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The men who bribed Jenkins paid for auxiliary deputy sheriff positions so they could avoid traffic tickets and carry concealed firearms without a permit, the prosecutors said.

Garcia, a deputy sheriff, said many private security companies work in the neighborhood.

“Sgt. Jason Viger was passionate and loved being a deputy sheriff and his untimely passing has profoundly impacted our department,” Sheriff Robert Luna said in a statement.

A dozen years ago, John Mark Dougan, a former deputy sheriff in Palm Beach County, Fla., sent voters an email posing as a county commissioner, urging them to oppose the re-election of the county’s sheriff.

As a teen, he loved playing baseball — and it was through the sport that he met a coach whose love for his job as a deputy sheriff seemed inspiring.