Lt. Col. Carl Sims is a 33-year law enforcement veteran. Major Sims spent five years in the United States Air Force and 11 years with the Los Angeles Police Department. He reached the rank of Detective 1^st Grade, and worked as a gang homicide investigator. Major Sims has a degree in the Administration of Justice and a teaching credential from UCLA. He is the Assistant Jail Commander and also commands the Jail Division’s Rapid Response Team.