Hermosa Beach’s Albert Calibet missing in Greece
by Kevin Cody Albert Calibet worked as a Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff for 20 years, until his retirement in 2018. He never moved up in rank. “I don’t want a desk job. I want to be in the field. I like the excitement.” the 58-year-old Basque immigrant told friends. Calibet was a tough Deputy. Much of his patrol time was in South Central Los Angeles, “Chasing people, jumping over fences,” he said. He had the sideways nose of a boxer, which he regarded with pride. He also worked smart. Some of his time was in West Hollywood, in a one man patrol car. “Every night there were fights outside the bars. One officer couldn’t stop them. So I let them wear themselves out, then arrest them,” he said. Friends say Calipet cared for stray cats. Photo courtesy of Robin Leon Calibet lives two blocks up from the beach, in Hermosa Beach. He stays in shape running in the soft sand, and swimming year-round in the ocean, never with a wetsuit. “He is magnetic,” said longtime friend, and neighbor Robin Winston-Leon. “He feeds stray cats and keeps a water bowl and treats in his front yard for passing dogs. He fought the city when it took away the sidewalk in front of our homes, but he loves Hermosa,”…
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