Marjory L. Jacobs promoted to Captain

Altadena Sheriff's Station

 

Marjory L. Jacobs promoted to Captain

 

Selected by community leaders, County representatives and approved by Sheriff Alex Villanueva, Marjory Jacobs has been promoted to Captain of Altadena Sheriff’s Station. With a long and varied career in law enforcement, Jacobs fulfilled all the requirements of the Sheriff’s new Captain promotion process to be selected for this position.

 

Jacobs started her career in law enforcement with El Segundo Police Department in 1991 before transferr...ing to the Sheriff’s Department in 1996 as a deputy at Pitchess Detention Center’s South Facility. She worked in several custody facilities as well as Palmdale Station and Force Training.

As a Sergeant, Jacob’s roles varied from line sergeant in a custody facility to field sergeant at multiple stations before serving as the bridge watch commander at Sheriff’s Communications Center.

When she promoted to lieutenant, Jacobs again took on a wide variety of duties. These included custody and station watch commander, operations lieutenant, Jail Transition Team lieutenant, Division Aide for Custody Services Division and most re- cently, Acting Captain at Pico Rivera Station.

 

Jacobs is actively involved in the law enforcement community as well as the communities in which she has served. She is the Vice President of Women Leaders of Law Enforcement of LA County, and a mentor for the El Rancho High School Team Court in Pico Rivera, just to name a few.

Always adding to her educational resume, Jacobs has an associate’s degree in General Education from College of the Canyons and a bachelor’s of science in Occupational Studies from California State University, Long Beach. She also is a graduate of the Supervisory Leadership Institute, Middle Management Course, Southern California Leadership Network, and the FBI National Academy.
When she is off-duty, Jacobs enjoys weight lifting, cycling, cooking, reading and spending time with her family, especially her sons.

 

As the unit commander of Altadena Station, Jacobs will oversee approximately 120 personnel, including a team of volunteer reserve deputies trained in mountain rescue who respond to calls in the mountains above the city. The station serves a diverse community, including businesses, residential neighborhoods and parts of the San Gabriel Mountains. Its jurisdiction spans over 8 square miles, including parts of unincorporated Pasadena. Jacobs will succeed Captain Vicky Stuckey, who retired in May, 2019.