Christianson makes the rules for Sheriff races

Christianson: Power broker in 2014 and 2018

This year,   Christianson campaign rules:

By Christianson order, Dirkse can use Holiday time while Alanis must use company time in order to campaign.

Also, Alanis must give up his car while Dirkse can keep his.

Hughes out as Chief, Lt. Dirkse selected by Sheriff Christianson as replacement

April 2014

The city of Patterson is getting a new police chief, and the change of guard has left some residents within the city wondering what is going on.

Patterson’s Chief Tori Hughes has been asked to take on a new assignment as the investigations division commander within the Sheriff’s Department, and Lt. Jeff Dirkse has been chosen as her replacement by Sheriff Adam Christianson.

The announcement, made public late Monday night via a Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Nixle report, caught many in the city off guard, including Mayor Luis Molina and members of the City Council, since it is stated in the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Agreement (LEA) with the city of Patterson that a list of qualified candidates must be provided to the city so that they may be able to provide recommendation to Sheriff Adam Christianson regarding the position of the Chief of Police.