Luke Blehm

Luke Blehm

Division Chief, Northern Division

Prior to working at ABC, Blehm was a police officer for the City of Redding for 14 years. Prior to becoming a police officer, he served as an explorer and then a cadet with the Redding Police Department and as a reserve police officer for the City of Chico.

Luke has held a number of specialty assignments throughout his career, including:

Statewide First Aid/CPR/Tactical Medicine Instructor, Narcotics detection K-9 handler, and Traffic Specialist/Motor Officer (where he investigated several fatal collisions). He organized and assisted with numerous large-scale public events in the City of Redding. He has been a Defensive Tactics Instructor, Field Training Officer, Peer Support Counselor, Narcotics Task Force Investigator, Range Master/Firearms Instructor, Explorer Advisor, and School Resource Officer for three high schools. Luke is nationally and state certified as an Emergency Medical Technician.

Luke is a graduate of Shasta and Butte Community Colleges. He holds a certificate in Criminal Justice from The University of Virginia. Luke is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy Class 292 in Quantico, Virginia.

Luke has been the recipient of several law enforcement awards, including:

• Police Commendation award, for Fire Evacuations
• Police Commendation award, for Officer Involved Shooting
• Police Merit award, for work with Redding Police Explorers
• ’MADD’ Hero award, for making a large number of DUI arrests and conducting training
• Police Merit award, for disarming a suicidal subject
• Police Life Saving award, for providing rescue breathing to a hanging victim and saving her life
• ABC Outstanding Performance award, for the investigation of a drunk driving collision that resulted in the death of two persons. The driver was ultimately convicted of second-degree murder.