Lake County residents are invited to a Friends of Lake County town hall with Sheriff Peyton Grinnell on Monday, Jan. 31. This is a free event at the Donnelly House, 535 N. Donnelly St., in Mount Dora, from 6 to 8 p.m. Reservations are required.
The sheriff will deliver an update on the activities of the sheriff’s office and the state of Lake County. The sheriff will answer questions such as the ongoing fentanyl problems, resident’s concerns on the COVID-19 emergency, and other community concerns.
Grinnell was born in Eustis and is a graduate of Leesburg High School. He is a decorated combat Marine Corps veteran with distinguished service in the Republic of Panama during Operation Just Cause and the Middle East during Operations Desert Shield/Storm. Sheriff Grinnell completed his basic law enforcement training at the Lake Technical Center in Eustis. He was hired at the Lake County Sheriff’s Office in 1994 and has worked various job assignments to include: Criminal Investigations, Uniform Patrol, Organized Crime and Intelligence, Training Director, Community Services, and Public Information. Sheriff Grinnell holds an Associate’s degree in Criminal Justice, a Bachelor’s in Organizational Management is a graduate of the Administrative Officers Course (111th) at the Southern Police Institute, University of Louisville, 244th session of the FBI National Academy – Quantico, Va. and the Chief Executive Seminar (43rd) at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).
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