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Tony Miano is a retired (March 2007), twenty-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. During his time in law enforcement, Tony served as a gang investigator, field training officer, drug recognition expert, and a DUI enforcement specialist. Tony’s law enforcement experience includes four days of chaos, during the 1992 Los Angeles riots, as well as being on duty only a few miles away from the epicenter when the 1994 Northridge Earthquake devastated the greater Los Angeles area.
Tony has served as a chaplain for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department since 2000. From 2002-2008, Tony served as the founder and director of Ten-Four Ministries, whose mission is to bring practical and spiritual support to the law enforcement community. He currently serves as a member of the ministry’s Advisory Board.
In 2008, Tony began a new assignment as the Director of the Ambassadors' Alliance, which is a outreach of Living Waters. The vision of the Ambassadors' Alliance is to see ambassadors of Christ, of all ages and every walk of life, in every community and on every street; denying themselves, taking up their crosses daily and proclaiming the Law and the Gospel; inspiring in every Christian a God-glorifying passion to fulfill the Great Commission; resulting in world-wide revival.
Tony appears weekly as the "Lawman" on The Way of the Master Radio program. He also co-hosts the Last Words Ministry radio program every Saturday night, on 99.5 FM KKLA.
Tony is the author of Take Up The Shield: Comparing the Uniform of the Police Officer & The Armor of God (Genesis Publishing Group, 2005). He has also written numerous gospel, short stories, and articles. Tony's articles appear on several blogs, including his own, The Lawman Chronicles.
Tony is a licensed pastor with the Missionary Church denomination. He is a certified chaplain with the International Conference of Police Chaplains and he serves as a member of the organization’s Disaster Response Team. He is also certified in the field of critical incident stress management by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.
Tony and his wife, Mahria, have been married since 1985. They have three daughters, Michelle, Marissa, and Amanda. Tony and Mahria have homeschooled all three girls. Two are presently in college.
Tony is frequently asked to speak at churches, conferences, schools, and fellowships.
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