(Lieutenant Samuel Pavlak graduates)....Pavlak is with the Yuma County Sheriff's Office.

He recently graduated from the FBI National Academy. He was part of the 296th session of the FBI national Academy. The Lieutenant joined 254 law enforcement officers that consisted of men and women from 47 states. Included in the class are members of law enforcement agencies from the District of Columbia, 24 international countries, four military organizations, and two federal civilian organizations. Lieutenant Pavlak joined the Sheriff's office in October 2002 as a Detention Officer. He was promoted to Deputy Sheriff in 2006 He worked his way through the ranks to reach Lieutenant in 2019. In January 2023 he was assigned as the Commander of the Criminal Investigations Bureau and Yuma County Narcotics Task Force.