iff ' s ▁Office ▁by ▁many . ▁The ▁Sher iff ' s ▁Office ▁was ▁su ed ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁force ▁it ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁federal ▁Peace ▁Officer ▁safety ▁reg ulations . ▁The ▁department ▁lost ▁and ▁all ▁officers ▁were ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁" bullet - proof " ▁v ests . ▁The ▁Sher iff ' s ▁Office ▁now ▁has ▁a ▁staff ▁of ▁ 4 0 0 + , ▁sw orn ▁Deput y ▁Sher iffs , ▁each ▁armed ▁with ▁semi - autom atic ▁weapons . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Mon ter ey ▁County ▁Sher iffs ▁▁▁ 1 . ▁William ▁Ro ach ▁ 1 8 5 0 – 1 8 5 3 ▁ 2 . ▁A aron ▁Ly ons ▁ 1 8 5 4 – 1 8 5 5 ▁ 3 . ▁John ▁B . ▁Ke ating ▁ 1 8 5 6 – 1 8 5 7 ▁ 4 . ▁Henry ▁De G raw ▁ 1 8 5 8 – 1 8 5 9 ▁ 5 . ▁A aron ▁E . ▁Ly ons ▁ 1 8 6 0 – 1 8 6 4 ▁( D ied ▁in ▁office ) ▁ 6 . ▁James ▁B . ▁Smith ▁ 1 8 6 4 – 1 8 6 5 ▁ 7 . ▁Thomas ▁Watson ▁ 1 8 6 6 – 1 8 7 1 ▁ 8 . ▁Andrew ▁W ess on ▁ 1 8 7 2 – 1 8 7 3 ▁ 9 . ▁James ▁B . ▁Smith ▁ 1 8 7 4 – 1 8 7 5