New Captain Appointed At West Hollywood Sheriff's Station

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA -- There's a new sheriff in town in West Hollywood. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has appointed Lt. Sergio A. Aloma as the West Hollywood Sheriff's Station's new captain.

He will take over as captain in April. The current captain, Holly M. Perez, is being promoted to commander within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Aloma has 30 years of law enforcement experience with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Within the West Hollywood Sheriff's Station, he has worked in a variety of positions including regular patrol, bicycle patrol, field training officer, station detective, and patrol sergeant, as well as operations lieutenant, and acting captain.

Aloma was born in Havana, Cuba and was raised in the Southern California.

"I'd like to warmly welcome to Capt. Aloma as Captain," West Hollywood Mayor Lauren Meister said. "He needs no introduction in our community because he's been a highly regarded lieutenant at our Sheriff's Station and I'm thrilled to see him take on this new leadership role."

The city of West Hollywood contracts with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for law enforcement.

Photo courtesy of the LASD