THE STAFF OF THE SHERIFFS’ RELIEF ASSOCIATION IS SADDENED TO ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF RETIRED LIEUTENANT JAMES C. WALGREN. HE PASSED AWAY ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2024. JAMES JOINED THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT MAY 18, 1959 AND RETIRED ON JANUARY 25, 1988. AS A DEPUTY HE WORKED AT SEVERAL CUSTODY ASSIGNMENTS BEFORE GOING TO PATROL AND WORKING AT THE RANK OF DEPUTY, SERGEANT, AND FINALLY LIEUTENANT AT FIRESTONE, EAST LOS ANGELES, LENNOX, WEST HOLLYWOOD, AND MALIBU SHERIFFS STATIONS. HIS LAST ASSIGNMENT PRIOR TO RETIRING WAS AT WAYSIDE RANCH FACILITY.
JAMES WAS A VETERAN AND SERVED AS A LT. COLONEL IN THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD.