 2003, she was promoted to captain and her most recent assignment was to command the operations and investigations divisions.
Sanchez comes to law enforcement with a historic lineage.