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<\/a><\/p>\nBefore earning his badge, Manny served as the Sheriff\u2019s Office Mechanic, keeping the fleet running and ensuring deputies could respond when the community needed them. Even after becoming a deputy, he never hesitated to get his hands dirty, often performing oil changes and repairs while on duty when the mechanic was out, simply because the mission mattered and the work needed to be done.<\/p>\n
Deputy Garcia served in Patrol, at Lake Camanche, and as a Bailiff in the courts.<\/p>\n
His commendations speak to a life of service:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Medal of Valor
\n\u2022 Life Saving Award
\n\u2022 September 11th Service Ribbon
\n\u2022 Campaign Ribbon \u2013 Leonard Fire
\n\u2022 Campaign Ribbon \u2013 Butte Fire<\/p>\n
But Manny\u2019s legacy is more than medals. It\u2019s the countless small acts of service, the quiet reliability, the willingness to do whatever needed to be done, whether that meant stepping into harm\u2019s way or sliding under a patrol car with a wrench.<\/p>\n
As Deputy Garcia retires his badge and he steps away from the uniform, we honor not just the years he gave, but the heart he put into every one of them. We acknowledge the sacrifices he made, the lives he touched, and the legacy he leaves behind. His watch may have ended, but his impact on this agency and this county will endure.<\/p>\n
Deputy Manny Garcia, you have served with honor. We\u2019ll take it from here.<\/p>\n
Congratulations on your well-earned retirement, Manny!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
San Andreas, CA..The Calaveras County Sheriff\u2019s Office honors the conclusion of a remarkable career and the legacy of a man who served Calaveras County with unwavering courage, compassion, and heart. Deputy Manny Garcia has completed his final watch after 27 years of distinguished service with the Calaveras County Sheriff\u2019s Office. Before earning his badge, Manny […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":201077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,16,1,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-201076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-law-enforcement","category-news","category-san-andreas","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/680723312_1399117688917078_8371829342525635476_n.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=201076"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":201078,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201076\/revisions\/201078"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/201077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=201076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=201076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=201076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}