VISTA — David LaDieu will serve as the new captain at the Vista Sheriff’s Station effective Aug. 21, following former captain Shane Watts’ promotion to a commander role in the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.
LaDieu has served over two decades in the Sheriff’s Office, most recently as captain of the Major Crimes Division.
He started out in 2005 as a detention deputy sheriff, and has also served in the patrol, gang and crime suppression units, special enforcement detail, the sheriff’s communications center, the Narcotics Task Force, and as the media relations director in 2023 and 2024…