Ronald Peregrin, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office’s undersheriff for the past eight years and a 48-year veteran of public service, announced last week that he’s retiring.
Peregrin, a Sequim resident, was responsible for getting the Clallam County Sheriffs’ Office accredited under the newly instituted Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs standards. Department officials praised Peregrin’s leadership, noting he “instilled pride and professionalism through a daily example of thoroughness and attention to detail.”
In a press release from the office, Peregrin was lauded for being the “driving force behind CCSO’s reputation as a professional and responsive public safety organization over the past eight years and he will be greatly missed.”
Peregrin began his law enforcement career with Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife in 1967 and was stationed in Yakima, Moses Lake, Puyallup and Olympia. He served as an officer, detective and deputy chief, retiring in 1999. He returned to active duty as a special agent in the U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service in Port Angeles.
After working with the U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service for seven-and-a-half years, Peregrin was selected by Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict for undersheriff in 2007.
Peregrin received his associates degree in criminal justice from Green River College in 1975. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1962-1966. He served 32 years in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, retiring as a Chief Petty Officer in 2007.
Peregrin lives in Sequim with his wife Sharon. They have two adult sons and four grandchildren.
Cameron named to undersheriff position
On March 2, Clallam County Sheriff Bill Benedict promoted Ronald Cameron to the position of undersheriff, succeeding Ronald Peregrin.
Cameron served as the chief criminal deputy and has been with the Sheriff’s Office since March 1, 1985, when he was hired as a patrol deputy. In May 1990, Cameron transferred to a detective role where he remained until his promotion to patrol sergeant in February 1999. In March 2002, Cameron was promoted to captain and in September 2007 he was sworn in as the chief criminal deputy by Benedict.
Earlier this week, Benedict also swore in Sgt. Brian King to the position of chief criminal deputy and deputy Jim Dixon to the position of patrol sergeant.
