Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office

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Abbreviation SRSO		Population 161,096

Legal personality Governmental: Government agency Operations jurisdiction* County (US) of Santa Rosa in the state of Florida, USA Size 1,174 square miles (3,040 km) General nature Law enforcementCivilian police

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 SRSO is headed by a sheriff, who serves a four-year term and is elected in a partisan Primary election.

Offices & facilities

Main Sheriff’s Office: 5755 E Milton Rd, Milton, Florida 32583

Main Office Mailing Address: P.O Box 7129 Milton, Florida 32572

District 1 Office – Gulf Breeze: 1322 College Parkway Gulf Breeze, Florida 32563, Tel:(850)981-2270 Office

District 2 Office– Navarre: 8597 High School Blvd Navarre, Florida 32566, Tel: (850)981-2250 Office

District 3 Office– Pace: 4775 Pace Patriot Blvd. Pace, Florida 32571, Tel:(850)981-2230 Office

District 4 Office– Milton: 5755 East Milton Rd. Milton, Florida 32583, Tel:(850)983-1244 Office

District 5 – Jay : 3695 Highway 4 Jay, Florida 32565, Tel:(850)675-4335

Administration

Sheriff

Current Sheriff: Bob Johnson.

Sheriff Bob Johnson 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

Current Chief Deputy Sheriff: 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 Chris Watson

Major Joe McCurdy

Administration Staff:

Patrol Division: Captain Blevin Davis Investigative Division: Captain Shane Tucker Professional Standards: Lieutenant Wayne Enterkin Internal Affairs: Sgt. Denae Criazzo "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

Citizens’ Law Enforcement Academy

Volunteer Program

Civilian Observer ( please see website for requirements )

Citizen’s Firearm Safety

Crime prevention strategies

Crime Stoppers

Victim Assistance Program

Explorer Program : Deputy M. Holbrook – 850-983-3650 and Sgt. W. Dunsford – 850-675-4335

Fingerprint services

“Know The Law” booklet "Know the Law" (PDF). Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.

ID Theft booklet "ID Theft Info Booklet" (PDF). Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.

"Programs".

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).

Notable Lawsuit

Hamilton vs Hall - ACLU,Florida Justice Institute argue that postcard-only rule is unconstitutional. Parties Settle : The District Court approved a Settlement Agreement and Consent Decree on February 13, 2012. "ACLU". Aclufl.org.

References

Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office Wikipedia

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