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New community resource deputy is 16-year Carpinteria sheriff’s deputy Bryan Dickey looks to increase interaction with local schools
BY EVELYN SPENCE Carpinteria’s new community resource deputy is Bryan Dickey, who has 16 years under his belt working in Carpinteria at the Sheriff’s Department. Dickey, who grew up in Ventura and got his start as an officer there, told CVN he wants to see more interaction between his role and Carpinteria schools. “I think I can be more involved with the crossing guards, before and after school,” he said. “Giving me (a chance) to interact with the kids as they’re going to and from school.” He said taking over as community resource deputy “was a natural position for me to slide into” after 16 years in Carpinteria. “I enjoy dealing with kids, riding bikes,” he said – citing both as a reason why he has stayed in the area for 16 years. Dickey commented on Carpinteria’s “small-town atmosphere,” which he said made the area different from other sheriff’s departments. “That’s what kept me here, and why I’m here.” He hopes to continue the work his predecessor, Deputy James Carovano, started before the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly with Carpinteria’s homeless population. Over the next few years, Dickey said he wants to work more with the city, particularly Assistant City Manager Michael Ramirez, on a local PAL (Police Activities League) program for youth in the area, he said. “It’s very key, especially for junior high, to get these kids involved with someone else inside the school, keep them away from the negative stuff,” he added. Over the past few weeks since stepping
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Carpinteria’s new community resource deputy is Bryan Dickey, who has worked in Carpinteria in the Sheriff’s Department for 16 years. into the role, Dickey said he has gotten to know more people in the community, and moving forward, wants to get more involved with business owners in the downtown-T area. “I already know a lot of people in the community, and I’m starting to meet some different ones,” he said.
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