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Discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps, Lieutenant Dennis Lemma serves as the Commander of the Community Services Division, which encompasses Public Information, Victim Services, Elder and Community Services, Crime Prevention, the Weed and Seed Program, and Special Projects. Lieutenant Lemma joined the Seminole County Sheriff's Office in 1992 as a detention deputy and has ascended through the ranks serving as a patrol deputy sheriff, school resource deputy, crimes against children investigator, sergeant and most recently as the lieutenant assigned to command the Community Services Division where he is also the official spokesperson for the Sheriff's Office. Lieutenant Lemma collaterally serves as the commander of the Sheriff's Office nationally acclaimed Honor Guard team. He was recognized as the Central Florida Law Enforcement Officer of the Year in 2000 by the Brevard/Seminole County State Attorney's Office and again by the Central Florida SpeakOut Hotline in 2001. Lieutenant Lemma holds a BA in Criminal Justice Administration from Columbia College.

Lt. Dennis Lemma of the Seminole County Sheriff's Office discussed Crime Prevention after Proposition One. He gave an upbeat view of the importance of prevention programs to deter crime as an economical and effective alternative when cost cutting seems to prevail.  Lt. Lemma can be contacted at: dlemma@seminolesheriff.org.