Captain Bakken has worked for the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office since January 2001. During his employment with the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office Captain Bakken has held the ranks of Correctional Officer, Correctional Sergeant, Deputy Sheriff, Detective and Lieutenant.

Captain Bakken began his employment in January 2001 as a Correctional Officer assigned to the Tehama County Jail responsible for the supervision and transportation of inmates. As a Correctional Officer, Captain Bakken was assigned as the Jail Classification Officer, Inmate Programs Coordinator, Jail Training Officer, and Jail Training Coordinator.

Captain Bakken attended the basic P.O.S.T. academy at Butte Community College in 2005. Upon graduation from the academy Captain Bakken was promoted to the rank of Deputy Sheriff and was assigned to the patrol division. Captain Bakken was assigned as a Field Training Officer and participated in the training of deputies in the patrol division and has been assigned as a shift supervisor for patrol shifts.

Correctional Lieutenant Becker is a veteran of the United States Air Force serving nearly eight years as a member of Security Forces rising to the rank of Staff Sergeant.

After his honorable discharge from the Air Force in 2001, Lieutenant Becker joined the Tehama County Sheriff’s Department as a Correctional Officer.  Working as a Correctional Officer, Lieutenant Becker was responsible for the supervision and transportation of inmates housed in the Tehama County Jail.  During this period Lieutenant Becker took on the part of Jail Training Officer, training newly hired Correctional Officers in their duties in the Jail.

In 2015 Lieutenant Becker was promoted to Correctional Sergeant beginning his supervisory role with the Sheriff’s Department.  In this role, Lieutenant Becker was assigned as the Jail Training Coordinator before eventually being assigned to the Jail Administration as the Administrative Sergeant and Alternative Custody supervisor.