THE STAFF OF THE SHERIFFS’ RELIEF ASSOCIATION IS SADDENED TO ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF RETIRED SERGEANT JAMES E. TOWNSEND.  HE PASSED AWAY ON MAY 26, 2024. JAMES STARTED WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ON JANUARY 20, 1965.  HE RETIRED FROM THE LOS ANGELES SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ON MARCH 30, 1999.  HIS LAST ASSIGNMENT PRIOR TO RETIREMENT WAS AS A SERGEANT AT TEMPLE SHERIFF’S STATION.

 

JAMES WAS A VETERAN AND SERVED IN THE ARMY.