Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna presided Thursday over the 2024 Valor Awards ceremony, recognizing nearly three dozen department members, retirees and civilians for acts of bravery and service.
The ceremony was held late Thursday morning at the Bob Hope Patriotic Hall, in the 1800 block of South Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles.
“Every day, deputies risk their lives to protect communities in the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes deputies go above and beyond the call of duty,” a sheriff’s department statement said.
To honor their commitment, Sheriff Robert Luna recognized and presented 26 members of the sheriff’s department, two retired and five civilians with the highest awards, including the Meritorious Conduct Medal award and the Medal of Valor “for acts of bravery, personal dedication, selfless sacrifice and enduring physical trauma with the ultimate goal of saving lives,” the sheriff’s department statement said.
Six Medals of Valor were awarded at the ceremony:
Deputies Nicholas Gallardo and Christine Adams of the Compton Station received the Medal of Valor for their efforts in saving the life of a woman who was trapped in a burning building on April 3, 2019 in Compton.
Deputies Andre Cornejo Padilla, Christopher Fort, Mitchell Laudano and Eduardo Olmos of the Crescenta Valley Station received the Medal of Valor for their efforts in saving a person from a home engulfed in flames on Jan. 30, 2024 in La Cañada Flintridge. Deputy Padilla has since left the sheriff’s department for another law enforcement agency.
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