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dren, he said he remembers a difficult life as the son of migrant farm work- ers.
“It was hard work,” he recalled. “And I remember my mom constant- ly pushing all of us, telling us ‘unless you do well in school, this is what you might have to do the rest of your life,’ and I hated doing it. It was hot in the summer and miserably cold in the winter. It was dirty. It was hard work.”
Admittedly, Rodriguez said he didn’t see a lot of potential in himself as he was preparing to leave high school. He considered joining the Marines and had gone as far as meet- ing with a Marine recruiter. But after speaking with his high school coun- selor who persuaded him to consider at least going to community college, Rodriguez canceled his plans to join the marines and instead enrolled at Porterville Community College.
There, while taking his general education classes, Rodriguez took a class on criminology. He found it in- teresting, and the next semester he took two criminology classes. In his second year there, while taking a cou- ple more classes on criminology, the Porterville Police Department came to the recruit for reserve police of- ficers, something he said was much easier to do back in 1979.
Rick Curiel / Mid Valley Times
Silver Rodriguez bumped fists with young children at the annual Sanger Christmas Parade on Dec. 7. After 40 years in law enforcement, the last seven-plus as Sanger police chief, Rodriguez said his goal has always been to help and serve people.
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at 11:03 a.m.
• A non-injury traffic accident was reported in the 200 block of North Alta Avenue at 11:47 a.m.
• A package was stolen in the 500 block of South Crawford Avenue. It was reported at 2:15 p.m.
• A non-injury traffic accident was reported in the area of West El Monte Way 9:08 p.m.
Friday, January 10
• A non-injury traffic accident was reported in the area of Sag- inaw and Alta Avenue at 5:51 a.m.
• A suspicious subject was re- ported in the 1300 block of North
Crawford Avenue at 9:49 a.m.
• An unwanted person was re- ported in the 300 block of South Alta Avenue at 12:25 p.m. It was reported a female was going through trash cans and looking through windows.
• A reckless driver was reported in the 800 block of North Pacific Circle at 7:46 p.m.
Saturday, January 11
• An assault was reported in the 100 block of Eaton Avenue at 8:35 a.m.
• Shots fired was reported in the area of Englehart Avenue at 11:28 a.m.
• A non-injury traffic accident was reported in the 1600 block of Odessa Street at 11:54 a.m.
• An unwanted person was re-
ported in the 600 block of North Alta Avenue at 3:14 p.m.
Sunday, January 12
• Loud music was reported in the 100 block of Vermont Av- enue at 1:35 a.m.
• An unwanted person was re- ported in the 1400 block of East El Monte Way at 1:02 p.m.
• Domestic violence was report- ed in the 300 block of Lyndsay Avenue at 1:10 p.m.
• A suspicious vehicle was re- ported in the 700 block of West El Monte Way at 1:42 p.m.
• Equipment was stolen in the 500 block of South Alta Avenue. It was reported at 3:43 p.m.
• An assault was reported in the 1200 block of North Mark Drive at 11:42 p.m.
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of F Street, 11:45 p.m.
Saturday, January 11
• Disturbance, 1300 block of I Street, 1:06 a.m.
• Hit and run, 1000 block of East Ponderosa Av- enue, 12:12 p.m.
• Outstanding warrant/ arrest, East Avenue and Myra Avenue, 2:47 p.m. • Driving with suspend- ed license/citation, 1500 block of F Street, 8:30 p.m.
• DUI arrest/suspect found passed out be- hind the wheel and also
tations were issued.
• Grand theft was re- ported in the 200 block of Camelia Avenue.
• An incident report was made in the area of 7th and L streets.
• A deceased person was reported in the 1100 block of Church Avenue. • An incident report was made in the 1700 block
was arrested for an out- standing warrant and driving without a licens- er, intersection of 11th Street and G Street, 8:23 p.m.
Sunday, January 12
• Narcotics violations and outstanding warrant/ar- rest, Dinuba Avenue and I Street, 2:10 p.m.
• Outstanding warrant/ arrest, 100 block of North East Avenue, 5:34 p.m.
• Narcotics violation/ arrest, 1400 block of E Street, 11:10 p.m.
(Unless otherwise not- ed, the Reedley Police Department handled the calls.)
of 7th Street.
• Grand theft was re- ported in the 300 block of Lily Avenue.
• A hit-and-run traffic collision was reported in the 300 block of Green- wood Avenue.
• A stolen vehicle was reported in the 1700 block of Sanger Avenue.
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tion violation and forg- ery.
• A theft report was made in the 2700 block of Tamarack Avenue.
Thursday, January 9
There were 83 calls for service and 5 traffic ci- tations were issued.
• A mental health evalu- ation was conducted in the 700 block of Magno- lia Avenue.
• A narcotics arrest was made in the 1400 block of 7th Street.
• A theft report was made in the 2100 block of Almond Avenue.
• A mental health evalu- ation was conducted in the 900 block of Church Avenue.
• A subject was cited for having an open con- tainer after a field inter-
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view in the 400 block of 4th Street.
• Identity theft was re- ported in the 1700 block of 7th Street.
• A domestic violence report was made in the 1500 block of 7th Street. • A warrant arrest was made in the 900 block of N Street.
• Fraud was reported in the 700 block of Acad- emy Avenue.
• A hit-and-run traffic collision was reported in the 2700 block of Jensen Avenue.
• A subject was arrested for domestic violence in the 2200 block of Acacia Avenue.
• A subject was arrested for child endangerment in the 3500 block of Academy Avenue.
Friday, January 10
There were 134 calls for service and 5 traffic
citations were issued.
• A hit-and-run traffic collision was reported in the 1600 block of James Street.
• A subject was arrested in the area of 8th Street and Harrison Avenue for possession of drug paraphernalia.
• A field interview was conducted in the area of 10th Street and West Avenue.
• An incident report was made in the 2300 block of Cherry Avenue.
• Petty theft was report- ed in the 2500 block of 5th Street.
• A disturbance was re- ported in the 1000 block of Florence Avenue.
Saturday, January 11
There were 122 calls for service and 14 traffic citations were issued.
• Vandalism was re- ported in the 400 block
of Academy Avenue.
• Vandalism was report- ed in the 2100 block of Sterling Avenue.
• Petty Theft was re- ported in the 1300 block of Jensen Avenue.
• A warrant arrest was made in the area of O and 7th streets.
• A warrant arrest was made in the 1200 block of Olive Avenue.
• A mental health call was made in the 1900 block of Jensen Avenue. • A DUI arrest was made in the area of Newmark and Buck av- enues.
Sunday, January 12
There were 74 calls for service and no traffic ci-
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He joined and, after a three-week course, Rodriguez was appointed as reserve police officer for the City of Porterville Police Department at the ripe old age of 19.
“They actually gave me a full uni- form and everything,” said Rodri- guez.
From there, he was hooked.
“I fell in love with the job,” he said. “I did it for about year and I knew that this is what I wanted to do... I loved doing the job.”
It was a perfect fit for Rodriguez. He entered the police academy and, after graduating, was hired by the Porterville Police Department on Jan. 8, 1980.
He said he remembers being asked in his interview why he wanted to be- come a police officer. The question, he admitted at the time, he hadn’t really given much thought to and it caught him a bit off guard. And then it occurred to him.
“I want to help people,” he recalled answering. “I want to help people. I want to serve people. I want to help them get through difficult times or difficult situations... And I’ve got to tell you that, forty years later, my an- swer is still the same.”
In Porterville, he climbed the ranks. Over the 32 years he served there, Rodriguez served as detective, worked in the narcotics division, vio-
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