Abbreviation SRSO | Population 161,096 | |
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Legal personality Governmental: Government agency 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.
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Offices & facilities
Administration
Sheriff
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
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
"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).