Last week on 7/11/2025, ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ, an Officer of the ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ (๐๐๐ฅ) ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, graduated the police academy at College of the Redwoods.
๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ has been working at Blue Lake since 2007, starting his career at the Blue Lake Casino Hotel before working for Tribal Security at ๐๐๐ฅ. During his time working in security, Kyle went on to get EMT Certified, and in 2017 he became a Tribal Reserve Officer. In August of 2024, after additional training, Kyle became a full time ๐๐๐ฅ Tribal Police Officer in the Tribal Police Pilot Program. Kyle Mayr has now graduated from the police academy, additionally receiving an Emergency Vehicle Operations Award from College of the Redwoods. Kyle will now be starting a 4-month long field training program with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office that will effectively cross-deputize him across jurisdictions.
In 2018 the ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ entered into a cross-deputation agreement with the ๐๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ’๐ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ. The cross-deputization agreement allows ๐๐๐ฅ Tribal police officers to become reserve deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, with the authority to arrest for state crimes and to file state criminal cases through the Humboldt County District Attorneyโs Office.
โThe training opportunities Iโve received have given me the opportunity to learn and to play a role in the protection and safety of Blue Lake Rancheria. In my experience as a Reserve Officer and Tribal Police Officer, Iโve learned that very important qualities to have for success in this field are patience and compassion, and I always try to put this into practice. Blue Lake Rancheria has treated me like family from the very start, and Iโm excited to play a role where I can protect and serve the people who have treated me so well.โ โ ๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ
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Originally Published: 7/16/2025