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Captain Joshua Bardon has been with the Sheriff’s for 25 years.  He has been assigned to Palmdale Station since January of 2019, serving as lieutenant watch commander and detective bureau commander, before being promoted to Captain in September of 2023. 

Prior to his Palmdale Station assignment, he served in the Professional Standards and Training Division as the executive aide to the Division Chief and was responsible for public transparency tasks, tracking and reporting statistics, and oversight.  He was previously promoted to the rank of sergeant in 2008, assigned to Century Station, and lieutenant in 2013, assigned to East Los Angeles Station. 

Captain Bardon holds a Master of Public Administration and a bachelor’s degree in applied studies, both from the California State University system.  He also completed the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy in 2017. 

Captain Rick Cartmill began his time with the Sheriff’s Department as a Sheriff’s Explorer at the age of 15. In 1999, he officially joined the Department as a deputy sheriff. His first assignment was at North County Correctional Facility. In 2003, he transferred to Lancaster Station where he worked patrol, was a Field Training Officer, and a Gang Investigator assigned to Operation Safe Streets Bureau.

In 2011, he was promoted to sergeant and returned to North County Correctional Facility for two years, then transferred to Palmdale Station. While assigned to Palmdale he worked a variety of assignments including patrol, Risk Management, and Operations Sergeant.

In 2018, he was promoted to lieutenant and was assigned to Lancaster Station as a watch commander. In 2021, he transferred to the Professional Standards Division and worked a variety of units including Internal Affairs Bureau and Internal Criminal Investigations Bureau. In October of 2023, Captain Cartmill was promoted to captain of Palmdale Station as the Administrative Captain.

Captain Rick Cartmill has been a resident of the Antelope Valley for the last 25 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice Management and is deeply involved in his community.