Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office

Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation SRSO

Patch of the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office
Agency overview
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* County (US) of Santa Rosa in the state of Florida, USA
Map of Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office's jurisdiction.
Size 1,174 square miles (3,040 km2)
Population 161,096
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters 5755 E Milton Rd, Milton, Florida 32583
Agency executives
  • Wendell Hall, Sheriff
  • Bob Johnson, Chief Deputy Sheriff
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office (SRSO) is the primary law enforcement agency of Santa Rosa County, Florida the town of Gulf Breeze, Florida maintains its own police force[1] SRSO is headed by a sheriff, who serves a four-year term and is elected in a partisan Primary election.[2]

Offices & facilities

Administration

Sheriff

Sheriff Wendell Hall has been leading the SRSO since 2000. He holds a BSc degree in Criminal Justice from Troy State University, before elected, he worked at the Escambia County’s Sheriff’s Office. During his tenure at the Escambia Sheriff’s Office he received special recognition for “Outstanding Service to the Community”, 1984; a Meritorious Service Award. As SRSO Sheriff he received the Elk’s Lodge #2787 “Law Enforcement Officer of the Year”, in 2003-04 & 2006-07 , Florida Council on Crime & Delinquency “Law Enforcement Distinguished Service Award” in 2003 and Santa Rosa County Chamber “Man of the Year” 2010. "Panhandle Patriots- Wendell Hall" (PDF).  "Sheriff Wendell Hall". 

Chief Deputy

He has been employed with SRSO since 1993. Currently he is the SWAT Team Commander. During his employment with the agency Bob has been the member of the following units: Major Crimes Detective, Narcotics Supervisor, D.A.R.E School Resource Officer, Juvenile Unit Supervisor, Patrol Corporal, Patrol Sergeant, Evening Shift Watch Commander, Navarre District Commander, Internal Affairs, Administrative Captain, Criminal Investigations Division Commander, Fleet Operations and Public Information Officer. "Chief Deputy". 

Command Staff:

Major Jim Spencer. He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Troy State University in Criminal Justice and joined the SRSO in 1986. He supervised drug investigations and in 2004 he was promoted to Captain over the Major Crimes and Narcotics Division."Command Staff". 

Major Patricia Killam She started her service in 1989.She holds an Associate in Applied Science Criminal Justice degree.Major Killam has been assigned to :Training, Classification Corporal, Transportation Supervisor, FTO, Public Relations officer for ABC Program, Facility Inspector, Internal Affairs Investigator, Civilian Employees Supervisor, Shift Sergeant, Shift Lieutenant, Transition Coordinator Supervisor, Offender Registration Supervisor, Detention Special Programs Initiative Manager and ACR Division Lieutenant."Command Staff". 

Administration Staff:

Patrol Division: Captain Chris Watson Investigative Division: Captain Joe McCurdy Professional Standards: Lieutenant Wayne Enterkin Internal Affairs: Lieutenant Shane Tucker "Administration Staff". 

District Field Offices:

District One - Gulf Breeze Area: Lt. Welch District Two - Navarre Area: Lt. Musselwhite District Three - Pace Area: Lt. Smith District Four - East Milton Area: Lt. Gunn District Five - Jay Area : Srg. Dunsford "Field Offices". 

SRSO Units(in abc order)

- Court Security - Crime Analysis - Crime Scene - Field Training - Honor Guard - K-9 Unit - Major Crimes - Marine / Dive - Media Relations - Narcotics - SWAT - Traffic

Services Provided for Citizens

"Programs". 

History

List of SRSO Sheriffs

  • William Washington Harrison 1845-1849
  • James R. Mims 1849-1851
  • Isaiah Cobb, Jr. 1851-1855, 1860-1861
  • James C. McArthur 1855-1859
  • James Milton Amos 1861-1863
  • John L. McLellan 1863-1865
  • Abraham.B. Dixon 1865-1867
  • John W. Butler 1874-1878
  • Wiliam Adam C. Benbow 1878-1881
  • William Jackson 1881-1893
  • John Houston Collins 1893-1897, 1909-1913
  • David Mitchell 1897-1909
  • John H. Harvell 1913-1921
  • Henry Clay Mitchell 1921-1933
  • Joseph T. Allen Sr. 1933-1945
  • Marshall Rufus Hayes 1945-1957
  • Bart Dell Broxson 1957-1959[3]
  • Annie Rachel Gordon Broxson 1959-1959[4]
  • John Ray Broxson 1959-1961[5][6]
  • Wade H. Cobb Sr. 1961-1968
  • Leon Hinote Jr. 1968-1972
  • Harvell Enfinger 1972-1981
  • James A. Powell Sr. 1981-1985
  • Elwyn Mauriece Coffman Jr. 1985-1992
  • James F. Coats 1992-1992
  • Jerry D. Brown 1992-2000
  • Wendell Hall 2000–2016[7]

"Read the biography of SRSO Past Sheriffs". 

Television

The sheriff's office has a television show, hosted by Blab TV, entitled "Ask SRSO on BLAB TV". It is broadcast on Blab TV (Cox Channel 1006).[8]

Notable Lawsuit

Notes and references

  1. ↑ The City of Gulf Breeze, Florida maintains its own police force.
  2. ↑ "2016/2018 Announced Local Candidates". Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections.
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o83H_TiiTwI
  4. ↑ John_R._Broxson
  5. ↑ John_R._Broxson
  6. ↑ Doug_Broxson
  7. ↑ Term ends in 2016. Next election is 8 November 2016. "Scheduled elections". Santa Rosa County.
  8. ↑ "Santa Rosa Sheriff's Office Blab TV Channel". Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office.
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