Michael Sindelar:  

After graduating from Ramona High School I was hired by the San Diego Sheriff's Office in August of 1973. I was married in 1974 and during that 20 year union was blessed with six children five of whom still live in California. During a 28 year career with the Sheriff's Office I worked North County out of the Vista Station and Ramona from 1974 to 1975, Lemon Grove, Santee and Ramona again from 1979 to 1987. The last 12 years of my career I was a resident deputy in the back country around Ranchita and Warner Hot Springs. I was also a canine handler for fourteen years. I remarried in 1999 and upon retirement in 2001 moved to San Juan County, New Mexico. I worked as a brand inspector for the New Mexico Livestock Board for several months before being hired by the San Juan County Sheriff's Office in August 2001. I am currently assigned as the Investigator for the Rural Crimes Unit and deal predominantly with crimes occurring in the vast energy sector of the San Juan Basin. I have become active in state level legislation regarding energy crime issues and spend much of my time at the Capitol in Santa Fe before and during the legislative sessions. This last legislative session I assisted in drafting and passing a measure that will tighten regulations on the scrap metal industry where much of the recyclable metals that are stolen a...Expand for more