Coos Co. Sheriff’s Deputy Honored, July 30

On July 27, 2015 the La Societe Des Forty and Eight, Voiture 316, Coos County Oregon of the American Legion awarded their Law Enforcement Officer of the year for 2015. Sheriff Craig Zanni is proud to announce Deputy Sean Sanborn was awarded this prestigious honor. A portion of the letter submitting Deputy Sanborn for this award is as follows: Deputy Sean Sanborn began his career in law enforcement on February 4, 1998 when he entered the United States Army and became a military police officer. Deputy Sanborn served in United States Army until June 4, 2007. This military service included tours of duty in Fort McLellan, Alabama, Fort Lewis, Washington, the Pentagon, Germany and a complete tour in Afghanistan in support of the Global War on Terror. During his tour in Afghanistan, then US Army Sergeant Sanborn was awarded the Bronze Star for his service there. As a senior non-commissioned officer in a forward area of Afghanistan, Deputy Sanborn has often said his proudest accomplishment was “bringing home all of his guys.” Deputy Sean Sanborn returned to Coos County to continue his community service. He was hired by the Coquille Police Department on July 2, 2007 and served there until his hiring with the Coos County Sheriff’s Office on March 13, 2013. Upon becoming a member of the Coos County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sanborn was able to integrate his skills and knowledge into the rebuilding of the Sheriff’s Office after devastating layoffs in 2007. Deputy Sanborn is a standardized field sobriety test instructor as well as a drug recognition evaluator. Recently in 2015 Deputy Sanborn was able to apply for and received a grant to purchase six new radar units for the patrol division of the Coos County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Sanborn is a member of a state wide committee on highway safety representing the southern Oregon region. Perhaps his biggest asset to the Sheriff’s Office has been as a professional, exemplary field training officer for the new deputies. This task is fraught with additional paperwork and responsibility to develop the average person into a Deputy Sheriff to help serve their community in the best manner possible. The development of these citizens is one of the most important tasks the Sheriff’s Office can provide. Deputy Sanborn sets a high standard for his peers and trainees to emulate. The awards ceremony was attended by Sheriff Craig Zanni, Commissioner Bob Main, and Deputy Sanborn’s family. Paul Trueax presented the award after a dinner honoring the ceremony. This Society is made of up of veterans from all the armed services who have served the United States in peacetime and in war.