Lieutenant Roy Iler began his law enforcement career with the Shasta County Probation Department as a Juvenile Institutional officer in 1989. In 1992 Lieutenant  Iler went to work for San Benito County Probation Department and help complete the building and opening of the new Juvenile Hall that same year. Lieutenant  Iler was promoted in 1998 to Juvenile Hall Superintendent and held that position with the San Benito County Probation Department until 2001. He then changed the direction of his law enforcement career and started the Police Academy under the San Benito County Sheriffs Office. During his time with the Sheriffs Office he has been a member of the High Risk Entry Team, a Field Training Officer and the Sheriff’s Office Explorer advisor. Lieutenant Iler was promoted to Operations Lieutenant, On April 4th 2006.

Lieutenant Iler’s duties include directing all phases the operation of the Sheriff’s Office; confers frequently with the Undersheriff and Sheriff in implementing the goals, policies, work methods and procedures of the Sheriffs Office; he confers with and coordinates the activities of the Sheriff Sergeants and Deputies in order that the functions of the organization may best meet the overall needs of the office; assists the Undersheriff and Sheriff in planning, developing, and implementing overall office policies, including recommending reorganizations of departmental activities, establishing new operating policies, including recommending reorganizations of office in terms of personnel, programs, and equipment.

Lieutenant Iler has completed an array of P.O.S.T. and S.T.C. management and professional training courses that helps in the day to day operations of the Sheriffs Office. Lieutenant  Iler earned an associated arts degree in Administration of Justice from Shasta College in 1989. Lieutenant  Iler completed the Bachelor of Science program in Business Management at the University of Phoenix in 2000.

Lieutenant Iler was born In Daly City, California and raised in Redding California where he attended Enterprise High School and graduated in1986. Lieutenant Iler has been married to his wife Nancy for 15 years and has two children Dylan and Kaitlyn.