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Cerritos Station provides law enforcement services exclusively to the city of Cerritos on a 100% contract bases. This program has been phenomenally successful.

Cerritos Station is incorporated within a 28,000 square foot facility that is connected to Cerritos City Hall. Cerritos Station was built in 1997 to provide high-quality public safety services,
emphasizing community oriented policing. Cerritos Station is staffed with 63 sworn and 23 civilian employees who serve a culturally diverse community spanning a
geographical area of approximately nine square miles. In addition to providing the
traditional law enforcement services, the city's Community Safety Center is also housed in the same facility with Cerritos Station. This partnership joins city and Sheriff's Department personnel in a central location to better address community issues. The Sheriff's Department has provided law enforcement services to the city of Cerritos for more than 45 years. The establishment of a local Sheriff's station, funded by the city, underscores this longstanding relationship and solidifies the commitment to the community shared by the two governmental entities. In December 2001, the city of Cerritos and Cerritos Sheriff Station developed a program to provide the community with a higher level of service and quicker responses to collect latent fingerprint evidence. The city of Cerritos wanted to provide an increased level of service, which included a more rapid check through CAL ID for property crime incidents. Likewise, the city wanted to provide station detectives with the identification of suspects to solve more crimes and hopefully recover stolen property as rapidly as possible.To that end, the city of Cerritos contracted for its own full-time Forensic Identification Specialist II (FIS II) to be assigned at the station and the Sheriff’s Department arranged for the installation of an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) workstation at Cerritos Station. Additionally, the city hired Community Safety Officers (CSO) who were then trained by Scientific Services Bureau in latent fingerprint recovery. The CSO’s respond to all requests for latent fingerprint involving property crimes. Since the inception of the Cerritos Station fingerprint program, almost all latent fingerprint searches have returned with a match or no record within 48 hours. The Cerritos fingerprint identification program also services the cities of Norwalk, La Marada, Artesia, Lakewood, Bellflower, Paramount and Carson on a cost recovery bases.

11/02/2026

🏆 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CERRITOS STATION HONOREES! 🏆

We are incredibly proud to recognize Deputy Alvarez, Deputy Viveros, and retired Deputy Mallaiux for receiving the Lifesaving Award, and Julian Mata and Preston Hoang for receiving the Humanitarian Award at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department 2026 Valor Awards Ceremony.

These awards recognize an extraordinary incident that occurred on March 29, 2025, when a toddler fell into the lake at Don Knabe Regional Park in the City of Cerritos.

Two young bystanders spotted the child, immediately called 911, and guided responding deputies to the location. Deputies pulled the unresponsive child from the water and immediately initiated CPR, ultimately saving the child’s life.

This remarkable incident is a powerful reminder of how courage, quick thinking, teamwork, and compassion can make the ultimate difference.

To Deputy Alvarez, Deputy Viveros, retired Deputy Mallaiux, Julian Mata, and Preston Hoang, congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! We are incredibly proud of you and grateful for the lives you have touched.

Your actions truly embody the meaning of service and heroism. 💙👏

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10/31/2026

💗 PINK PATCHES, BIG SUPPORT! 💗

Our deputies proudly wore pink patches on their uniforms in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 🎀

Although October is coming to an end, awareness, support, and the fight against breast cancer never stop. This is a reminder that we must continue to stand together, support those battling this disease, honor the survivors, and remember those we have lost.

Let’s keep spreading awareness, showing compassion, and supporting one another all year long. 💗

Together, we stand strong! 🎀

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10/28/2026

. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department wants everyone to be safe during Halloween.

Follow these simple safety tips to help keep Halloween fun and safe for everyone:

- Choose a safe route
Stick to well-lit areas and use sidewalks
-Wear visible clothes
Bright colors and reflective tape help you be seen
-Carry a flashlight
Light your way and increase visibility
-Trick-or-treat in groups
Go with friends or family, and have an adult with young kids
-Check treats
I inspect candy for tampering before eating
-Watch for traffic
Look both ways and cross at corners

HAPPY TRICK-OR-TREATING EVERYONE!

10/21/2026

🎃👻 IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR OUR HAUNTED JAIL & CAR SHOW! 🚔🚗

Come out and join us THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24TH at the Cerritos Sheriff’s Station for a fun-filled day of family entertainment! 🎪

Here’s what’s waiting for you:
🚗 Beautiful classic and custom cars
🌮 Amazing food vendors
🎈 Inflatable obstacle course
👻 Our Haunted Jail — better than ever!
🤡 Think you can handle our creepy clowns?
🎃 A Kids Costume Contest at 5 PM on the stairs in front of the station!

Plus, don’t forget our Kid Scare-Free Zone for the little ones! 🕷️🧡

Bring your family, invite your friends, and come ready for a day full of fun, food, cars, and spooky surprises!

You won’t want to miss it! We can’t wait to see you there! 🎃🚔

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10/20/2026

BURGLARY CREW ARRESTED!

On October 16, 2026, a residential burglary occurred in the 11200 block of Bos Street. Through the efforts of law enforcement, the suspects were later located and taken into custody, and the stolen property was recovered. 👏

Great job by all involved! Thank you to everyone who played a role in bringing this case to a successful resolution and helping keep our community safe! 💙

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Artesia, CA

Telephone

+15628600044

Website

http://www.cerritos.lasd.org/

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