Sergeant Waltch, a 25-year veteran of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, has an extensive law enforcement background. Sgt. Waltch began his career in 1984, serving as a patrol officer at both the Indio and the Palm Desert Stations. Promoted to Sergeant in 1995, Sgt. Waltch was assigned to supervise several patrol shifts at the Riverside Station. In 1996 Sgt. Waltch returned to the desert where he served as the Indio Station Field Training Program Coordinator and supervised the Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District Team. In 1998 Sgt. Waltch was reassigned to the Indio Jail where he supervised both Business Office and Floor Operations.

In 2000, Sgt. Waltch transferred to the Palm Desert Station where he directed the Palm Desert Police Department’s Traffic Division and was instrumental in starting the Palm Desert Motorcycle Enforcement Program. Sgt. Waltch also supervised the Traffic Collision Reconstruction Team. In 2005, Sgt. Waltch was selected to supervise the Riverside County Sheriff’s C.A.T.C.H. Team, a Tri-County task force charged with investigating High-Tech Crime.

Sgt. Waltch holds professional certificates in Advanced Traffic Collision Investigation and Reconstruction, Computer Forensic Examination (CFE), and Advanced Computer Intrusion Investigation. Sergeant Waltch is a member of the High-Tech Criminal Investigators Association (H.T.C.I.A.)

Serving as the Administrative Sergeant for the City of La Quinta, Sergeant Waltch also acts as supervisor of the School Resource Officer Division for the city's schools.