Ventura County, CA Sheriff’s Office

The History of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Motorcycle Unit

Deputy Earl Mendenhall
September 1, 1925 – June 5,1961

Deputy Mendenhall died from injuries received in a traffic collision when the mentally ill prisoner he was transporting grabbed the steering wheel and directed the car into oncoming traffic. Earl served as a police officer for the City of Ventura prior to working for the Sheriff’s Department. Earl also served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps.

Deputy Earl Mendenhall
1960’s
2014
2016

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