Todd Dearmore

Todd Dearmore began his career with the Kern County Sheriff's Department in 1994. His assignments have included correctional security, administration, and training. While in the training division, he supervised the Correctional Academy, Advanced Officer Training and the Detention Training Officer (DTO) program. He serves as the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team's (SERT) Operations Sergeant and has been involved in hundreds of SERT operations including riots, cell extractions and high-risk inmate transportations among others.

In addition, Sergeant Dearmore is an instructor for Taft College and is regularly invited to lecture and provide training at law enforcement seminars and conferences. He has taught at law enforcement agencies throughout the United States.

He holds a BS degree in business management and is a graduate of the POST Command and SWAT Team Leader training courses. Since 1994 he has acquired over 2,250 hours of work related training.