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Captain Forrest Bartell began his career with the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office in 1988 as a Reserve and worked as in the Boating Safety Unit before becoming a full-time Deputy at the Jail in 1990. He transferred to Patrol in Burney in 1992 and has held collateral assignments as Range Instructor, Dare Instructor, COPPS Officer, Coroner, K-9 Handler, and liaison with the Women’s Refuge Domestic Violence Program. In 2000 Forrest was promoted to Sergeant assigned to the Jail and later transferred back to Burney as Patrol Sergeant. He is the K-9 Coordinator, Chief Range Master, Training Cadre Coordinator, and served as the Patrol Lieutenant in Burney from 2007 until 2010. He was promoted to Captain and assigned to the Sheriff's Office in the City of Shasta Lake in August of 2010.