[N 1][1] In 2012, Deputy Robert Paris and civilian locksmith Glendon David Engert were shot and killed while attempting an eviction.

[2][3] In April 2012, a member of the sheriff's department stun-gunned and fatally shot an unarmed man suffering from mental illness.

[4] On November 13, 2016, Deputy Dennis Wallace was murdered in Fox Grove Park near the City of Hughson by David Machado.

Sheriff Adam Christianson reported the gun used was in contact with Deputy Wallace's head when it was fired.

Since the department's establishment, 6 sworn deputies have died in the line of duty,[5] as well as 2 non-sworn members;1 Crime Scene Technician and 1 Community Service officer.