WEST HOLLYWOOD — The city is welcoming Fanny Lapkin as the new captain of the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station. Lapkin began her appointment Aug. 17.
“I’m delighted to congratulate Fanny Lapkin on her well-deserved appointment as captain of the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station,” Mayor Chelsea Lee Byers said. “Fanny has been an integral part of our community for years, serving with dedication and care as the station’s lieutenant and, prior to that, sergeant. Her promotion is wonderful news for West Hollywood.
“Public safety is at the heart of what we do, and Captain Lapkin is a seasoned law enforcement leader who has earned deep respect from the community and colleagues alike,” Byers added. “She understands our city, our values and our unique challenges, and I’m excited to continue working closely with her in this new chapter of her leadership.”
Lapkin was born in Mexico and grew up in Los Angeles, the youngest of five siblings. Having originally set out to become a pediatrician, Lapkin volunteered at the East Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station for seven years before deciding to join the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to help people.
After the Sheriff’s Academy, she worked at Pitches Detention Center, North County Correctional Facility where she spent eight years. She then went to the Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station where she worked as a deputy for 11 years, five of those years as a community relations deputy overseeing the station’s Community Academy.
She was promoted to sergeant in May 2019 and began at the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station. She was promoted in 2022 to lieutenant.
The city contracts with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for law enforcement. The West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station is located at 780 N. San Vicente Blvd.
