News Release

2008

May 30

Sheriff Reaches Out to Desert Recruits

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department wants a few good men and women recruits here in the desert.
And to prove that commitment to finding local people interested in a career in law enforcement, the Department has opened a new recruitment office on Washington Street in Palm Desert.

The Sheriff’s Department has had difficulty in the past keeping personnel in the desert, because a large part of the recruitment came from the Inland Empire, or even other counties. The strategy now focuses more on getting recruits who already live in the desert and are more likely to stay here as their careers develop.
The recruiting office is located in the Albertson’s shopping center on the southwest corner of Washington and Hovley, next to the 19th Hole Sports Bar and Restaurant.