Lieutenant Roy J. Reed Date of Birth October 22, 1936 Appointed 1956 Department Department of Fish & Game – Bakersfield End of Watch June 07, 1984 Plaque 14 A state Fish and Game Department warden, Roy “John” Reed, was killed…
Vacation
Converting or Cashing Out Your Vacation or Annual Leave Time Although you may not realize it, going on vacation or cashing out your vacation time are not the only options to consider as you approach retirement. Did you know that…
Black Coffee
By Jim Wictum Being assigned to the San Francisco Office gave me a good excuse to leave my family at Mavis’ parents, far away from Nature Boy. There was the usual backlog of warrants to be served, so I…
Buck
By Jim Wictum The big black Labrador wandered around the yard looking, searching. Whenever a green patrol car pulled up to the house he would meet it eagerly, mouth open, tail flailing. Then his tail would slow to a…
In Pursuit of The Red Baron
A True Blazing! Adventure –In Pursuit of The Red Baron– by Townsend Twainhart It was one of those days that the wind pushed the palm trees around and the sun gleamed brightly over the warm sand when I pulled…
Photos
If you have photos to add to the website, click here and attach them to the email. Who recognizes this motley crew? I recognize most of them, but the names are not coming to me for so many of them.…
In Memory
In Memory of our Brother & Sister Officers This website was started in 2004, which means that there have been many of our fellow officers who have passed away but are not recorded here. Unfortunately, I only have information on those…
The Bloodiest Year in California Game Warden History
It was a cold and clear day in early February as the two game wardens patrolled the area near Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains they were driving the green patrol truck with the recognizable emblem of the…
Reserve Wardens
What is a Reserve Game Warden? By our current definition, it is a volunteer who supports the work of our game wardens. They are trained officers, often full time employees of other law enforcement departments. Over the history of the…
California Game Warden History
California Game Wardens The First 165+ Years of Fish and Game Warden History 1849. California Territorial Legislature adopts common law of England as the rule in all state courts. Before this, Spanish and then Mexican laws applied. Most significant legal incident was the Mexican…